{"id":2030,"date":"2025-07-21T15:15:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T19:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/ickb\/?page_id=2030"},"modified":"2025-07-21T15:19:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T19:19:26","slug":"using-the-classroom-flatscreen-and-webcam-for-zoom-visits","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/ickb\/technology-tutorials\/using-the-classroom-flatscreen-and-webcam-for-zoom-visits\/","title":{"rendered":"Using the Classroom Flatscreen and Webcam for Zoom Visits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Make sure that the iPad, Mac Mini, and flatscreen are on. You should see a background with two columns labeled Zoom Meeting and Wireless Share. If you don&#8217;t, click <strong>input<\/strong> on the TV remote and change the input channel until you see the screen pictured below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpa-warning wpa-suspicious-alt aligncenter wp-image-2031 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/ickb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/890\/2025\/04\/Picture1.jpg\" alt=\"two columns titled Zoom Meeting and Wireless Share over a view of the Smith College campus\" width=\"901\" height=\"510\" data-warning=\"Suspicious alt text\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/ickb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/890\/2025\/04\/Picture1.jpg 901w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/ickb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/890\/2025\/04\/Picture1-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/ickb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/890\/2025\/04\/Picture1-768x435.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 901px) 100vw, 901px\" \/><\/div>\n<p>On the iPad, click on the <strong>Zoom<\/strong> icon to open the app.<\/p>\n<p>Before beginning your session, make sure you have opened and logged into the Zoom app on your laptop or the classroom desktop. The classroom function will not work without it. You&#8217;ll find the app in the Applications menu on Mac and under the Start menu on PCs.<\/p>\n<p>Open your Zoom meeting on your laptop or the classroom desktop by on your meeting and then clicking <strong>Start<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2036 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/ickb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/890\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-16-at-5.03.32-PM-e1744837513154.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2557\" height=\"1865\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/ickb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/890\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-16-at-5.03.32-PM-e1744837513154.png 2557w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/ickb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/890\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-16-at-5.03.32-PM-e1744837513154-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/ickb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/890\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-16-at-5.03.32-PM-e1744837513154-1024x747.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/ickb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/890\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-16-at-5.03.32-PM-e1744837513154-768x560.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/ickb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/890\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-16-at-5.03.32-PM-e1744837513154-1536x1120.png 1536w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/ickb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/890\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-16-at-5.03.32-PM-e1744837513154-2048x1494.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2557px) 100vw, 2557px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Do not connect your computer to the TV with a cord. Use your wireless connection to access Zoom (which will connect you to the TV). Make sure to turn off your laptop microphone and speakers (you&#8217;ll use the flatscreen&#8217;s mic and speakers).<\/p>\n<p>Click the <strong>Participants<\/strong> button in the bottom toolbar (it may be hidden under the <strong>More<\/strong> button). In the panel that opens to the right, click <strong>Invite<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2856 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/ickb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/890\/2025\/07\/zoom_participants.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"985\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/ickb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/890\/2025\/07\/zoom_participants.png 985w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/ickb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/890\/2025\/07\/zoom_participants-300x244.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/ickb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/890\/2025\/07\/zoom_participants-768x624.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 985px) 100vw, 985px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the window that opens, click <strong>Zoom Rooms<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2042 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/ickb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/890\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-16-at-5.11.55-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1766\" height=\"1074\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/ickb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/890\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-16-at-5.11.55-PM.png 1766w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/ickb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/890\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-16-at-5.11.55-PM-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/ickb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/890\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-16-at-5.11.55-PM-1024x623.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/ickb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/890\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-16-at-5.11.55-PM-768x467.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/ickb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/890\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-16-at-5.11.55-PM-1536x934.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1766px) 100vw, 1766px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Select the classroom (or individual cart for a portable setup) where you are located. Click <strong>Invite<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2043\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/ickb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/890\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-16-at-5.12.50-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1714\" height=\"1194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/ickb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/890\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-16-at-5.12.50-PM.png 1714w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/ickb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/890\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-16-at-5.12.50-PM-300x209.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/ickb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/890\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-16-at-5.12.50-PM-1024x713.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/ickb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/890\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-16-at-5.12.50-PM-768x535.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/ickb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/890\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-16-at-5.12.50-PM-1536x1070.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1714px) 100vw, 1714px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The iPad on the cart will ring &#8211; click <strong>Accept<\/strong>. You should see the camera images from the cart join as a participant.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Make sure that the iPad, Mac Mini, and flatscreen are on. You should see a background with two columns labeled Zoom Meeting and Wireless Share. If you don&#8217;t, click input on the TV remote and change the input channel until you see the screen pictured below. On the iPad, click on the Zoom icon to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7261,"featured_media":0,"parent":2246,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2030","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/ickb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2030","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/ickb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/ickb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/ickb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7261"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/ickb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2030"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/ickb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2030\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2862,"href":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/ickb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2030\/revisions\/2862"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/ickb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2246"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/ickb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2030"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}