Zoom
Web video conferencing tool with breakout rooms
Zoom Video Conferencing service is provided at no cost to all members of the URI community. With Zoom, faculty, students and staff may utilize the web-conferencing features in a variety of ways for work and education. Zoom works well from both Windows and Mac systems and is also available via portable devices such as iPad/iPod and Android-based systems.
Executive Lead
Robert Viens
Technical Lead
Robert Viens
rviens@uri.edu
Support Team
ITS Community Services
Tier 2 Support
About the Service:
Features
Zoom features include the ability to host up to 300 participants per session, breakout rooms for small group discussions and work, HD video, session recording, virtual backgrounds, closed captioning, and more.
Access
Access is integrated into the University Single Sign On (SSO) solution via the Office 365 portal. Accounts are automatically provisioned via a user’s initial access of Zoom through the Office 365 portal.
Visit the Office 365 portal.office.com or URI-edu.zoom.us to log in with your URI email address
Support & Training
Zoom has a robust support and guidance center. At this link you’ll find training videos and guides on Zoom features: Zoom Help Page
On-going training sessions are being offered by ITS for new and returning faculty and staff wishing to utilize new technologies. View upcoming sessions: https://its.uri.edu/training/