What if I don’t want to see myself on the screen?
In Zoom, how will I “see” my students?
Can I sort the order in which students appear on the Zoom page?
I have a large class—over 50 students. Will I be able to see all my students simultaneously?
What are the students seeing on the Zoom page especially if I have a large class?
Can participants change other participants’ settings?
Can I split one screen when I share my screen? I’d like my students to see the materials I am presenting and I want to be able to see myself as I speak OR see my students’ profile pictures.
How do I “pause” screen sharing? What do students see when I “pause” screen sharing?
I want to change what I am sharing. Do I have to stop sharing what I am currently sharing to start sharing something new?
I’m using PowerPoint. However, I can only see a small group of students on a column in the right hand side of my screen. I’d really like to see as many students as possible. What can I do?
How can I change my Zoom background?

What if I don’t want to see myself on the screen?

You can hide yourself! Your students can still see you.

In Zoom, how will I “see” my students?

There are different viewing options. You can choose the gallery view (checkerboard) or the speaker view (speaker enlarged). Find this control in the upper right corner of your Zoom screen. Learn more about displaying participants in Zoom.

Can I sort the order in which students appear on the Zoom page?

No, students cannot be sorted.

I have a large class—over 50 students. Will I be able to see all my students simultaneously?

No. You will not be able to see all of your students at once as you would in a typical physical classroom. The maximum display is 49 participants per page. You are able to scroll to additional participants. Learn more about how to change the views of participants. If you have two monitors, your students may spill into your second monitor.

What are the students seeing on the Zoom page especially if I have a large class?

Students control their screen preference settings. These are:

Gallery View: See a “checkerboard view” of classmates on your screen.
Speaker View: See a big view of the speaker and smaller pictures of your classmates either horizontally or vertically across the screen depending their settings.
For more information about the different views in Zoom please visit the Zoom Support page.

Can participants change other participants’ settings?

No. A participant can only set their own preferences. Only the instructor can change some of the settings of the other participants.

Can I split one screen when I share my screen? I’d like my students to see the materials I am presenting and I want to be able to see myself as I speak OR see my students’ profile pictures.

Yes, this will allow faculty to let students to see the shared screen on the left and the students’ profiles in the right. Some instructors may prefer using this function. It enables instructors to present materials (such as PowerPoint) to students in a shared screen on the left while still seeing their students or themselves speaking on the right. How the instructor sees the right screen depends on their viewing preferences (Gallery or Speaker views).

How do I “pause” screen sharing? What do students see when I “pause” screen sharing?

The “Pause Share” button is to the immediate right of the “New Share” button on the Zoom controls at the bottom of the Zoom window. The “Pause Share” button leaves the shared screen or document as it was when you pressed the pause button. Changes made to the shared screen or document will appear on other people’s screens when you stop pausing screen sharing. For example, you are sharing a PowerPoint presentation with your class but decide that you want to skip to the last page without flipping through the presentation while sharing your screen with the class. (Your presentation is hundreds of pages long.) Put Zoom in “Pause Share” and then go to the page of the presentation that you want to share and then press “pause share.” Your students will now see the page of the PowerPoint presentation that you want them to see.

I want to change what I am sharing. Do I have to stop sharing what I am currently sharing to start sharing something new?

If an instructor wants to change what they are sharing they can click on “new share” and the new screen will be shared instantly. The instructor does not need to click “stop share” first. Learn more about sharing.

I’m using PowerPoint. However, I can only see a small group of students on a column in the right hand side of my screen. I’d really like to see as many students as possible. What can I do?

Unfortunately, the “side by side view” (when your PowerPoint is on one side and your students on the other) is available only to participants. If you have one monitor, you cannot see more students. If you have two monitors, however, you can enable the dual monitors option and have the participants in gallery view on their own screen. If possible, try to test the dual monitors option before class.

How can I change my Zoom background?

You can change your Zoom background. Here are downloadable UNO backgrounds for Zoom meetings.

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