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Zoom is a powerful collaboration tool that enables remote teaching, virtual meetings, and even phone calls and text messaging.

Signing In and Launching Zoom

All faculty and staff are granted full Zoom accounts. New staff activate their Zoom account by clicking the blue 鈥榋oom鈥� icon across the top of the WOU Portal page. The Zoom link in Portal opens the Zoom settings webpage where you can set preferences for Zoom, manage your meeting recordings, and schedule meetings.

The Zoom application runs on Windows, Mac, Android and iPhone. Launch Zoom by double clicking 鈥榋oom鈥� on the Windows Desktop or opening 鈥榋oom鈥� from a Mac鈥檚 ‘Applications鈥� folder. If you can鈥檛 find Zoom on your computer, you may download it from (download and install 鈥榋oom Client for Meetings鈥�)

To log into Zoom, first sign in to the WOU Portal from your web browser. Then, from the Zoom application鈥檚 login screen, click the 鈥楽SO鈥� button. Enter in “wou-edu”

Zoom Phone

乐播视频 uses Zoom as our Unified Communications platform. The Zoom application鈥檚 menu bar will display a 鈥楶hone鈥� option if you鈥檝e been assigned a phone number. You鈥檒l use the Zoom client on your computer and/or your smartphone to place and answer phone calls. You can even send texts with your WOU extension from Zoom Phone. More information specific to Zoom Phone is on the Zoom Phone Frequently Asked Questions page.

Tips for Teaching with Zoom

Faculty at WOU have made amazing adaptations to continue educating remotely when required. Here are several suggestions if you鈥檙e teaching all or part of a course over Zoom:

Test before class

• Verify you have Zoom installed and are able to sign in with the 鈥楽SO鈥� button. Once signed in, click the 鈥楶rofile Icon鈥� in the top right and confirm you see see @wou.edu next to the word 鈥楲icensed鈥�
• Connect to a test meeting at to verify your audio and camera work properly

Optimize your delivery

• If you鈥檙e hosting from a large room or shared space, you鈥檒l want to use a headset to avoid an 鈥榚cho鈥� sound for the students
• Try to have a light in front of you rather than behind
• Remember to look at the camera to create the effect of eye contact
• Speak at a natural voice level rather than as though you鈥檙e 鈥渙n speakerphone鈥�

Use Zoom鈥檚 tools to keep students engaged

• Plan moments to check-in with students using Zoom鈥檚 built-in 鈥渢humbs up鈥� feedback feature
• Tell students they can use the 鈥榮peed up鈥� or 鈥榮low down鈥� buttons in Zoom to let you know if they鈥檙e comfortable with your pace
• Use the 鈥榩oll鈥� feature in Zoom to collect feedback from your students and keep them involved

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Hosting Large Events in Zoom

It鈥檚 possible to host very large meetings in Zoom using the Webinars function. Zoom Webinars include special features like a higher maximum participants, the ability to specify 鈥榮peakers鈥� and 鈥榩anelists鈥�, and extra security features like automatically muting all guests. Contact the WOU Zoom team at zoom@wou.edu to learn about adding the Webinar ability to your account for a per-event charge.