{"id":3170,"date":"2020-09-18T10:42:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-18T15:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/my.vanderbilt.edu\/vanderbiltdivinity\/?p=3170"},"modified":"2020-09-18T10:56:17","modified_gmt":"2020-09-18T15:56:17","slug":"zoom-crashed-now-what","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/my.vanderbilt.edu\/vanderbiltdivinity\/2020\/09\/zoom-crashed-now-what\/","title":{"rendered":"Zoom crashed. Now what?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Helpful tips and contingency planning for Zoom<\/b><\/p>\n

Compiled by <\/span><\/i>Sophia Agtarap<\/span><\/i><\/a>, Vanderbilt Divinity School Director of Communications<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Though Zoom has proved to be a helpful tool for online teaching, learning, and meeting, every system has its limits–some of which we have already experienced.<\/span><\/p>\n

Below are helpful practices and contingency plans so that in the event of another outage, you (or your class, meeting participants, etc.) aren\u2019t left without options.<\/span><\/p>\n

Below are some recommendations:<\/b><\/p>\n

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  1. Add y<\/strong>our recurring class meetings to your calendar <\/b>(Outlook, iCal, etc.) so that you can still access the link even if you\u2019re unable to log in to Brightspace or the Zoom web client.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. List your Zoom links in one document.<\/b> Create a document (example:<\/span> google doc<\/span><\/a>) that yourself and a backup person (colleague, TA, etc.) can access. This will allow you to copy the link to your existing meeting(s) without having to log in to Zoom or Brightspace.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Tell students (or meeting participants), to check their email.<\/b> In the event that you do not show up in the Zoom room at the appointed class time, let students know to check their email for further instructions.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Adjust your meeting settings to allow participants to \u201cJoin before host\u201d<\/b> in case you lose internet connectivity before the meeting. To do this:<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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