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The actions of some students lacking awareness and showing disinterest not only impact the teaching process but also affect the psychological well-being of class members. Therefore, blocking unwanted individuals, strangers from disrupting the class is an immediate need for educators conducting online teaching via Zoom.
6 Steps to Safeguard Your Zoom Classroom from Intruders
1. Blocking Intruders in Zoom Classroom during Online Teaching on Computer
Step 1: On the main interface of the Zoom app, educators should go to the Security feature --> Enable the Waiting Room option.
Purpose: This is the waiting room approval function. Members who want to enter the class need approval from the educator before joining.
However, some intruders may change their names to that of students in the class if they intentionally want to disrupt the class. Therefore, proceed to step 2.
2. Enabling Security Measures in Zoom Classroom
Step 2: In the Security feature, educators should also check the Lock Meeting option.
Purpose: After activating this feature, no one can enter the classroom thereafter, even if these intruders have the classroom ID and password.
Note: After reaching the class size limit, educators can then select this option.
1. Zoom Classroom Security Measures
Screen Sharing: Turning off this function prevents students from sharing inappropriate or offensive content through screen sharing, a common tactic used by intruders.
Chat: Disabling this function is essential as intruders may infiltrate online Zoom classes to comment, share suspicious links, or send virus-containing URLs.
Rename Themselves: When this function is disabled, students won't be able to automatically change their names within the classroom.
Step 4: Control the members within the class.
After all students have joined the class, if there are unfamiliar members, educators should remove them from the class using the following steps: Select Security --> Select Remove Participant...--> Find the name of the unfamiliar student -->Remove --> Press Remove again to confirm removal.
Step 5: Some intruders not only share inappropriate images and videos but also use offensive language. Therefore, educators need to mute the microphones of students to prevent such offensive sounds. To do this, educators should follow these steps: Select the Manage Participants feature --> Select Mute All -->Uncheck the Allow Participants to... option --> Press Yes to confirm.
Step 6: Sharing files containing trojans or viruses is a common goal for some intruders when infiltrating a class. Therefore, educators need to block the file-sharing function by following these steps:
On the main interface of the Zoom app --> Check the account profile picture --> Select My Profile
Next, the teacher selects the Settings function.
Proceed to find the File transfer option and disable this function by sliding the circle to the left.
2. How to prevent students from chatting on Zoom on Android, iOS devices
Chatting during class also leads to students losing focus, making studying ineffective. Teachers can block students from chatting during online Zoom classes on their phones using the following steps:
Step 1: On your phone, open Zoom, click 'Login' (Image 1), then proceed to log in. After that, click 'New Meeting' (Image 2).
Step 2: Click 'Start a Meeting' (Image 3). Then, click 'Understood' when Zoom displays the message 'Please allow access to Zoom...' (Image 4).
Step 3: Zoom will again display 'Allow Zoom to take pictures and record video', click 'Allow' (Image 5). Look at the bottom right corner, click on the three-dot icon (...) (Image 6).
Step 4: Click 'Security' (Image 7). Then, click 'Chat with' (Image 8).
Step 5: Click 'No one' (Image 9) and then click 'Close' in the upper left to complete the chat blocking step.
By following these 6 steps, educators can effectively block unwanted intruders from entering the Zoom class during online teaching. If you encounter any related issues while using Zoom, kindly leave comments below the article for Mytour's assistance.
Instead of performing the above steps, you can uninstall Zoom and reinstall it. This method helps minimize errors when using Zoom and ensures you have the latest Zoom version.
- Explore More: Uninstalling Zoom
In addition, the article compiling Key Settings in Zoom Software will serve as a highly useful guide for educators teaching online with this software.
