Use Zoom to Record and Share Class Lectures

This guide explains how to record a lecture or presentation in Zoom and share it with your students. You can record your lecture even if no one else joins the meeting.

Table of Contents

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

Before You Begin

Zoom can be used for live meetings and for recording lectures or presentations to share later.

Before you start:

• 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.
• Sign in to Zoom with your university account before you start the meeting.
  • Important: If you are not signed in, you will not be able to record to the cloud.

Start 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 open automatically. No one else needs to join the meeting for you to record your lecture.

Understand the Zoom Meeting Controls

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

Set Up Your Audio

1. Click Join with Computer Audio.
2. Select Test Speaker and Microphone to make sure your audio works.
3. Use either:
   • your computer's built-in microphone and speakers, or
   • a headset or external microphone, which is recommended for clearer audio.
4. When you are done testing, click Join Computer Audio.

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

Main Controls You Will Use

• Audio
  • Use the microphone icon to turn your microphone on or off.
  • When unmuted, speak and confirm that the green audio bar is moving.
• Video
  • Turn your camera on or off.
  • When possible, keep your camera on during the lecture.
• Share
  • Share PowerPoint slides, Canvas, websites, or other content.
• Record
  • Start or stop the lecture recording.
  • The Record option may be under More (•••) on the right side of the toolbar.

Tip: You can customize the Zoom toolbar by clicking More (•••) and dragging buttons, such as Record, 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. Select Record to the Cloud.

The meeting will be recorded in Zoom's cloud and made available in the Panopto Video Platform.

Important: If you see a message similar to "Please request recording permission from the meeting host.", you are not signed 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 make sure everything works.
• When possible, keep recordings short, about 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.
• Do not worry about mistakes. Keep going.
• Use Zoom's annotation tools if you want to draw, highlight, or point during your lecture.

End the Meeting

1. When you are finished, click End Meeting in the lower-right corner. Then click End Meeting for All.
2. Zoom will begin processing the recording.
   • When processing is complete, the recording will automatically transfer to Panopto. The full process usually takes 1 to 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.

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