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This page provides resources for teaching courses, participating in courses, and working with colleagues completely virtually. The information on this page is applicable to teachers or students in face-to-face or online courses and staff working together remotely over the internet.

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Staff

Guides

MS Teams

1. Download and Install the Application: This is only necessary if you do not have the Teams app on your device/computer.

2. Sign In and Get Started: Type your full FAU email address into the sign-in prompt to get to the FAU SSO login page. After logging in with your FAU credentials, the app will finish launching and you'll have access to Teams! Your current Teams will appear on the left including their associated channels and discussion topics.

3. Manage Your Notifications: Customize the application's notification settings so that they suit your preferences.

4. Create a New Team: Start a staff team to create a place where you can collaborate with co-workers, share documents, and have team meetings.

5. Other productive features in Teams include:

   • Other docs coming soon..

Zoom Meetings

Zoom FAQs

• Where can I access Zoom?
  • All users with FAU NetIDs can access Zoom at https://fau-edu.zoom.us
  • Zoom is also available in Canvas. If you don't see it in your course, view this document to learn how to enable it.
• What features do we have access to?
  • Faculty and Staff can host meeting with up to 300 participants for unlimited duration.
  • Students can host meetings with up to 100 participants. Meetings are limited to 40 minutes for 3 or more participants.
• How do my meeting recordings work?
  • Faculty and Staff may record to the shared cloud space. Recordings will expire after 125 days. To keep recordings longer than that please download and move them to Mediasite, OneDrive, or any other storage method. Please note FERPA restrictions apply to all recordings.
  • Student accounts cannot record to the cloud but can record locally (to their own computer) if the meeting host allows.
  • Recording (cloud or local) is not available to HIPAA users,
• Can non-FAU users participate in Zoom meetings?
  • Only users with FAUnet IDs may host meetings. Other users can participate as an attendee and can be given presentation privileges during a meeting.
  • Please note: With the default settings, users who do not authenticate with FAU need to be admitted manually by a meeting host (to prevent zoom bombing). You can admit these users from the participants list after launching the meeting.
• Where can I get help/learn more?
  • Training is available at techevents.fau.edu
  • Help Desk Requests can be submitted using this Help Desk ticket.

Zoom Guides

• *New*Zoom Security Recommendations

Virtual Meetings

• Screen sharing: share your desktop or an open program with the participants.
• Session recording: press the record button and a recording of the session will automatically get posted to your account in the 'Recordings' section of the Webex site.
• Virtual whiteboards: create a virtual whiteboard where you can annotate, write, or draw with your mouse and other devices.
• Chatting: send direct messages to all or specific users in your session.
• Training tools: set the meeting type to 'Training' to use features such as breakout rooms and live polling with your peers.

Sessions can be set up and scheduled via https://fau.webex.com by clicking the 'Sign In' button at the top right. Note that your computer will need a webcam or microphone to take advantage of all videoconferencing features (complete system requirements). Check out the links below to get started:

• Download the Webex Meetings App.
• Set up and schedule a regular Webex Meeting Session.
• Best Practices for working remotely with Webex.
• Learn about training sessions and then set up and schedule a Webex Training Session.

For help with Webex, fill out the Help Desk request linked here.

FAU Alerts

In the case of an actual emergency, it is imperative that everyone at FAU stay informed as much as possible. Photosmart 7150 driver windows 10. FAU Alerts are the quickest way to receive up-to-the-moment information on any emergency situations effecting the FAU community. Below are a few links to get you set up:

• Sign up for FAU Alerts: site containing info on how to sign up for and manage FAU alerts along with FAQs and other info.
• FAU Environmental Health & Safety Website: website for FAU's EH&S office with any current advisories, information on EHS policies, and other links to trainings, resources, etc.
• FAU Status Page: displays any currently ongoing FAU Alerts.

Teacher

Canvas has several integrated features that facilitate online learning for any course taught at FAU. Below are a few resources including Canvas modules to import into your course(s) and links to guides for the tools available for you to conduct your course fully online.

• FAU Canvas Quick Start Template: This small template imports organized modules and pages with short descriptions and videos of Canvas features intended to rapidly get a course up and running. To bring these items into your course(s), follow the steps shown in this document.

• Canvas Virtual Teaching & Learning Modules: These Canvas modules include links to both the faculty and student resources found on this site. To bring these modules into your course(s), follow the steps shown in this document.

Guides

Communicate

In a case where you find yourself teaching remotely, it's important to let your students know how and when you are going to be teaching your course. With Canvas, are two main categories of messaging that you are able to do as a teacher: (1) sending direct emails to your students and (2) using course tools which send out notifications to students. Below are explanations of both of these types of communication along with a few sample announcements that you can customize for your course.

Sending Email Messages

Canvas Inbox

Using the Inbox tool within Canvas, you can create and reply to conversations between yourself and users enrolled in your courses. When composing a message, you choose a specific course that you want to communicate with and can then view recipients by sections, student groups, or roles. Here’s a document from Canvas on how to manage and create conversations within the system.

