How do I sign in to my Boise State Zoom Account?
Sign in to your Boise State Zoom Account at boisestate.zoom.us.
A fully-licensed Zoom account is available to all faculty, staff, and students at Boise State. Zoom is a great tool for conducting remote meetings that allows you to see and hear one another, chat, share your computer screen, and more.
If you’ve never used Zoom at Boise State, simply sign in to Zoom at boisestate.zoom.us/ with your Boise State username and password to activate your fully licensed account. You may be prompted to confirm your request and then a confirmation email will be sent.
You can only use Boise State email addresses with your Boise State Zoom account.
Zoom requires an Internet connection and one of the following:
We recommend using a desktop or laptop computer for the best experience.
Visit boisestate.zoom.us/download to download the Zoom Client for Meetings to your desktop or laptop computer. On mobile devices, simply search your app store for Zoom and install the app.
There is also a browser-based version of Zoom, but it is more limited and we recommend the computer client or app options instead.
To join a Zoom meeting, you simply click the Zoom meeting link from an email or calendar invite.
Depending on how the meeting is set up, you can join using computer audio (recommended) or, if you’re not participating in the video, by phone only. We recommend providing both computer and phone audio options when scheduling a Zoom meeting.
We highly recommend watching this short video that shows the features of Zoom and how to navigate the interface, share and mute audio and video, screenshare, and use the chat features.
Here are a few etiquette tips from the Zoom blog and Naked Security by Sophos to consider when participating in video meetings. Here are some specific things to consider in Zoom meetings:
Here are several things you can do to keep your meetings secure:
Please see our article, “Secure Your Zoom Meeting,” for specific details about how to keep your meetings secure.
Watch this video from Zoom Support on “Securing Your Meetings and Virtual Classrooms” for specifics on how to keep your Zoom experience secure.
To start or schedule a Zoom meeting, visit boisestate.zoom.us, sign in, and select Schedule a Meeting.
Generally, we recommend using the default options when scheduling meetings. Here are some particular tips for scheduling non-academic Zoom meetings:
To start a Zoom meeting, visit boisestate.zoom.us/signin and select whether to start a meeting with audio only or with video and full features of Zoom.
When you click either link, the Zoom client will open. You may need to click “OK” “Allow” or “Open Zoom.us” for Zoom to open. Next, invite people to the meeting:
Zoom is a cloud-based solution, and its use continues to increase. If you are experiencing issues using Zoom with Boise State’s VPN you should first review the software’s system requirements to verify your system meets the minimum to use Zoom effectively.
You can also try out a Zoom test meeting to verify your internet connection, audio, and video.
Zoom is Boise State’s web conferencing tool to support meetings and education at a distance.
Visit Boise State’s Zoom knowledge base for how to articles.
To access Zoom and automatically create your account, visit boisestate.zoom.us
Use Cases for Zoom
Though the web conferencing experience of Zoom itself is consistent, there are several ways faculty may want to utilize the tool. Here are the top scenarios for faculty at Boise State:
Using the Zoom + Blackboard Integration for office hours, synchronous class sessions, and more
Using Zoom for Student Initiated Sessions for group projects, study groups, and more
In addition, feel free to peruse Zoom’s knowledge base for more specific information on its functionality.
Sign in to your Boise State Zoom Account at boisestate.zoom.us.
While you are Hosting a Zoom meeting, you can invite a person through email or through Zoom contacts. Both of these options can be found during a meeting by clicking the “Participants” tab and then “Invite” in the meeting controls.
To schedule a Zoom meeting in advance and share the invitation prior to the meeting, see our knowledge base.
See our Knowledge base article for instructions on how to share your screen.