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Rooms & Workspaces

Stanford x Zoom: Making it easy for student-athletes to connect and be their best off the field

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Discover the impact of Zoom Rooms, our video conferencing room system, at Stanford University.

Education

Image of a person holding a piece of paper in front of a Zoom meeting on a laptop.

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From leveraging the right tech to supporting secure online classes, keep reading for some best practices for creating your virtual classroom.

Security & Privacy

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Want to talk about it?Many parents find that question on their lips for countless reasons. School, issues with other kids, and — hopefully — online safety. The latter is an increasingly important topic in today’s world, where kids use the internet to stay connected, bond...

Education

USDA grant seeks applicants to fund technology projects in rural communities

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Rural communities are often underserved and unable to access technology for critical services and information. Meanwhile, organizations struggle when trying to expand their reach and capacity into these rural areas. Thankfully, interactive technology like the Zoom platform...

Education

The real world: UCSB students use Zoom platform to kickstart student-run business

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The team members of Gaucho Creative (GC) know they’re part of something special. More than an internship or typical college job, Gaucho Creative provides students at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) with real-world, portfolio-building experience that can...

Education

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If you’re still using Zoom’s Chrome OS App, it’s time to upgrade your experience by switching to the Zoom progressive web application (PWA) for Chrome OS! As of August 2022, Zoom no longer supports the Chrome OS App, which will be entirely phased out by Feb. 1, 2023. As...

Education

ASU and Zoom Partner to Transform the Campus Experience

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The Zoom Innovation Lab at ASU creates new opportunities for students to develop skills and lead cutting-edge projects for the campus and community.Zoom is proud to announce a strategic partnership with Arizona State University (ASU) to open the Zoom Innovation Lab at ASU,...

Education

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Zoom recently hosted our first APAC Education Summit focusing on transforming the future of education in the region. Through customer panels, keynote speakers, and a technology showcase, the event invited the APAC education community to get inspired about utilising...

Education

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It’s that time of year again — time to prep lesson plans, get the classroom ready, and plan an entire year of exciting and engaging learning experiences! And we at Zoom have been hard at work to develop features and solutions that can help you bring your lessons to life and...

Meeting & Chat

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With schools now offering online, hybrid, or in-person classes more frequently, it can be challenging to ensure student organizations remain united. Recruiting new student members has been even more of a challenge, especially in online or hybrid formats. As a former leader...

Education

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As educators plan for the beginning of the 2022-23 school year, classrooms are being set up and teachers are excited to engage with this year’s new students. To help teachers prepare for the new school year, we recently hosted our first annual Education Summit, which...

Education

Virtual Teaching Resources: Tools, Templates, and Tips

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Online learning plays a vital role in education, providing greater flexibility, operational resilience, and more options for students and families. As virtual and hybrid teaching techniques become more advanced, staying current on the tools and technology at your disposal...

Education

Zoom Whiteboard Tips for Teaching and Collaborating in the Classroom

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As learning environments evolve, so, too, do the tools educators use in the classroom. From the chalkboard to the dry-erase board to the interactive or virtual whiteboard, instructors are constantly adopting new ways to teach in an effective and visually engaging...

Education

Teacher Appreciation Week 2022: 7 Ways Educators Are Inspiring Us

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Today’s educators have shown remarkable strength, creativity, courage, and resilience in the face of immense challenges. Virtual instruction was entirely new to most teachers just two years ago — in a short amount of time, many embraced Zoom as a way to help open their...

Webinars & Events

Planning a Campus Event? Here’s How to Go Virtual With Zoom Events

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Whether you’re preparing for end-of-year festivities like commencement or alumni gatherings, or planning ahead for next year’s new student orientation, many institutions are looking to reach a wider audience through virtual and hybrid event experiences.Virtual and hybrid...

Education

By Teacher Request: 4 Cool New Ways to Connect and Engage With Students

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At Zoom, we have the honor of working with schools and universities around the world, hearing from educators at every level about their greatest challenges when it comes to communicating with students in the digital age. Their feedback has been instrumental in enabling us...

Education

How a Flexible Work Environment Can Support Educators — and Help Address Faculty Burnout

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Long hours on campus attending faculty meetings, holding office hours, conducting research, and planning lessons — all in addition to time spent in the classroom — have contributed to stress and overwork for educators, making faculty burnout a common topic of concern even...

Education

The ABCs of Grant Funding Success for Schools and Universities

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Building resilience and embracing flexibility in education are priorities for schools and universities. While limited budgets may have previously held educational institutions back from investing in future-forward projects, billions of dollars in federal stimulus funding...

