Zoom is perfect for having students record presentations which can be submitted to Canvas for review by the instructor and/or peers.

Teaching an online class? Record the lecture in your personal Zoom room quickly and easily and post it up to your course page.

Zoom allows for easy screen sharing to provide a way to present PowerPoint, Keynote, Google Slides, Prezi, etc decks to others.

Zoom is an excellent way to conduct mock or real job interviews. See this Wired article for best practices when conducting a job interview remotely.

Zoom supports the use of green screen-style backgrounds – still or moving. These recorded clips can either be uploaded on their own or brought into larger video assignments as scenes in other locales.

The best way to build skills while learning a language is to practice speaking. Use Zoom to record skits and review to find areas for improvement.

Zoom is perfect for having students record presentations – whether rough cuts or final drafts. These videos can be submitted to Canvas for review by the instructor and/or peers, allowing for invaluable feedback that can improve overall public speaking skills.

Set Up Your Meeting

Quick Start Guide: Host a Zoom Meeting or Webinar (ITLD)

Schedule Meetings (Zoom Support)

Improve Your Lighting

The industry standard studio lighting set-up is 3 point lighting using 3 dedicated lights. At home, the same technique applies, even as the 3 lights become 3 light sources of various types. Whenever possible, ensure the light sources are 45º angles above the subject (you).

High Contrast + Low Light

Keep lighting in mind when choosing shooting locations. Having bright light behind a subject will be distracting and will discolor or “backlight” what you aim to shoot. A camera with auto exposure will compensate for the bright backlight and will leave your subject in the dark.

Improve Your Framing

Head Room

When a you are the main subject of a shot like in Zoom, make sure that there is a small amount of space above your head. You don’t want too much space, but you don’t want to cut off your head either.

Lead Room

For balance within your frames when recording in Zoom, you will want to leave space around yourself that sets a scene and provides visual “breathing room”.

Rule of Thirds

The “Rule of Thirds” is the basic composition principle to follow for well balanced and interesting shots. The concept of the Rule of Thirds is to imagine breaking an image down into thirds horizontally and vertically. You will then want to frame your shot so that your elements are along the lines and preferably at one of the four points where the lines intersect to make your shot more interesting.

Recording and Retrieving Zoom Presentations

This tutorial will walk you through recording and retrieving a Zoom presentation.

Zoom is a web application and is accessed at psu.zoom.us. To start your session for recording, go to log in using your Penn State user ID and password.

Once you’re logged in and started your meeting, you will be want to press Record in your Zoom room.

After you click the Record button, a pop-up window will ask if you want to Record this meeting to the cloud. Click Continue.

A notice will appear in the top left corner of your Zoom room. It indicates that you are currently Recording the session. You have the ability to pause and stop the recording from this call out.

When you are finished with your presentation press the square Stop button. Another pop-up window will ask if you want to Stop Cloud Recording. Click Stop Recording.

Your meeting recording will be uploaded and processed. When it is ready for playback and sharing, you will receive an email with download links.

Access Zoom Cloud Recordings (IT Knowledge Base)

Sharing a Link to Your Media File (IT Knowledge Base)

Teaching an online or hybrid class? Informal video is a great way to connect with students in these settings by giving them a sense of your personality and interests. Record an introduction to your teaching or regular housekeeping updates in your personal Zoom room quickly and easily and post it up to your course page on Canvas.

Improve Your Lighting

The industry standard studio lighting set-up is 3 point lighting using 3 dedicated lights. At home, the same technique applies, even as the 3 lights become 3 light sources of various types. Whenever possible, ensure the light sources are 45º angles above the subject (you).

High Contrast + Low Light

Keep lighting in mind when choosing shooting locations. Having bright light behind a subject will be distracting and will discolor or “backlight” what you aim to shoot. A camera with auto exposure will compensate for the bright backlight and will leave your subject in the dark.

Improve Your Framing

Head Room

When a you are the main subject of a shot like in Zoom, make sure that there is a small amount of space above your head. You don’t want too much space, but you don’t want to cut off your head either.

