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Zoom Enhanced Room for In-Person/Remote Students

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The Zoom Enhanced Room is designed to help faculty facilitate engagement between in-person and remote students in a Zoom session.

Here are directions for using the classroom technology in the Zoom Enhanced room.

Setting up classroom A/V Equipment

  1. Turn on the A/V System from Touch Panel.
  2. Press Display Settings.
  3. Turn on Main Display (left) and 2nd Display (right)

The 2nd display will come on faster than the main display

  1. Confirm that the box to the left of the clock says “PC EXT” (PC Extended Desktop). If the 2nd display does not say “PC EXT” follow setups below.
    1. Select the PC tab / “PC EXT”/ 2nd Display in the top left of the touch panel.
  2. Confirm that the box to the right of the clock says, “PC Main”. If the main display does not say “PC Main” follow setups below.
    1. Select the PC tab / Main display in the top right of the touch panel.

Setting up the PC for use of PowerPoint & Zoom

  1. Login into the PC
  2. Open Zoom - whether that’s from the Zoom Application or your Collab site.
  3. Move the Zoom window over to the Dell Monitor (to the right monitor).
  4. Under the Camera Icon choose the appropriate camera that suits your class
  5. Click the Share screen button and select the monitor that corresponds with the left monitor (Wacom screen) (Screen 2).
  6. Open PowerPoint and move it to the left monitor (Wacom screen).
  7. Go into the Slideshow tab and look for the section called “Monitors”.
  8. Select the drop-down menu next to “Monitor” and choose Primary Monitor.
  9. If you do not use the presenter view you can uncheck “Use Presenter View”.
  10. Start your slide show.

Setting up the PC for use of the Document Camera & Zoom

  1. Login into the PC with your Eservices account.
  2. Open Zoom -whether that’s from the Zoom Application or your Collab site.
  3. Move the Zoom window over to the Dell Monitor (to the right monitor).
  4. Under the microphone section make sure to choose the Microphone that is listed on the Wacom monitor in the classroom (USB Audio Device). The Speaker should always be Crestron (AMD High-Definition Audio Device) in the classroom.
  5. Under the Camera Icon choose the appropriate camera that suites your class.
  6. Click the Share screen button and select the monitor that corresponds with the left monitor (Wacom screen) (Screen 2).
  7. Power on the document camera from the power button on the side of the document camera.
  8. Open Sphere2 and move it to the left monitor (Wacom screen).

How to Calibrate the Tablet (Wacom) Pen

You will need to do this when it is your first-time logging into the computer. It will stay calibrated after you have done this once.

  1. Type in the Search Bar down by the Windows button “Wacom” and choose “Wacom Tablet Properties”.
  2. Click the tab that is called Calibrate.
  3. Select the Drop-down and choose “Generic PNP Monitor 2”.
  4. Then click Calibrate.
  5. Use the Pen and touch the cross hairs on the screen.

Zoom Settings for Remote Participants

Zoom Audio Setting on Classroom Desktop: (if remote participant hears distortion on mic in classroom)

  • Uncheck “Automatically adjust microphone volume"

Zoom Audio Settings Advanced in Student's Zoom settings: (if echo occurs when remote participant speaks in their Zoom space)

  • Signal processing by Windows audio device drivers from Auto to Off
  • If there is a problem with the Echoing, change Echo cancellation to Aggressive

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