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Zoom

 is a web conferencing platform that is available to all ˿����Ƶ faculty, students, and staff where many individuals can join the same meeting and share audio and video. It also allows for screen sharing and presentation mode.  Free Zoom accounts allow anyone to set up sessions lasting up to 40 minutes. Contact helpdesk@daemen.edu to see about the availability of campus Licensed Zoom accounts with longer session times. See  for additional information on how to:

More information about using Zoom can be found at the , including .

Google Hangouts Meet

is Google's web-conferencing tool that is available to faculty to use as part of Google Apps for Education. Up to 250 participants can join a Google Hangout at a time. It's a great way to connect to your students remotely whether it be for synchronous classroom instruction or for 1-on-1 meetings and faculty office hours. Learn how to:​ 

Google rolled out free access to their  Hangouts Meet video-conferencing capabilities to all G Suite for Education customers globally including:

• Larger meetings, for up to 250 participants per call
• Live streaming for up to 100,000 viewers within a domain
• The ability to record meetings and save them to Google Drive

To help teachers and students continue teaching and learning outside the classroom. Be sure to check out:

• Teacher Center  and trainings
• The  for ideas and inspiration
• Have an idea to share? Submit your best  for supporting remote learning

Faculty have a number of options available for them in terms of recording lectures and where to store/share the videos:

Creating/storing asynchronous lectures:

• - will allow you to record your screen and save the file on your local computer for upload to YouTube or Google Drive.  
  • Slides 9, 10, 12, & 14 - 16 from the  will help you get started.
• - will allow you to record your screen and save the file on your local computer for upload to YouTube or Google Drive.  
  • Slides 8, 12, & 14 - 16 from the  will help you get started.
• - allows you to  that can then be shared in your Blackboard course via Google Drive or YouTube.  
  • Slides 6, 7 , 12, & 14 - 16 from the  will help you get started.
• allows you to record a video right on your smartphone, laptop, or tablet or  to the video-sharing platform. You can opt to make your video:
  • public (available to anyone),
  • private (only available to you), or
  • unlisted (available to anyone who has the link)

˿����Ƶ Instructional Design recommends that instructors upload course-related content, such as lectures, to YouTube as unlisted. Users can control the availability of their YouTube uploads at their  dashboard. 

•  - ˿����Ƶ College has unlimited storage via Google Drive, which makes the facilitation of course materials through Blackboard very efficient.Each of the following will guide you through the use of Drive
  •  - Adding content and organizing your Drive
  • - common GSuite items and various Share settings - useful for providing links in Bb
  •  - Version History tools and Action Items

Sharing recording

• Blackboard - To share the recording with your students, provide the URL as a link or embed the video in your Blackboard course (, ). 

Online discussions provide unique benefits. Because students can take time to ponder before they post ideas, you may see more thoughtful conversations. You can observe as students demonstrate their grasp of the material and correct misconceptions. You can extend your office hours and reach students more often during the week so that learning is continuous.

A sense of community among students is crucial for a successful online experience. With online discussions, course members can replicate the robust discussions that take place in the traditional classroom.

For smaller course groups, you can also offer where only members of the group may access the discussion.

Students have access to Zoom and its features in the same way faculty do. Students can leverage Zoom to:

With assignments, you can create coursework and manage the grades and feedback for each student separately or through group submissions:

by first understanding the legal implications of sharing grades electronically and confidentially by understanding Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act - FERPA Basics for Faculty/Instructional Staff.  A FERPA-related college education record begins for a student when he or she enrolls in a higher education institution. At a postsecondary institution, rights belong to the student in attendance, regardless of the student’s age.  Find more information about FERPA at ˿����Ƶ College.  You control which is released to students and when.

With and , you can send your students information regarding updates, changes, and other relevant information.  Keep in mind that will show up in the Activity Stream and be available for all students enrolled in the course.  , on the other hand, can be sent either to all enrolled students, or to individual students, similar to how one would send an .  

Blackboard offers the ability to create a variety of questions (multiple choice, short answer, matching, etc.), populate questions in your Question Bank/Pool, and then assemble questions from your Question Bank/Pool into an Exam/Quiz. Check out the links below to get started. 

• Middlebury College offers a helpful guide on , including links to open-source simulation collections in the sciences and social sciences.
• Find tips for instruction in , and e-book held by the ˿����Ƶ College library.