Zoom Information for Employees and Students | Rider University Skip to Footer Zoom Information for Employees and Students Announcements Updated: 10/07/20 Updated information on reporting and mitigating Zoom abuse Keep your Zoom app up to date! Learn how to check for updates in the FAQ section below. Using Zoom Install the newest version of the Zoom client computer or mobile device For instructions on updating the application see the FAQs section Login to your Rider Zoom account To claim your Rider Zoom account, go to rider.zoom.us and click on “Sign In” Use your Rider Key username and password Login is required to use meeting controls as the meeting host Zoom Quickstart Guide for Rider (pdf) FBI Warns of Teleconferencing and Online Classroom Hijacking (Zoom Bombing) Passcodes and Waiting Rooms - The easiest way to secure your meeting Passcode adds an additional level of protection to your Zoom Meeting. The passcode often appears as a change in the link to the meeting: Example Zoom link without a password: rider.zoom.us/j/357049427 Example Zoom link with a password: rider.zoom.us/j/357049427?pwd=VFZXTFpHNW8ydlJMb1pEeEFfdrtUdz09 By default, your Rider Zoom account will automatically set a passcode for each meeting that is scheduled. To ensure this setting is enabled, navigate to rider.zoom.us and view your upcoming meetings.  Any meetings that do not have a passcode or waiting room enabled will appear with a red exclamation point in the Title. The Waiting Room feature allows the host to control when a participant joins the meeting. As the meeting host, you can admit attendees one by one, or hold all attendees in the Waiting Room and admit them all at once. Instructors can designate a GA or another student co-host to admit students from the Waiting Room into the class. Controlling Security settings during your meeting Best practices for securing your virtual classroom Save time by creating a Zoom template Secure your meetings and classrooms with Zoom waiting rooms Please see these guidelines Classroom operations in a hybrid environment Sharing content and using a USB document camera Class session capture via Zoom Cloud Recording How to update the Zoom desktop/laptop client Zoom is constantly releasing updates to the desktop and mobile applications to enhance security and introduce new features.  Zoom will not notify you of every update, but to stay up to date, we recommend “Checking for Updates” regularly. How to enable calendar designates to schedule Zoom Meetings for different Hosts (pdf) How to add a passcode to a meeting that does not have one Adding passcodes to your previously scheduled Zoom classes using Canvas (pdf) The simplest method for adding passcodes for your previously scheduled Google calendar meetings is to simply recreate the meeting. All new meetings will have passwords enabled. For calendar designates such as someone in an administrative role, this is also the case How to add a passcode and adjust settings for your Personal Meeting Room How to optimize your meeting settings for music and performance (pdf) How to successfully share your computer’s audio with your meeting participants How to use polling for Meetings How to use the in-meeting chat How to manage Breakout Rooms How to pre-assign participants to Breakout Rooms I have a student who is having connection issues and frequently drops out of the class meeting. What can we do to help? If a student is having connection issues, please ask them to inform the OIT Helpdesk (helpdesk@rider.edu). OIT will work with the student to help mitigate connectivity issues. LinkedIn Learning links to learn how to use Zoom LinkedIn Learning " Stay Connected with Zoom Meetings " ( Login required, click here first Educating over Zoom Tips and tricks for educators Zoom recording best practices Zoom Recording 101