January 21, 2022
main content A Spring 2022 Zoom Review
With the beginning of the Spring 2022 term and the return to in-person teaching not until February 7, it’s a good time to review some important Zoom feature additions and updates from the past year that you may have missed.
With the beginning of the Spring 2022 term and the extension of remote teaching through February 7, it’s a good time to review some important Zoom feature additions and updates from the past year that you may have missed.
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Licensed Zoom accounts now include real-time speech-to-text live transcription that can generate captions during Zoom sessions.
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A pronouns field has been added to Zoom profiles
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Zoom now includes a built-in video player for playing video files, which improves shared video playback quality and accessibility
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The option is available for attendees to choose their breakout rooms rather than needing to be placed by the meeting host or co-host.
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Video reordering and multi-pin allows users in gallery view to click and drag user windows, reordering to their own desired layout.
- Faculty and staff who would like to request a licensed account should email itservice@lclark.edu.
If you’re interested in reviewing the basics, EdTech has posted the recording of our recent breakout rooms review session. You may also browse our Zoom Resources page, for useful FAQs, help sheets, videos, and Zoom help links.
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