These are great, Thank you!!! Dana
Dana R. Fisher, UMD On Tue, Mar 17, 2020, 3:00 PM Axelrod, Mark <[email protected]> wrote: > Hayley and Ron, > > Thank you! This is a great summary. > > I just wanted to share a couple items I have picked up over the last week > of increased zooming… > > First is that your background can be changed to a green screen option > (i.e., there is a set image behind you instead of whatever is in your > house). There are a few presets, but you can also upload an image. Once you > enable this option in the Settings tab that Hayley and Ron mention below, > you can select this option with the arrow to the right of the Start/Stop > Video icon in the lower left corner of the screen. After clicking the > arrow, you select “Video Settings…” and then “Virtual Background”. The only > downside is that your body movement can be a little bit pixelated because > it responds slower than your actual movement (my shirt collar looked like > flapping wings yesterday). > > Second is that you can set up polls/surveys for any size group, and > breakout rooms for smaller group discussions in the Settings tab on your > Zoom Profile. There are some other potentially useful tools here also, > especially for small classes (e.g., a whiteboard for brainstorming > sessions). Once these are enabled in the Settings tab, they appear as > options on your main zoom window (bottom of the screen for me). The > breakout rooms can either be pre-selected or auto-generated (i.e., just > pick number of rooms, and it automatically populates them evenly). You can > then join each room individually to check in on the small groups, and > broadcast announcements to everyone or only individual rooms. The Zoom > website has good documentation of how to make this option work better. > > > > Hope that is useful to everyone. > > Good luck to all! > > Mark > > > > *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of > *Ronald > Mitchell > *Sent:* Tuesday, March 17, 2020 2:43 PM > *To:* GEPED <[email protected]> > *Subject:* [gep-ed] using zoom for lectures > > > > For colleagues prepping to run classes using Zoom: > > > > > *LIMITED LIABILITY CLAUSE: If you follow these instructions and anyone > gets hurt, its not my fault! BUT, if you see improvements, please send them > to me.* > > > > I and Hayley Stevenson spent some time yesterday getting up to speed using > Zoom for a lecture (NOT within Canvas, just freestanding). Learned a lot. > So, to help others … (I am sure there are great tutorials out there but I > only “learn by doing”). [I have heard, but can’t confirm, that Zoom is more > stable with particularly large classes while other programs will work fine > with smaller ] > > > > *MOST IMPORTANT TAKEAWAY: You should spend at least an hour with a > colleague practicing. Zoom is NOT that complicated and works fine BUT > default settings are suboptimal for lectures and you need to get familiar > with it. Probably will take about 1-2 hours to get the basics down well > enough to stumble through your first lecture. *People are ill-advised to > think that they can fire up Zoom 5 minutes before their first class and > expect it to go well. > > > > You need to do SETUP first and then try your first “Meeting” (i.e., > lecture/class session). > > *So, SETUP things to do:* > > 1. Open Zoom > 2. Select preferred ONLINE-selectable settings (you need to log in – > probably using your university account)! Option defaults not set for > courses, so choose wisely: https://zoom.us/profile/setting > > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/zoom.us/profile/setting__;!!HXCxUKc!g9EFwhAM-2SWya4ur0ElxNkrHLVKIxUEfuLQmmAeug-U-DnVWueT4zndQowSK7S2$> > (e.g., I selected to start meetings with me (host) with video and all > participants muted in my 210-person class, but I will change that for my > 4-person seminar) > 3. Second, select LOCAL-selectable settings to your desired options > (from first screen when you open desktop Zoom app, click your profile icon > in the upper-right corner and select Settings). > > [image: cid:[email protected]] > > > > *Take time to position your webcam* > > Make sure to present yourself as you would like. Some considerations: > > - Webcams have a habit of looking up your nostrils. Don’t let them. > - Consider neutral clothing and neutral background to keep the focus > on your ideas, not your clothes. > - Webcams can make it appear you are not “looking at the camera” – to > fix this, make the main screen you will be looking at into a small window > (not full screen) and move it till it is near wherever your webcam is – > then when you look at that part of the screen, it will appear to your > students that you are looking at them. > - Take time to position yourself relative to your webcam and check > results carefully at maximum size – ensure your students see what you want > them to see and nothing you don’t want them to see. > > > > *Now, Starting A Lecture (assuming PC – Mac people, change as appropriate)* > > 1. Keyboard shortcuts are crucial because its too hard to