Using the new “Zoom Notes” feature
Starting with client version 5.15.12, all Zoom users have access to a new, built-in note-taking app. With it, you can collaborate with colleagues to document your thoughts, ideas and action plans both in and out of Zoom meetings. With the new version of Zoom installed, you’ll find the “Notes” feature in your meeting toolbar: When […]
New Home for Zoom Resources
Zoom support and resources information have been relocated from the TS askIT knowledge base to the Academic Technologies website. Please update any bookmarks or links you may have to the new URL: https://academictech.vcu.edu/instructional-technologies-hub/zoom-desktop-conferencing/ or go.vcu.edu/zoom.
A Note About Security, AI and Zoom’s Terms of Service
Recent media reports have suggested that Zoom’s new terms of service could allow for the data you share in your meetings to be used in training Zoom’s artificial intelligence (AI) models. This week, Zoom issued a clarification and ensured users they will use no audio, video, or chat content for training their models without customer […]
Security Update Needed for versions 5.15.0 and 5.15.1
Zoom has released this notice for all users: We identified a vulnerability in Zoom Desktop Clients 5.15.0 (Windows/macOS), 5.15.1 (Windows), and certain other products (i.e., iOS, Android, Linux, Zoom Rooms, SDK) – primarily versions 5.15.0. Users on these versions will be prompted to update before they can join meetings and these versions will no longer […]
Support Ending for Zoom Versions older than 5.12.2
On August 5, 2023, support will end for Zoom software versions older than 5.12.2. Users running older versions will be unable to start or join a meeting until they update to a supported version. Updating is a quick and easy process, but to avoid inconvenience, you may want to take action before the cut-off date. […]
New and Updated Features
Zoom continues to release updates and enhancements, with the latest client version (5.14.8) released on May 29. Recent updates include: Cloud recording support for sign language interpretation Hosts can now configure their Cloud Recording settings to capture sign language interpretation as an additional video file. This requires designating one or more attendees as ASL interpreters […]
VCU “filter” added to Zoom library
For a while now, you’ve been able to choose from a collection of VCU-themed backgrounds that place you (albeit virtually) in familiar locations around our campuses. Now you have another way to brand your camera image when conducting university business online, using Zoom “filters.” To find the VCU filter, click on the caret to the […]
New “Q&A” Feature for Meetings
Formerly available only in Zoom Webinar, the “Q&A” feature is now supported in standard Meetings on VCU Zoom. With Q&A, meeting participants can type in questions to be answered by the host or co-host either verbally or via text-based response. Q&A differs from “Chat” in that only the Host and Co-Host can see the questions […]
Using Whiteboard Templates
Zoom Whiteboards provide a powerful collaboration tool you can leverage either during or outside of meetings, but initiating a new board from scratch can be intimidating. After all, a whiteboard is so…white. Staring at that blank, empty space, it can be hard to know where to begin. The recently released “Whiteboard Templates” feature offers a […]
Creating Breakout Rooms from Polls
With Zoom version 5.13.5 and up, you can automatically assign your meeting participants to Breakout Rooms based on their responses to a poll question. Whether you build your polls ahead of time or with the meeting in progress, just check the box for “Create Breakout Rooms.” Then in the course of your meeting, after your […]