Education

Going Back to Online Learning? Features Designed for Your Virtual Classroom

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As you and your students prepare to start the spring semester, does the ever-changing COVID-19 situation have you rethinking a return to in-person learning? Perhaps you are revisiting a hybrid model or offering online learning options. If so, you’re not alone — many schools...

Education

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Video-connected learning spaces are becoming a prerequisite for teaching and learning success in many educational institutions. Whether courses are 100% remote, hybrid, hyflex, or in person, seamless video and audio connectivity allow instructors to share content with ease,...

Education

Parks Program Brings California's Natural and Cultural Wonders to 1 Million Students and Counting

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Dive into the deep sea off the Northern California coast, explore a forest of towering redwoods, or catch a glimpse of one of California’s largest land mammals, the tule elk. These are just a few of the interactive virtual field trips offered by the Parks Online Resources...

Education

What a Modern Phone Solution Can Do For Your Connected Campus

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For schools and universities looking to achieve a connected campus, communication plays a major role. Video, phone, and chat communication can enable a variety of impactful connections within your community — how schools and universities interact with faculty and staff,...

Insights & Trends

How the World Connects: Why Half a Million Businesses Choose Zoom

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We help people stay connected so they can get more done together. Teams around the world use the entire Zoom platform to enable new ways of working, learning, providing healthcare, delivering services, hosting events, and empowering a hybrid workforce.Thanks to your...

Education

Attention, Educators! New Ways to Enhance Classroom Engagement and Simplify Administration

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With the school year in full swing, we’ve got a bunch of new and upcoming features designed specifically with our education community in mind. Learn how you can enhance the classroom experience, improve lesson planning, and simplify Zoom account administration with the...

Education

5 Zoom Apps to Upgrade Your Teaching and Learning Experience

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School is officially in session! The demand for practical tools in the online classroom is greater than ever. Whether you’re looking to organize your classroom or bring some fun to your virtual discussions, Zoom Apps has you covered.

Education

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Summer is almost over, and educators everywhere are preparing to make their return to the classroom. But what do those classrooms look like, and how can educators help students adapt to new and more flexible learning experiences?Our second annual Zoom Academy brought...

Education

5 Back-to-School Tips for Parents — Get Your Child Ready for Virtual or Hybrid Learning

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This school year, many schools and institutions are offering flexible options for in-person or remote learning. Because of that, back-to-school preparation may look a little different — instead of shopping for backpacks or going over bus schedules, your student may be...

Education

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If you’re part of an academic institution, a Zoom Education plan can help you get the most out of Zoom for teaching, learning, and connecting. A Zoom Education plan offers features that can make administrators’ lives easier, help educators enhance instruction and create a...

Education

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E2Language (E2L), a language test preparation company, is a key resource for people who are looking to improve their English language skills to pass high-stakes English language exams. The organization offers a wide range of fully online courses and live classes and...

Rooms & Workspaces

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One of the cool things about whiteboarding is the magic that can happen through collaboration. As more of our work meetings and school classes mix in-person and virtual participants, real-time collaboration isn’t always as seamless for everyone.Zoom’s whiteboarding feature...

Reports

A Hybrid Future: New Survey Shows What Areas of Virtual Life Are Here to Stay

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For more than a year, we’ve turned to video conferencing because, let’s face it, if we wanted to meet with our friends, family, and colleagues, video was our only option. But now that we’ve experienced pretty much everything virtually, how big of a role will video play in...

Education

A mid adult female soldier concentrates while using a laptop in her home office. Her son is drawing a picture in the foreground.

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Taking education beyond the four walls of a classroom is a core tenet of University of Maryland Global Campus’ (UMGC) mission. Through a combination of online, hybrid, and in-person education at 170 classrooms and learning centers around the world, UMGC enables working...

Education

5 Ways Zoom Rooms Improve Hybrid Classrooms

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The pandemic showed us that education as we know it can change overnight. But with the right infrastructure and technology in place, learning can continue from virtually anywhere, whether students are in the classroom or at home. Zoom Rooms, our software-based room system,...

Education

Teacher in front of class with Zoom gallery of students on screen behind her and students sitting at desks with masks on

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Districts, schools, and institutes of higher education around the world are looking to design learning environments that are modern, flexible, and adaptive for today’s needs. At the same time, leaders and administrators are considering how their hardware and application...

