Use in-meeting tools including live captions, custom backgrounds, screen sharing, annotation, and Zoom on iPad.
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 start and manage a Zoom meeting as a host using the iPad app — including host controls, admitting participants, managing audio and video, starting breakout rooms, and recording.
How to establish the one-time iPad-to-Mac trust and then share an iPad screen over a USB cable in Zoom using the iPhone/iPad via Cable option. Covers requirements, trusting the iPad in Finder, sharing and stopping the share in Zoom, and troubleshooting when the iPad does not appear. Applies to Bowdoin faculty, staff, and students on macOS Sequoia or Tahoe.
Overview of Zoom's AI Companion features available at Bowdoin — Meeting Summary and Smart Recording — including how to enable them, what they produce, and how they handle data and retention.
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.
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.
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 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.