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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...
Video Conferences
This article covers using video conferences for individual meetings and small group collaborations. To learn about using video conferences for teaching or learning within Canvas, see Video Conferences for Instruction . Penn offers both Zoom and ...
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...
Video Conference Features
Video conferences come equipped with features that can be used during lectures to assist with content delivery. These built-ins are available when creating and joining a meeting through Canvas. Some of the same tools may also be available when joini...
Planning a Virtual Event
Virtual Events are a way to conduct larger gatherings with more control than a standard virtual meeting can provide. Events can be added to your account by a Wharton Computing administrator.   We recommend limiting your events to 1,000 participa...
Video Conference Breakout Rooms
Zoom features breakout rooms that can be an excellent addition to the classroom. However, using them effectively takes a little planning and some extra know-how. Overview Zoom offers breakout rooms to split meeting participants in up to 50 separ...