Why
Zoom is one of great tools which extends our functionality.
With Zoom you can:
- run online trainings
- run webinars
- teach with virtual classroom
- organise meetings.
Preconditions
- You will need to have zoom account setup – create account here
- You will need to have tutor platform account – create account here.
How-to setup
In order to get tutor-platform taking care of your meeting schedules you will need to link zoom.us and tutor-platform accounts.
- Navigate to virtual classroom section
- Push activate
- Login with your zoom account in zoom.us
- Permit zoom to authenticate with Tutor Platform.
How-to get zoom working
- Create a group
- Navigate to group settings
- Activate zoom in group settings
- Add teachers and students to the newly created group.
After those steps zoom button should appear on the group which should take to your zoom meeting.
How-do students get zoom links
There are three ways student can receive zoom links to join the lesson:
- Students will receive emails with zoom links 15 minutes before lesson start
- They can see links in mobile application under the group details
- There is a “Copy zoom link” button in group student list/menu.
How-to deactivate
You can disconnect your zoom and tutor-platform accounts to reconnect with other account or disable zoom functionality.
To do so:
- Navigate to virtual classroom section
- Click on “Deactivate” button on zoom integration.
Zoom Plans
Tutor Platform can ease you workload different ways depending on zoom plan you have:
- With all plan tutor-platform will schedule you links and communicate with different channels.
- With Paid plan tutor-platform can schedule multiple meetings at the time
- With Paid plan > 10 hosts Tutor Platform will also act as single sign on so you will not need to maintain credentials in different platforms.