{"id":645,"date":"2021-12-17T18:11:17","date_gmt":"2021-12-18T02:11:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/truffolo\/?p=645"},"modified":"2023-05-08T16:43:02","modified_gmt":"2023-05-08T16:43:02","slug":"new-zoom-features-worth-checking-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/truffolo\/2021\/12\/17\/new-zoom-features-worth-checking-out\/","title":{"rendered":"New Zoom Features Worth Checking Out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yup, it looks like click-bait, but trust me &#8211; I&#8217;m getting no cash on the side \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p>Seems like a zillion years ago we all migrated to Zoom. Who knew we&#8217;d still be here? Well, a lot has happened since March 2020, and Zoom has been zipping along with updates and new features the whole time. (Check out my &#8220;Zoom&#8221; category for past posts.)<\/p>\n<p>Today I want to look at two of the newer features. (Want to see for yourself? <a href=\"https:\/\/explore.zoom.us\/docs\/en-us\/whatsnew.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Check here for Zoom&#8217;s &#8220;What&#8217;s New&#8221; info<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<h2>Advanced Polls and Quizzes<\/h2>\n<p>They&#8217;re not just for online learning! Polls and quizzes can be used for engagement in any meeting. Zoom has really stepped things up with <a href=\"https:\/\/support.zoom.us\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/4412325214477-Advanced-polling-and-quizzing-for-meetings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zoom Advanced Polls and Quizzes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Advanced Polling in ZOOM!. Engage with your Audience\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ir7dxWJjlIM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tip<\/strong>: If you want to download responses and accurately attribute answers to specific users, make sure your users are logged in to Zoom. I wrote about this in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/truffolo\/2020\/05\/15\/dont-be-a-zoom-guest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Don\u2019t Be a Zoom Guest<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Bye Bye &#8220;Next Slide Please&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>I think the only thing I hear more often than &#8220;You&#8217;re muted&#8221; is &#8220;Next slide please&#8221;. Both disrupt the flow of your Zoom meeting, and now we can address the latter with <a href=\"https:\/\/support.zoom.us\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/4411656450701-Controlling-slides-shared-by-another-participant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zoom&#8217;s Slide Control<\/a> feature.<\/p>\n<p>This feature supports one person sharing the deck, who can then hand over control to whoever is presenting. This is really handy for team presentations!<\/p>\n<p>I looked for a good video explainer, but you&#8217;ll have to endure my Friday-before-holidays effort instead. I <em>hope<\/em> it&#8217;s better than nothing!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/echo360.ca\/media\/1d86f5f5-fdb9-4172-b453-8a2364f72e63\/public\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch my demo of Zoom Slide Control<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tip:<\/strong> If you&#8217;re looking for online teaching tips, check out UVic&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/TeachAnywhere\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Teach Anywhere<\/a> site. It&#8217;s your go-to source!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yup, it looks like click-bait, but trust me &#8211; I&#8217;m getting no cash on the side \ud83d\ude09 Seems like a zillion years ago we all migrated to Zoom. 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