This guide walks you through recording a lecture in Zoom and sharing it with your students. You can record your lecture even if no one else joins the meeting.

Table of Contents

• Before You Begin
• Join a New Zoom Meeting
• Understand Zoom Meeting Controls
• Record Your Lecture
• Send Recording to Students
  

Before You Begin

Zoom can be used not only for live meetings, but also to record lectures or presentations that you can share with students later.

What you need to do first:

• Make sure Zoom is installed on your computer.
  • If your computer was provided by the university, Zoom should already be installed.
  • If not, follow the instructions here: How to Install Zoom on Your PC, Browser, or Mobile Device.
• Log in to Zoom using your university account before starting your meeting.
  • ⚠️ If you are not logged in, you will not be able to record to the cloud.

Join a New Zoom Meeting

You will start a meeting, record it, and then share the recording with students.

1. Open the Zoom application.
2. Click the orange New Meeting button.
   
   
3. A new Zoom meeting will automatically launch. You do not need anyone else to join the meeting to record your lecture.

Understand Zoom Meeting Controls

When your meeting starts, controls appear at the bottom of the Zoom window.

Audio Setup

1. Click Join with Computer Audio.
2. Select Test Speaker and Microphone to confirm your audio works.
3. Use either:
       •    Your computer’s built-in microphone and speakers, or
       •    A headset or external microphone (recommended for clearer audio).
4. Once confirmed, click Join Computer Audio.

If you continue to have audio issues, contact the OIT Service Desk or your departmental IT group.

Main Controls You’ll Use

• Audio (bottom left):
  • Clicking the microphone icon turns your microphone on or off. This allows you to quickly 
  • When unmuted, speak and confirm you see the green audio bar moving.
• Video (next to Audio):
  • Turn your camera on or off.
  • ???? Try to keep your camera on during the lecture when possible.
• Share (in the center):
  • Share PowerPoint slides, Canvas, websites, or other content.
• Record (located in the More (•••) button on the right of the toolbar):
  • Starts and stops the lecture recording.

Tip: You can customize the Zoom toolbar by clicking More (•••) and dragging buttons (such as Record) directly onto the toolbar for quicker access. You can also remove options from the toolbar by right-clicking them and selecting Remove from toolbar.

Record Your Lecture

Start Recording

1. Click Record.
2. Choose Record to the Cloud.
   The meeting will be recorded in Zoom's cloud and made available in the Panopto Video Platform.
   
   ⚠️ If you see a message similar to "Please request recording permission from the meeting host.", you are not logged in to Zoom.

While Recording
    •    Use Pause or Stop Recording if needed.
    •    Click Share to present slides or other content.
    •    Everything on your shared screen and your audio will be recorded.

Recording Tips

• Do a short test recording first to confirm everything works.
• When possible, keep recordings short (10 minutes or less).
  • Students are more likely to watch six 10 minute videos than one 60 minute video.
  • Short recordings are easier to redo if something goes wrong or your content changes.
• Don’t worry about mistakes... just keep going.
• Use Zoom’s annotation tools if you want to draw, highlight, or point during your lecture.
  

End the Meeting

• When finished, click End Meeting in the lower-right corner.
• Zoom will begin processing the recording.
  • When complete, the recording will automatically be transferred to Panopto. The entire process is usually complete within 1-2 hours.

Send the Recording to Students

Once processing is complete, the recording will appear in Panopto.
    •    You will receive an email from Panopto when the video is ready.
    •    Share the Panopto link with your students.

For detailed instructions, see: Sharing Zoom Recordings with Students.