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Zoom

ZOOM

Zoom is used throughout Virginia Beach City Public Schools as one of the video conferencing platforms to facilitate instruction and meetings. While Zoom is easy to use, it has many settings that can be adjusted. The following resources will help you get the best Zoom experience.

DID YOU KNOW

Students are held responsible for their behavior on a video conference just like they are in school

Close any tabs you don't need to make Zoom work better on your Chromebook

Staff can connect Zoom to their Outlook calendar in the Zoom account profile page

Teachers and staff can record Zoom meetings for later viewing. Teachers should be aware of recording restrictions

get Zoomingin 3 steps

While Zoom is easy to install and use, it must be installed correctly

install Zoom app

Zoom works best using the app. Make sure that it's installed onto your computer

log into Zoom

staff need to activate your Zoom account and log in using the VBCPS subscription

learn to use Zoom

you're ready to go! You can become a Zoom pro quickly and easily

INSTALLATION

Faculty and staff have a variety of computer platforms. Each of the different platforms may have a unique client. The Zoom client can be downloaded for your computer from here.

A general installation guide can be found here.

For School Year 2021-22, All VBCPS students that need to use Zoom for Virtual Virginia or meeting with teachers will have to authenticate with Classlink. No VBCPS students have an individual Zoom account this year. If you have any problems accessing a teacher’s Zoom meeting, please ask the teacher if they set their meeting to “Classlink Authentication” then try again. If still not able to join, please contact the school’s TST or Customer Support Center at 263-1111. Virtual Virginia Students should first contact Virtual Virginia support.

LOGGING INTO ZOOM

Faculty and staff login processes to Zoom may vary based on their computer platform. The login process for Windows computers has been documented here. The instructions are compatible with other operating systems as well and should be used as your guide.

Windows sign-in to Zoom

For School Year 2021-22, All VBCPS students that need to use Zoom for Virtual Virginia or meeting with teachers will have to authenticate with Classlink. No VBCPS students have an individual Zoom account this year. If you have any problems accessing a teacher’s Zoom meeting, please ask the teacher if they set their meeting to “Classlink Authentication” then try again. If still not able to join, please contact the school’s TST or Customer Support Center at 263-1111. Virtual Virginia Students should first contact Virtual Virginia support.

USING ZOOM

Faculty and staff Zoom experience will be dictated by VBCPS security policies and the host's Zoom preferences. Many resources are available about how Zoom can be used on Windows, Chromebooks and Mac devices. Several resources are shown below:

Student's Zoom experience will be dictated by VBCPS security policies and a teacher's Zoom preferences. Many resources are available about how Zoom can be used on Chromebooks and Windows devices. Several resources are shown below:

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