Education

Mature Woman With Laptop Working In Home Office Using Mobile Phone

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Even as schools embrace digital methods of teaching, learning, and communicating, telephony remains an important part of campus communications. Teachers, administrators, and parents are more likely to pick up the phone than send an email when it comes to an urgent student...

Education

colorful streamers at Archer School graduation

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The class of 2020 had to get creative with commencement ceremonies in the midst of a pandemic. Instead of gathering with classmates and family members in person, many graduates turned their tassels in virtual graduations over Zoom.At The Archer School for Girls, an...

Customer Stories

Woman wearing mask standing in front of dual monitors with Zoom video gallery of students, and large gallery wall of video meeting participants behind her

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When the COVID-19 pandemic shifted so many colleges and universities to online and hybrid learning, Quinnipiac University was well-positioned to adjust.The school, based in Hamden, Connecticut, had used Zoom for several years and understood the platform’s potential when the...

Education

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As we enter a new semester, and some parts of the world implement new restrictions in response to the pandemic, hybrid or blended learning environments have become a key part of providing educational continuity.Globally, school leaders are expanding their planning for how...

Education

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As the curriculum deputy of Kellett School, a British international school in Hong Kong, my weeks are packed with classes, sessions with parents, school events, and faculty meetings. For the second academic year in a row, I am using Zoom to coordinate, plan, and host these...

Education

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In a year full of uncertainty, faculty, staff, educators, and administrators worldwide have had to adapt to support new ways of teaching and learning remotely. We know it hasn’t been easy, and we’re grateful to everyone in the educational community that has worked so hard...

Education

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Students worldwide have spent the last several months learning from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While some kids are moving to hybrid schedules that include some in-school learning, it’s safe to say that online learning isn’t going away anytime soon. Helping children...

Education

High School Teachers Share 5 Best Practices for Successful Hybrid Learning

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Teaching in a hybrid classroom presents its own challenges and opportunities. Ensuring that every student gets the same exposure to the material and feels included in the class can present logistical challenges, especially when it comes to more hands-on subjects like math...

Education

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Zoomtopia 2020 was full of insights and exciting announcements for our global education community! We were thrilled to welcome educators, administrators, IT professionals, leaders and other education users during our annual virtual conference, and we’re even more excited to...

Education

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Students at the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy (SOP) spend their first two years on campus in Oxford, Mississippi, and their final years at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson — a 2.5-hour drive. The school started using Zoom in 2018 to...

Security & Privacy

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Does your school or district have a common computer sign-in system to access resources, also known as Single Sign-On (SSO) or an identity provider (IDP)? Zoom just released an external authentication feature that can benefit schools using Zoom for remote and hybrid...

Education

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Hey, teachers! Zoom has a bunch of features you can use to better manage the online teaching experience, and we just rolled out four brand-new ones! Here’s how our features will help you teach — and students learn — over Zoom.https://youtu.be/uGgwpOQRK80

Education

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As restrictions on social distancing start to ease for educational organizations around the country, our schools and colleges are facing a number of unique challenges. Achievement First, a high-performance charter management organization, has already started thinking about...

Education

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At OneSchool Global, virtual learning closes the physical distance between 130 campuses in 20 different countries, allowing educators and students to build a truly global community. Even before COVID-19 hit, OneSchool Global embraced virtual and hybrid classrooms as part of...

Education

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What if teachers could bring the world directly into their classroom? Reach the World is doing just that, using video to offer powerful educational experiences by connecting underserved students in the U.S. with travelers on their journeys across the globe.As a nonprofit...

Education

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We’re kicking off the fall semester with a lineup of new and exciting Zoom for Education features to enhance student engagement and classroom management. In line with our commitment to ensuring quality virtual education is accessible for teachers and students everywhere,...

Education

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For more than a decade, Teach for India has sought to improve the country’s education system by leveraging India’s best and brightest young leaders, training them as teachers and placing them in under-resourced schools to deliver powerful change in the classroom.These...

Education

Although the recent outbreak of COVID-19 has fundamentally changed life for students, PBS and Zoom are teaming up to help thousands of high school seniors celebrate one of the most treasured experiences of their high school career: Prom! On Friday, June 19th, PBS is hosting...

Education

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Schools around the world in recent months have been thrust into remote learning and teaching classes online. With the possibility of extended remote learning and hybrid learning scenarios, schools are continuing to adapt to improve the experience for students and...

Education

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We know graduation ceremonies are looking a little bit different this year, but they can still be special. So we’ve created a Virtual Graduation How-To Guide with technical and non-technical tips to help students, faculty, and family around the world carry out their...

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