explain by > menu choices and clicks): > > https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/205683899-Hot-Keys-and-Keyboard-Shortcuts-for-Zoom > > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/205683899-Hot-Keys-and-Keyboard-Shortcuts-for-Zoom__;!!HXCxUKc!g9EFwhAM-2SWya4ur0ElxNkrHLVKIxUEfuLQmmAeug-U-DnVWueT4zndQqhUI_Fm$> > (too hard to explain which things to click!!) Main ones that seem useful > to me: > > > - Alt+H: Display/hide In-Meeting Chat panel (⌘+Shift+H) > - Alt+U:Display/hide Participants panel (⌘+U) > - Alt+V: Start/Stop Video (⌘+Shift+V) > - Alt+Y: Raise/lower hand (Option+Y) > - Alt+A: Mute/unmute audio (⌘+Shift+A) > - Alt+M: Mute/unmute audio for everyone except host Note: For the > meeting host only (⌘+Control+U) > - Alt+S: Launch share screen window and stop screen share Note: Will > only work when meeting control toolbar has focus (⌘+Shift+S) > - Alt+Shift+S: Start/stop new screen share Note: Will only work when > meeting control toolbar has focus > - Alt+T: Pause or resume screen share Note: Will only work when > meeting control toolbar has focus (⌘+Shift+T) > - Alt+F: Enter or exit full screen (⌘+Shift+F) > > > 1. Send out Meeting invites to all students > > > - Do Alt+H and Alt+U (or Mac equivalents - ⌘+U: and ⌘+Shift+H) to open > Chat and Participants panels, without which you won’t see students Raise > their Hand (Alt+Y) (Mac = Option+Y) to pose a question! > - Close all apps you won’t be using during class (unless you want > students to read your email). > - Alt+S (Mac = ⌘+Shift+S): Launch share screen window and select > Screen or other option (I find the full Screen best). > - Start up Powerpoint or whatever you are going to use. > - Students will see a small picture of you lecturing in the upper > right corner of their screen and the Powerpoint or whatever filling the > rest of their screen. From what I can make out, you canNOT make the little > screen bigger or move it where you want on the screen. But it works > adequately. > - Make sure you are not on mute (Alt+A) (Mac = ⌘+Shift+A) > > > 1. *KEY THING: test this with 2 other colleagues to make sure you > understand how it works. * > 2. *Be patient and compassionate with yourselves and your students.* This > is going to be frustrating (perhaps very) for all concerned. (Just heard > Canvas took over an hour to send an email to a colleague’s students for > their final exam). *So, cut students slack and hope they do the same > for you.* > > > > Best, > > Ron and Hayley > > > > Ronald Mitchell, Professor > > Department of Political Science and Program in Environmental Studies > > University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1284 > > [email protected] > > https://rmitchel.uoregon.edu/ > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/rmitchel.uoregon.edu/__;!!HXCxUKc!g9EFwhAM-2SWya4ur0ElxNkrHLVKIxUEfuLQmmAeug-U-DnVWueT4zndQlDxPI8q$> > > IEA Database Director: https://iea.uoregon.edu/ > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/iea.uoregon.edu/__;!!HXCxUKc!g9EFwhAM-2SWya4ur0ElxNkrHLVKIxUEfuLQmmAeug-U-DnVWueT4zndQrkZj9U5$> > > Hayley Stevenson > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/utdt.academia.edu/HayleyStevenson__;!!C5qS4YX3!QwvLm7O6mNgaAQUp3jUSlN9rzTzFxR2qs4Z9zhc9xu-cvH14V99xmmzmWiDBv3UEZQ$> > > > Profesora Investigadora Asociada / Associate Professor > > Departamento de Ciencia Política y Estudios Internacionales > > Universidad Torcuato Di Tella > > Editor, Political Studies > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/political-studies/journal202479__;!!C5qS4YX3!QwvLm7O6mNgaAQUp3jUSlN9rzTzFxR2qs4Z9zhc9xu-cvH14V99xmmzmWiDClvfWGA$> > > Latest book: Global Environmental Politics > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/www.cambridge.org/gb/academic/subjects/politics-international-relations/international-relations-and-international-organisations/global-environmental-politics-problems-policy-and-practice?localeText=United*Kingdom&locale=en_GB&query=&remember_me=on*eQswpXPkPxdcAllL.97__;KyM!!C5qS4YX3!QwvLm7O6mNgaAQUp3jUSlN9rzTzFxR2qs4Z9zhc9xu-cvH14V99xmmzmWiDanvWyuA$> > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "gep-ed" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gep-ed/MWHPR10MB1790C5F3820B148A2050B326CBF60%40MWHPR10MB1790.namprd10.prod.outlook.com > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/groups.google.com/d/msgid/gep-ed/MWHPR10MB1790C5F3820B148A2050B326CBF60*40MWHPR10MB1790.namprd10.prod.outlook.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer__;JQ!!HXCxUKc!g9EFwhAM-2SWya4ur0ElxNkrHLVKIxUEfuLQmmAeug-U-DnVWueT4zndQsfDIz4t$> > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "gep-ed" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gep-ed/DM6PR12MB4546F134AD1C10F96200925591F60%40DM6PR12MB4546.namprd12.prod.outlook.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gep-ed/DM6PR12MB4546F134AD1C10F96200925591F60%40DM6PR12MB4546.namprd12.prod.outlook.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gep-ed" group. 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