District 3 and 4 Zoom Meeting Training 5-12-2020
Please join your Districts 3 & 4 Managers/Deputy Managers on Tuesday, May 12th at 5pm for a virtual ZOOM training session. We will be discussing the following topics:
- How to join a Zoom meeting
- How to raise your hand
- Suggestions for choppy audio or video
- How to invite people to your Zoom meeting
Join Zoom Meeting
link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9241148158
Phone: 312-626-6799
Meeting ID: 924 114 8158
Password: 728582
Please share this information with your block club members and groups, so we can all stay safe and connected. We look forward to connecting with you soon!
Just for your reference, below you will find a few of the other free video conferencing apps/platforms used by the general public. You are free to look at these platforms; however, this training is going to be on the Zoom platform ONLY.
Supports: Up to 10 participants for an unlimited duration.
If you have a Google account, you have access to Google Hangouts. For free Gmail and G Suite Basic customers, Google Hangouts allows for up to 10 people to chat in a video call. The service also supports simultaneous voice chat and allows participants to join a conference via email or a shareable link.
In response to the coronavirus crisis, Google has relaxed some restrictions for all G Suite and G Suite for Education customers, regardless of tier. Customers can now hold video conferences with up to 250 participants through to July 1, 2020.
Other Enterprise-level features that are available to all G Suite customers include the ability to stream video to up to 100,000 viewers within a domain, and the ability to record and save meetings directly to Google Drive.
You can use Google Hangouts in most web browsers, or via the Google Hangouts apps for iPhone and Android.
Supports: Up to 100 participants for an unlimited duration.
CISCO is a name usually associated with pricey Enterprise products, generally beyond the reach of free users. Webex is the company’s web conferencing solution, and it comes with a robust free option for those looking for a barebones video conferencing solution.
Host up to 100 participants in a single call, for as long as you want. There are no limits on the number of calls you can place, and you get 1 GB of cloud storage with your free account. Conferences include support for features like screen sharing, video recording, and file sharing.
Webex allows users in up to 52 countries to use a standard telephone to join any conference. Participants who want to use their webcams have a choice of website, dedicated desktop apps, or mobile apps for iPhone and Android (complete with their own screen sharing features).
Supports: Up to 100 participants for 40 minutes.
Zoom is a full video conferencing suite aimed at Enterprise-level users, with an attractive free option. Users with a free account can host video conferences for up to 100 participants, but conferences of 3 members or more are limited to 40 minutes.
You can upgrade to a paid plan to remove these restrictions, or simply keep your conferences short and sweet. There are no limits on the number of meetings you can host, so you could simply host a new call once you’ve hit the limit.
Zoom allows participants to join via the web, dedicated apps, browser extensions, and mobile devices using iPhone and Android apps. Users can call in via phone if they need to. Free users can also record video or audio locally and share screens with other conference participants.
Supports: Up to 50 participants for an unlimited duration.
Skype is a popular VoIP app that most users will have heard of by now. It’s suitable for video conferencing for small teams of up to 50 people (including the host), free of charge. The company rolled out the expanded video calling feature in April 2019, improving on the previous limit of 25.
Anyone can join the meeting from a web browser on a computer. On a mobile device, people may need to download the Skype app to participate.
Skype includes a useful cloud-based call recording feature that any member of the call can trigger. This will notify other participants that the call is being recorded, and allows users to save and share the recording for up to 30 days.
Supports: Up to 75 participants for an unlimited duration.
Jitsi is a 100% free and open source project with a fantastic feature set. You can choose between using the hosted version of Jitsi at meet.jit.si, or you can download and host your own video conferencing solution for total flexibility.
Currently, Jitsi supports a maximum of up to 75 participants per call, although performance may suffer with more than 35. The project is working on “going beyond 100” participants at once. The service supports phone-in audio participants in both the hosted and self-hosted versions. The service supports screen sharing and has mobile apps for iPhone and Android (plus an F-Droid package).
To record your Jitsi conference, you can stream to YouTube and then pass the link around (private or unlisted) or simply download the file for safekeeping.
There are no premium tiers to Jitsi, and the project remains free thanks to 8×8, which uses the technology in its own products.
Source: https://www.howtogeek.com/661906/the-6-best-free-video-conferencing-apps/