New to Zoom?

We set up a step by step module that will walk you through the basics of Zoom to understand how to use it and what it offers.

Get Started

Teaching from Your Office

If teaching over Zoom from an office, view tips and steps to get started on this page. Equipment requirements are also listed here.

View Zoom Teaching Tips for Office

Teaching from a Classroom

If teaching a Connect class (previously known as IVC), view tips and steps to get started on this page.

View Zoom Teaching Tips for Classrooms

Zoom

Zoom is a web conferencing platform that enables remote teaching and virtual meetings from desktop and classroom computers. All faculty and students at USU may set up a Zoom account at https://zoom.usu.edu. 

Zoom meetings will allow you to host up to 300 participants. If you need to broadcast to a larger audience, consider Zoom Webinar.

Enable your Zoom account at usu-edu.zoom.us

Activating a Zoom account through usu-edu.zoom.us requires that you use your A#@usu.edu email address and are an active employee or current student at USU.
1. Be sure to sign out of any other Zoom accounts.
2. Go to https://zoom.usu.edu
(redirects to usu-edu.zoom.us, the company domain for USU)
3. Click the Sign In button.
4. Enter your A number and password
5. You will be sent an email verifying your password. Respond to the email to finish activating your account.
6. You may now login to Zoom to schedule and manage meetings. you may also activate Zoom in Canvas

Click the Sign In button to access your account.

Use Zoom for all of Your Virtual Needs

Start getting comfortable with Zoom today by using it for meetings with your colleagues, students, and even friends and family. Practice features like screen sharing, whiteboards, polling, chat, and breakout rooms.

Install the App
Install the Zoom Desktop Client to make joining meetings faster and easier. Also, check out the mobile app!
Set up Personal Meeting ID
Setting up a Personal Meeting ID will help make impromptu meetings easier. 
Use Zoom with Outlook
Easily add a Zoom room to scheduled meetings and join scheduled Zoom meetings from the Zoom app.

Get More Help

Beyond web tutorials and practice, you have additional supports as you learn Zoom:

  1. CIDI Workshops
  2. Lead Zoom Trainer: Cooper Gray – cooper.gray@usu.edu, (435) 797-0676
  3. Additional Zoom trainers: CIDI Instructional Designer Team. See CIDI's Contact Us page for contact details and appointment scheduler.