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For those who frequently utilize Zoom Meeting software for conducting online lectures, mastering the essential settings within Zoom software for online teaching is imperative. Below are some settings you should pay attention to.
Zoom Meeting - Online Teaching Software
Essential Configurations in Zoom for Online Teaching
1. Dynamic and Static Meeting IDs
For newcomers to Zoom Meeting, understanding Meeting IDs might be unfamiliar. A Meeting ID is a sequence of numbers generated right after users create a room. Currently, there are 2 types of IDs: dynamic and static.
- Dynamic ID: After each software launch, the system automatically assigns a random ID, allowing only 40-minute meetings (the system shuts off after 40 minutes). The primary advantage of dynamic IDs is faster connection speed.
- Static ID: Only available with a purchased license, they permit creating rooms with online sessions lasting up to 24 hours, albeit with slower connection speeds compared to dynamic IDs.
=> Refer to How to Use Zoom Software to Create Online Classrooms
2. Password and Waiting Room Setup
Another vital setting for users to consider when using Zoom for online teaching is the password. This configuration prevents others from accessing your online classroom, avoiding disruptions that may affect other students. Additionally, Zoom Meeting offers the feature of controlling room access, requiring your consent for anyone to enter.
To set up a waiting room for those who want to enter your online teaching room, select the arrow icon next to New Meeting on the main interface =>ID
- Enable waiting room: Create a waiting room for logged-in room participants (awaiting approval)
- Enable join before host: Activate the feature where entry into the room requires the host's (room owner, room creator) consent.
3. Sound Settings
During teaching, sometimes students may have difficulty hearing your lecture clearly. You need to adjust the sound settings on Zoom software so that the sound transmitted from your computer to the students' devices is clear, free from interference, and without distortion during teaching.
- Optimizing Sound Quality on Zoom Meeting
4. Controlling Students' Drawing on the Screen
Sometimes students write or draw inappropriately on the screen, causing distractions. When you want to turn off or control the screen annotator during formal teaching, click the More button and select the corresponding setting.
- Disable participants to annotate: Turn off the pen tool, preventing anyone from drawing on the screen.
5. Chat Feature
You want to regulate students chatting with each other freely during teaching, continue by clicking the three-dot icon More => select the Chat feature.
- No One: No one can chat
- Host Only: Only the Host (room owner) can chat
- Everyone Publicly: Specify some people
- Everyone Publicly And Privately: Everyone can chat both publicly and privately
6. Mute All Microphones
Upon entering the classroom, students may turn on their microphones and speak, causing noise. In such situations, before teaching, click on Manage Participants => Mute All => Click Yes to mute all students' microphones, allowing only the administrator to speak, while students only hear the Host's voice.
Above are all the essential settings in Zoom software for online teaching that users need to know. Use them for necessary purposes to improve the quality of your class. If you find them helpful, don't forget to share with others. If the language settings are changed, change Zoom Cloud Meetings language to Vietnamese according to this guide.
You can also set up changing the host on Zoom, making it difficult for students to chat easily in Zoom. This method helps you share classroom management rights for efficient online meetings.
- Learn more: Changing Hosts on Zoom
- Learn more: Disabling Student Chat in Zoom
Furthermore, Zoom offers numerous useful features such as allowing you to use 2 screens simultaneously, creating efficient online study groups. If you want to learn how to use 2 screens on Zoom for studying, refer to the following article.
- Learn more: Using 2 Screens for Teaching on Zoom