Take note that the Canvas Inbox tool is not a full-fledged emailing platform. It can handle basic user-to-user and user-to-group messaging very well, but when you begin attaching larger documents and other files, or depend on it to handle complex messages that include HTML, it may not perform as expected. For things like this, you might want to seek an alternate route by way of an actual emailing system.

Regular Email

As Teacher, the People page can be used to filter and search through a list of all available users in your course. You are able to view everyone’s email address and role, and you can click on their names for other information. If your goal is to send larger documents and formatted messages to groups of students, you could copy these addresses and create a contact group for your course using your favorite email platform (Outlook, Office365, OwlApps, etc.). Messaging students this way will establish a feature-rich conversation between you and your class in an environment you are already comfortable with.

You can attain a list of emails in the form of a spreadsheet from your gradebook. Click here to learn how!

Canvas Course Tools

Canvas accounts are set up to notify users – via email or push notification via the mobile app (see this article) – of almost any change/update to the course. On the student side, notifications can be generated by announcements, assignment creation and grading, new discussions/posts, and anything else that causes a change to what the student sees in Canvas. Instructors get similar access to notifications including flags for when assignments get submitted (on time or late). Below are two articles that explain how to customize notifications in Canvas:

• How do I set my Canvas notification preferences as a student? (Share this with your students!!!)

It’s important to note that you will not be able to set push notifications unless you download and install the Canvas Teacher or Canvas Student apps onto your mobile device.

Zoom Meetings

Zoom FAQs

• Where can I access Zoom?
  • All users with FAU NetIDs can access Zoom at https://fau-edu.zoom.us
  • Zoom is also available in Canvas. If you don't see it in your course, view this document to learn how to enable it.
• What features do we have access to?
  • Faculty and Staff can host meeting with up to 300 participants for unlimited duration.
  • Students can host meetings with up to 100 participants. Meetings are limited to 40 minutes for 3 or more participants.
• How do my meeting recordings work?
  • Faculty and Staff may record to the shared cloud space. Recordings will expire after 150 days. To keep recordings longer than that please download and move them to Mediasite, OneDrive, or any other storage method. Please note FERPA restrictions apply to all recordings.
  • Student accounts cannot record to the cloud but can record locally (to their own computer) if the meeting host allows.
  • Recording (cloud or local) is not available to HIPAA users,
• Can non-FAU users participate in Zoom meetings?
  • Only users with FAUnet IDs may host meetings. Other users can participate as an attendee and can be given presentation privileges during a meeting.
  • Please note: With the default settings, users who do not authenticate with FAU need to be admitted manually by a meeting host (to prevent zoom bombing). You can admit these users from the participants list after launching the meeting.
• Where can I get help/learn more?
  • Training is available at techevents.fau.edu
  • Help Desk Requests can be submitted using this Help Desk ticket.

Instructor Zoom Guides

• *New*Zoom Security Recommendations
• Schedule & Start Meetings in Canvas
  • If you do not see Zoom in your course,view this document to learn how to enable it.

Live Sessions

• Screen sharing: share your desktop or an open program with the participants.
• Session recording: press the record button and a recording of the session will automatically get posted to the 'Past Meetings' section of the Webex integration in Canvas.
• Virtual whiteboards: create a virtual whiteboard where you can annotate, write, or draw with your mouse and other devices.
• Chatting: send direct messages to all or specific users in your session.
• Training tools: set the meeting type to 'Training' to use features such as breakout rooms and live polling with your students.

Click the links below for guides on how to set up and schedule Webex Meetings in your Canvas course and tips for working remotely. Note that your computer will need a webcam or microphone to take advantage of all videoconferencing features (complete system requirements). Adobe cc 15 crack mac.

• Webex Student Guide - share this with your students!!!

For help with Webex, fill out the Help Desk request linked here.

Record Lectures

1. Meet the system requirements. Note that for lecture recordings, you'll need a microphone and/or webcam connected to your computer. A simple webcam will solve both of these requirements. Even though most laptops come with built-in webcams/microphones, double-check them to make sure they functions properly.
2. Log in to Canvas and access the My Mediasite Course. *All* official instructors on record at FAU have access to this course. It gives you access to your presentation library and to the tools you need to create new recordings.
3. Download, install and register MDR with your computer. The steps in this document only need to be done once on any computer where you want to use MDR.
4. How to Get Usage Data for Presentations and Class Recordings.
5. Watch our tutorial videos. You'll need to have access to the My Mediasite course in Canvas in order to view the videos (step 2 above).

For help with or questions about My Mediasite, fill out the Help Desk request linked here.

Online Coursework

The following links were put together to guide you through a simple online course setup in Canvas. In the event that you unexpectedly need to transfer your course materials to an online environment, Canvas is ready to accept your assignments and activities to keep your students engaged and participating in the class. Since your Canvas course(s) are automatically populated with your students, it's just a matter of communicating to them how your course is going to change, and then putting together online materials that make up for what you would have done in person.

