Guides for faculty and instructors using Zoom for synchronous class meetings, student engagement, and accessible online teaching.
How to use Zoom's annotation tools during a screen share — drawing, highlighting, clearing annotations, saving a marked-up file, and allowing participants to annotate collaboratively.
How to grant Zoom screen recording permission on a Bowdoin Mac so that screen sharing works in meetings — including how to handle the Privileges app if administrator access is needed.
How to grant Zoom screen recording permission on a Bowdoin Mac so that screen sharing works in meetings — including how to handle the Privileges app if administrator access is needed.
Best practices for Zoom hosts to make meetings and classes more accessible — covering audio quality, recording, chat, screen sharing, polling, and captions.
Step-by-step instructions for signing in to Zoom using Bowdoin Single Sign-On (SSO) credentials — on the Zoom website, the desktop app on Windows or Mac, and the mobile app on iPhone or iPad.
Step-by-step instructions for recording a class or meeting using Zoom on an instructor's computer in a Bowdoin classroom equipped with a PTZ camera.
How to share your screen, a specific window, a whiteboard, or an iPhone/iPad screen during a Zoom meeting on the desktop app, including how to annotate while sharing and how to stop sharing.
Instructions for enabling and using Zoom's interactive meeting features — breakout rooms, polling, and non-verbal feedback — including how to create rooms during a meeting, manage participants in breakout rooms, and pre-assign participants before the meeting starts.
How to use Zoom meeting features as an attendee on an iPad — including audio and video controls, in-meeting chat, reactions, joining breakout rooms, sharing your screen, and annotating shared content.
A feature comparison table for the Zoom desktop app (Windows and macOS), the iPad and iOS app, and the Zoom web client, covering meeting controls, host tools, security, screen sharing, chat, and settings.
Instructions for hosts to enable live captions and auto-transcription in Zoom meetings, and for participants to view subtitles or the full transcript — including tips for improving caption accuracy.
Instructions for applying a virtual background in Zoom on a computer or iPhone/iPad, including how to download and use Bowdoin's custom background image library.
A reference table comparing what the host, co-host, alternative host, and participant roles can do in a Zoom meeting, covering participation controls, participant management, and recording permissions.