Using Web Conferencing in Zoom

Summary

Zoom is a web conferencing system (video centric) with video, audio, whiteboard, chat, application sharing, polling, breakout rooms and other tools to engage students in a synchronous (live) online environment. Our ISU Zoom license has been enabled with end-to-end encryption to facilitate HIPAA based compliance requirements.

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Description

Zoom is a web conferencing system (video-centric) with video, audio, whiteboard, chat, and other tools to engage students in a synchronous (live) online environment. ISU Zoom accounts have been enabled with end-to-end encryption to facilitate HIPAA-based compliance requirements. The Zoom meeting link can be accessed from the left-hand Course Navigation menu in ISU Canvas. In addition, Zoom can be accessed via ISU’s Zoom sign-in page [isu.zoom.us].

Details

Faculty and Staff will be automatically assigned a Licensed ISU Zoom account when they use the single sign-on (SSO) option. By default, students do not need a Zoom account to participate in meetings. However, if they would like to host their own meetings or use some of the features found in zoom they can activate a Basic ISU Zoom account.

How do I activate and access my Zoom account?

Go to ISU’s Zoom sign-in page. [isu.zoom.us]
Select Sign in.
Enter the same Username and Password you use to log in to MyISU.

How do I download the Zoom Desktop client?

Go to Zoom's download center. [isu.zoom.us/download]
Locate Zoom Desktop Client, select Download.
Complete the installation process

Review Downloading the Zoom desktop client and mobile app for more information.

Are there web-conferencing alternatives?

Google Meet

Google Meet is a video conferencing app. It shows a "join" button for users to connect to the meeting and provides options to mute and turn off the video during the meeting.

Note: These tools are available to all users at Idaho State University, however, there will be limited support for these tools.

Additional Information and Resources

Schedule Meetings

Contact the ITRC if you need additional assistance.

Details

Article ID: 63082

Created

Wed 9/26/18 1:56 PM

Modified

Thu 9/11/25 12:54 PM