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Zoom

Below is an overview of Zoom at NDSU.

Overview

NDSU has a campus-wide license for Zoom for all faculty, staff, and students. Zoom is a platform designed to enhance collaboration and productivity with features like virtual meetings, screen sharing, webinars, and phone capabilities. Zoom can be used on desktop/laptop computers and mobile devices (smartphones and tablets).  

For more detailed information about each product visit their separate KB page: 

  • Zoom Phone - A cloud-based phone service that uses voice over internet protocol (VoIP)
  • Zoom Meetings - A communication platform that allows users to connect with video, audio, phone, and chat.
    • Zoom Host - is the "owner" of a meeting and can administer the host controls
    • Zoom Participant - is someone who attends a meeting
  • Zoom Collaborative Tools - Tools that allow users to instantly collaborate with others seamlessly 
  • Zoom Webinars - High-quality video broadcast from Zoom
  • Zoom Rooms - Zoom Rooms is a Hardware-based conference room system that allows one button push to connect your classroom to your Zoom connection 

Getting Started

To use your official NDSU Zoom account, you must first log in to the NDSU Zoom portal to activate your account. 

Best Practices

Learn More/How To's

Help, consultation, training

IT Service Center

Intended Audience

  • Faculty
  • Staff
  • Students

Using this service

Availability

24/7/365 [*Standard outages]

Cost

Free - NDSU has campus-wide license funded by the Student Technology Fee 

Requirements

NDSU Zoom account

FAQs

Use Cases

  • Zoom Meetings can be used for classes, meetings, interviews, student help hours, advising, and other activities
  • Zoom Rooms can be used in the classroom to easily launch synchronous classes
  • Zoom Phone can be used to dial and receive calls
  • Zoom Webinars can be used for campus events

Universal Design/Accessibility

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Keywordsservice, software, zoom, video call, conferencing, online, meeting, conference call, screen sharing, web, breakout rooms, Poll, polling, phone, meetings, events, webinars   Doc ID101957
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Created2020-05-11 15:36:18Updated2024-07-25 09:49:25
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