Lead Room

For balance within your frames when recording in Zoom, you will want to leave space around yourself that sets a scene and provides visual “breathing room”.

Rule of Thirds

The “Rule of Thirds” is the basic composition principle to follow for well balanced and interesting shots. The concept of the Rule of Thirds is to imagine breaking an image down into thirds horizontally and vertically. You will then want to frame your shot so that your elements are along the lines and preferably at one of the four points where the lines intersect to make your shot more interesting.

Share Your Screen

Sharing Your Screen (Zoom Support)

Screensharing in Zoom (IT Knowledge Base)

Sharing Multiple Screens Simultaneously (Zoom Support)

Recording and Retrieving Zoom Presentations

This tutorial will walk you through recording and retrieving a Zoom presentation.

Zoom is a web application and is accessed at psu.zoom.us. To start your session for recording, go to log in using your Penn State user ID and password.

Once you’re logged in and started your meeting, you will be want to press Record in your Zoom room.

After you click the Record button, a pop-up window will ask if you want to Record this meeting to the cloud. Click Continue.

A notice will appear in the top left corner of your Zoom room. It indicates that you are currently Recording the session. You have the ability to pause and stop the recording from this call out.

When you are finished with your presentation press the square Stop button. Another pop-up window will ask if you want to Stop Cloud Recording. Click Stop Recording.

Your meeting recording will be uploaded and processed. When it is ready for playback and sharing, you will receive an email with download links.

Access Zoom Cloud Recordings (IT Knowledge Base)

Sharing a Link to Your Media File (IT Knowledge Base)

Zoom allows for easy screen sharing to provide a way to present PowerPoint, Keynote, Google Slides, Prezi, etc decks to others or work collaboratively by sharing video project drafts and more.

Set Up Your Meeting

Quick Start Guide: Host a Zoom Meeting or Webinar (ITLD)

Schedule Meetings (Zoom Support)

Share Your Screen

Sharing Your Screen (Zoom Support)

Screensharing in Zoom (IT Knowledge Base)

Sharing Multiple Screens Simultaneously (Zoom Support)

Zoom allows for students to record interviews with people both inside and outside the University, allowing for learning from experts in various fields. This video can be taken into an editing program to be incorporated into a larger project.

Set Up Your Meeting

Quick Start Guide: Host a Zoom Meeting or Webinar (ITLD)

Schedule Meetings (Zoom Support)

Prepare to Interview

Interviewing Tutorial + Checklist

Improve Your Lighting

The industry standard studio lighting set-up is 3 point lighting using 3 dedicated lights. At home, the same technique applies, even as the 3 lights become 3 light sources of various types. Whenever possible, ensure the light sources are 45º angles above the subject (you).

High Contrast + Low Light

Keep lighting in mind when choosing shooting locations. Having bright light behind a subject will be distracting and will discolor or “backlight” what you aim to shoot. A camera with auto exposure will compensate for the bright backlight and will leave your subject in the dark.

When a you are the main subject of a shot like in Zoom, make sure that there is a small amount of space above your head. You don’t want too much space, but you don’t want to cut off your head either.

Improve Your Audio

Be aware of background noise that will end up in your recording. Background noise you do not want can not be fixed easily, even when editing your Zoom video. Audio quality is far more important than most would think since without good audio it will be difficult understand your video.

Recording and Retrieving Zoom Presentations

This tutorial will walk you through recording and retrieving a Zoom presentation.

Zoom is a web application and is accessed at psu.zoom.us. To start your session for recording, go to log in using your Penn State user ID and password.

Once you’re logged in and started your meeting, you will be want to press Record in your Zoom room.

After you click the Record button, a pop-up window will ask if you want to Record this meeting to the cloud. Click Continue.

A notice will appear in the top left corner of your Zoom room. It indicates that you are currently Recording the session. You have the ability to pause and stop the recording from this call out.

