Zoom
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.
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
Training
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/
Support
Zoom has a robust support and guidance center. At this link you’ll find training videos and guides on Zoom features:
Zoom Help Page
Knowledge Articles
- How to Import Prescheduled Zoom Sessions into Brightspace
How to Import Prescheduled Zoom Sessions into Brightspace’s Integration Instructors often use Zoom to schedule live sessions with their students in place of in person meetings. To take full… - How to Pre-assign Breakout Rooms
How to Pre-assign Breakout Rooms in Zoom Zoom has the ability to separate a main session into breakout rooms. Breakout rooms allow for multiple (up to 50) sessions to run within the same meeting in… - How to Share Computer Audio in Meeting
How to Share Computer Audio from Videos while Screen Sharing When trying to display a video/recording over Zoom through screen sharing, the participants in the meeting will not be able to hear it…. - How to Use Breakout Rooms in a Session
How to Use Breakout Rooms in a Session as the Meeting Host The meeting host can assign the number participants per breakout room to be automatically assigned or manually adjusted. The meeting host… - Login to Zoom with SSO (Link Coming Soon)
How to Login to Zoom with SSO credentials If your URI Zoom account has a limit of 40 minutes for meetings, the Basic license, or it doesn’t allow you to set up breakout rooms properly, your Zoom… - Zoom Error: 2216 – Your email is invalid (Link Coming Soon)
Zoom Account Configuration Problem: The instructor’s email is invalid(2216). When accessing Zoom through Brightspace, you may receive the error “Warning The instructor’s email is invalid(2216)…. - Zoom Error: 1001 – User does not Exist (Link Coming Soon)
Zoom Account Configuration Problem: The user does not exist or belong to this account(1001). When accessing Zoom through Brightspace, you may receive the error “Warning User does not exist. Error…