Zoom set to go live week of August 3
Jul 30, 2020
by Randy Hollowell, IT Services
The Zoom implementation team has been hard at work preparing a new enterprise version of the popular video conferencing tool for all current Miami faculty, staff, and students.
IT Services has targeted some time the week of August 3 as the official go-live date for when all Miami users will have access to our unique login address, and support will be available through IT Help, including a full array of Knowledge Base articles.
Some of the key features of the Miami Zoom instance include:
- A direct link to the Miami branded version of Zoom
- Will be part of Miami’s single sign-on system
- Integration with Google Calendar
- Integration with Canvas
Zoom has wonderful support materials, including:
Look for more information, available features, and login instructions once Zoom goes live!
Zoom, and Webex, and Google Meet, oh my!
Webex Meetings and Teams will also be getting some new enhancements beginning in August. Some of the new features include:
- Breakout rooms
- Backgrounds
- Music performance mode
- Improved audio and video quality
- Format enhancements (e.g., a dark mode option, improved button placement, labels below the video, default grid mode - available on both Meetings and Teams)
- Recordings will no longer be available
- Live Streaming will no longer be available
- Meeting attendance will be reduced to no more than 100 participants