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  1. Roles in a Video Conference

    Each user connected to a video conference is assigned a role that determines their level of control over the meeting.  For more information, see Zoom's documentation . Zoom offers several roles: Participant s  - Most meeting attendees (incl...
  2. Penn+Box

    Penn+Box is a cloud-based collaboration service providing up to 1 TB of storage per user for securely managing and sharing files and folders within the Penn community and externally.  Penn+Box ensures that University data and intellectual property...
  3. Activating Your Zoom Account

    Penn offers Zoom as our video conferencing solution for all students, faculty, and staff. In order to activate your account, you must log in at least once with your PennKey. Activate your Zoom Account To activate your Zoom account: V...
  4. Zoom FAQ

    Questions and troubleshooting tips that will help you use Zoom meetings at Wharton.  Some early adopters at Wharton created Wharton Zoom accounts, but now the accounts are managed by Penn. If you still have a Wharton Zoom account you should mig...
  5. Hybrid Instruction in Wharton Classrooms

    This article is meant to help with recommendations, best practices, and guidance for hybrid instruction in Wharton classrooms. All classrooms at Wharton are outfitted with enhancements to improve the hybrid teaching experience for both the instructo...
  6. Web Conferencing Equipment - Buyers Guide

    Teaching and learning remotely can present many challenges. One of the challenges you may face is choosing the right web conferencing equipment. We're here to help. Before you begin, you will need: A computer (laptop or desktop) An internet c...
  7. Sharing Your iPad or iPhone Screen with Zoom

    Zoom on a Mac or PC allows you to share the screen of an iPad, or iPhone , with your meeting. This enables you to use your iPad as a whiteboard that your fellow meeting attendees can see, or you can show a PowerPoint presentation from your iPad and...
  8. Zoom Outlook Connector (Staff)

    For Wharton Staff whose Windows computers are managed by Admin Support ( admin-support@wharton.upenn.edu) , you can install the Zoom Outlook Connector using the self-service portal.   Click on the up arrow in the task bar Right-click on the...
  9. Wharton Virtual Backgrounds

    Your computer must meet the system requirements in order to use Virtual Backgrounds. Zoom supports “ virtual backgrounds ” – pictures or movies that can be set as your background to obscure whatever is behind you on camera.  A variety of W...
  10. Logging into Zoom

    Before You Start   You will need the following before you can complete this task:  Penn Zoom account - In order to activate your account, you must log in at least once with your PennKey. When logging into Penn Zoom, the three most impo...