When you are finished with your presentation press the square Stop button. Another pop-up window will ask if you want to Stop Cloud Recording. Click Stop Recording.

Your meeting recording will be uploaded and processed. When it is ready for playback and sharing, you will receive an email with download links.

Access Zoom Cloud Recordings (IT Knowledge Base)

Sharing a Link to Your Media File (IT Knowledge Base)

Zoom is an excellent way to conduct mock or real job interviews. Whether connecting to a potential employer, student peer or instructor live or recording answers to questions and sharing, it’s possible to enhance the interview and place an emphasis on the content rather than the remote meeting context.

Improve Your Lighting

The industry standard studio lighting set-up is 3 point lighting using 3 dedicated lights. At home, the same technique applies, even as the 3 lights become 3 light sources of various types. Whenever possible, ensure the light sources are 45º angles above the subject (you).

High Contrast + Low Light

Keep lighting in mind when choosing shooting locations. Having bright light behind a subject will be distracting and will discolor or “backlight” what you aim to shoot. A camera with auto exposure will compensate for the bright backlight and will leave your subject in the dark.

When a you are the main subject of a shot like in Zoom, make sure that there is a small amount of space above your head. You don’t want too much space, but you don’t want to cut off your head either.

Improve Your Audio

Be aware of background noise that will end up in your recording. Background noise you do not want can not be fixed easily, even when editing your Zoom video. Audio quality is far more important than most would think since without good audio it will be difficult understand your video.

Zoom supports the use of green screen-style backgrounds – still or moving – allowing content creators to place themselves literally anywhere. These recorded clips can either be uploaded on their own to Canvas, YouTube, etc or brought into larger video assignments as scenes in other locales. 

Set Up Your Meeting

Quick Start Guide: Host a Zoom Meeting or Webinar (ITLD)

Schedule Meetings (Zoom Support)

Change Your Background

The virtual background feature allows you to display an image or video as your background during a Zoom Meeting. You can upload your own images or videos as a virtual background, taking the place of green screen in the One Button Studio (with similar results).

Tutorials

• Using a Virtual Background
• Make an Epic Zoom Background (Penn State Creates)

Note: If the background conflicts with your movements – or lack thereof, you may be better served by another one.

Recording and Retrieving Zoom Presentations

This tutorial will walk you through recording and retrieving a Zoom presentation.

Zoom is a web application and is accessed at psu.zoom.us. To start your session for recording, go to log in using your Penn State user ID and password.

Once you’re logged in and started your meeting, you will be want to press Record in your Zoom room.

After you click the Record button, a pop-up window will ask if you want to Record this meeting to the cloud. Click Continue.

A notice will appear in the top left corner of your Zoom room. It indicates that you are currently Recording the session. You have the ability to pause and stop the recording from this call out.

When you are finished with your presentation press the square Stop button. Another pop-up window will ask if you want to Stop Cloud Recording. Click Stop Recording.

Your meeting recording will be uploaded and processed. When it is ready for playback and sharing, you will receive an email with download links.

Access Zoom Cloud Recordings (IT Knowledge Base)

Sharing a Link to Your Media File (IT Knowledge Base)

The best way to build skills while learning a language is to practice speaking. Use Zoom to record skits that allow for application of lesson vocabulary and, while reviewing, to find areas for usage and pronunciation improvement. Or arrange to meet with a native speaker to bolster listening comprehension and foster connection to the culture.

Set Up Your Meeting

Quick Start Guide: Host a Zoom Meeting or Webinar (ITLD)

Schedule Meetings (Zoom Support)

Improve Your Lighting

The industry standard studio lighting set-up is 3 point lighting using 3 dedicated lights. At home, the same technique applies, even as the 3 lights become 3 light sources of various types. Whenever possible, ensure the light sources are 45º angles above the subject (you).

High Contrast + Low Light

Keep lighting in mind when choosing shooting locations. Having bright light behind a subject will be distracting and will discolor or “backlight” what you aim to shoot. A camera with auto exposure will compensate for the bright backlight and will leave your subject in the dark.

Improve Your Framing

Head Room

Lead Room

For balance within your frames when recording in Zoom, you will want to leave space around yourself that sets a scene and provides visual “breathing room”.

Rule of Thirds

The “Rule of Thirds” is the basic composition principle to follow for well balanced and interesting shots. The concept of the Rule of Thirds is to imagine breaking an image down into thirds horizontally and vertically. You will then want to frame your shot so that your elements are along the lines and preferably at one of the four points where the lines intersect to make your shot more interesting.

Recording and Retrieving Zoom Presentations

This tutorial will walk you through recording and retrieving a Zoom presentation.

Zoom is a web application and is accessed at psu.zoom.us. To start your session for recording, go to log in using your Penn State user ID and password.

Once you’re logged in and started your meeting, you will be want to press Record in your Zoom room.

After you click the Record button, a pop-up window will ask if you want to Record this meeting to the cloud. Click Continue.

A notice will appear in the top left corner of your Zoom room. It indicates that you are currently Recording the session. You have the ability to pause and stop the recording from this call out.

When you are finished with your presentation press the square Stop button. Another pop-up window will ask if you want to Stop Cloud Recording. Click Stop Recording.

Your meeting recording will be uploaded and processed. When it is ready for playback and sharing, you will receive an email with download links.

Access Zoom Cloud Recordings (IT Knowledge Base)

Sharing a Link to Your Media File (IT Knowledge Base)

Share a business plan, your research findings or new product idea by recording a great elevator pitch using Zoom. Upload your recording to YouTube and share via Adobe Spark, allowing potential partners or collaborators to learn more – or publish to Kaltura and turn in through Canvas for in-class assignments.

Set Up Your Meeting

Quick Start Guide: Host a Zoom Meeting or Webinar (ITLD)

Schedule Meetings (Zoom Support)

Improve Your Lighting

The industry standard studio lighting set-up is 3 point lighting using 3 dedicated lights. At home, the same technique applies, even as the 3 lights become 3 light sources of various types. Whenever possible, ensure the light sources are 45º angles above the subject (you).

High Contrast + Low Light

Keep lighting in mind when choosing shooting locations. Having bright light behind a subject will be distracting and will discolor or “backlight” what you aim to shoot. A camera with auto exposure will compensate for the bright backlight and will leave your subject in the dark.

Improve Your Framing

Head Room

When a you are the main subject of a shot like in Zoom, make sure that there is a small amount of space above your head. You don’t want too much space, but you don’t want to cut off your head either.

Lead Room

For balance within your frames when recording in Zoom, you will want to leave space around yourself that sets a scene and provides visual “breathing room”.

Rule of Thirds

The “Rule of Thirds” is the basic composition principle to follow for well balanced and interesting shots. The concept of the Rule of Thirds is to imagine breaking an image down into thirds horizontally and vertically. You will then want to frame your shot so that your elements are along the lines and preferably at one of the four points where the lines intersect to make your shot more interesting.

Recording and Retrieving Zoom Presentations

This tutorial will walk you through recording and retrieving a Zoom presentation.

Zoom is a web application and is accessed at psu.zoom.us. To start your session for recording, go to log in using your Penn State user ID and password.

Once you’re logged in and started your meeting, you will be want to press Record in your Zoom room.

After you click the Record button, a pop-up window will ask if you want to Record this meeting to the cloud. Click Continue.

A notice will appear in the top left corner of your Zoom room. It indicates that you are currently Recording the session. You have the ability to pause and stop the recording from this call out.

When you are finished with your presentation press the square Stop button. Another pop-up window will ask if you want to Stop Cloud Recording. Click Stop Recording.

Your meeting recording will be uploaded and processed. When it is ready for playback and sharing, you will receive an email with download links.

Access Zoom Cloud Recordings (IT Knowledge Base)

Sharing a Link to Your Media File (IT Knowledge Base)