• Create online submission assignments. Assignments can be set up to accept uploaded files, simple text entry, and media recordings. Furthermore, you can customize various assignment details to make the assignment function to your liking.
• Create online quizzes. The Canvas quizzing tool is designed for creating exams with many types of questions. You can also enable the use of LockDown Browser to add security and simulated proctoring to your online tests.
• Create discussions to facilitate interaction and discourse between you and your students. These can be graded or non-graded.

For any questions or specific issues with canvas, fill out the Help Desk request linked here.

FAU Alerts

In the case of an actual emergency, it is imperative that everyone at FAU stay informed as much as possible. FAU Alerts are the quickest way to receive up-to-the-moment information on any emergency situations effecting the FAU community. Below are a few links to get you set up:

• Sign up for FAU Alerts: site containing info on how to sign up for and manage FAU alerts along with FAQs and other info.
• FAU Environmental Health & Safety Website: website for FAU's EH&S office with any current advisories, information on EHS policies, and other links to trainings, resources, etc.
• FAU Status Page: will display any currently ongoing FAU Alerts

Student

In the case of a last-minute change to the way your courses are delivered, your instructor may shift coursework and other materials to Canvas. FAU's online instructional tools are set up to allow teachers and students the flexibility needed to accommodate a last minute emergency change. Navigate through the tabs below to prepare yourself for any of these situations.

Guides

Communicate

Your professors may resort to one or a few ways of getting in contact with you and your peers. At the same time that they may send you a direct email, they can also initiate conversations and create announcements through your Canvas courses. To ensure that your account is ready for any of these forms of communication, check out the links below:

• Set up your Canvas notifications. You can set these up to your liking. However, set the notifications for 'Conversations' and 'Announcements' to notify right away, so that you receive immediate updates.
• Get the Canvas Student mobile app. This will enable your account to receive push notifications on your mobile device(s) for any of the items in the notifications settings page.
• Check your MyFAU email frequently. Your '@fau.edu' email address is shown to professors when they view your profile in Canvas. It is the simplest way to contact you. This FAU Help desk page contains two service request links that you can fill out if you're having issues with FAU OwlMail.

Zoom Meetings

Zoom FAQs

• Where can I access Zoom?
  • All users with FAU NetIDs can access Zoom at https://fau-edu.zoom.us
  • Zoom is also available in Canvas. If you don't see it in your course, view this document to learn how to enable it.
• What features do we have access to?
  • Faculty and Staff can host meeting with up to 300 participants for unlimited duration.
  • Students can host meetings with up to 100 participants. Meetings are limited to 40 minutes for 3 or more participants.
• How do my meeting recordings work?
  • Faculty and Staff may record to the shared cloud space. Recordings will expire after 150 days. To keep recordings longer than that please download and move them to Mediasite, OneDrive, or any other storage method. Please note FERPA restrictions apply to all recordings.
  • Student accounts cannot record to the cloud but can record locally (to their own computer) if the meeting host allows.
  • Recording (cloud or local) is not available to HIPAA users,
• Can non-FAU users participate in Zoom meetings?
  • Only users with FAUnet IDs may host meetings. Other users can participate as an attendee and can be given presentation privileges during a meeting.
  • Please note: With the default settings, users who do not authenticate with FAU need to be admitted manually by a meeting host (to prevent zoom bombing). You can admit these users from the participants list after launching the meeting.
• Where can I get help/learn more?
• Help Desk Requests can be submitted using this Help Desk ticket.

Student Zoom Guides

• *New*Zoom Security Recommendations

Live Sessions

To get started:

• Review our Webex Student Guide.
  
• Check that your device(s) meets the System Requirements.
  

As a student, you can schedule sessions with your peers by signing in to https://fau.webex.comand creating meetings.

For help with Webex, fill out the Help Desk request linked here.

Recorded Lectures

• Embedded onto a page: This functions exactly like any other video on another website. The video is shown in a player located on a page in your course. The player has buttons for playing the video, viewing it in a popup, enabling captions, etc.
• Link to a video: Your professor may provide a link to a Mediasite video. The link directs you to a full-window player with the same functions as the embedded player.
• Mediasite Catalog: The videos are accessible via a link on the course's navigation menu titled 'Mediasite Catalog.' The videos are played in a full-window view with all of the previously described functions.

For help with Mediasite, fill out the Help Desk request linked here.

Online Coursework

Instructors can use Canvas to create different types of online activities. Among them are uploaded homework submissions, tests/quizzes, and discussions. Use the links below to find guides to the different types of Canvas items that your professor may create:

• Assignments Documentation:How to submit/access the different types of Canvas assignments.
• Global Navigation:Know your way around Canvas.
• Course Navigation:Know your way around a Canvas course.
• Discussions Documentation:How to participate and contribute to discussion boards in your course(s).
• Grades Documentation:Understanding how Canvas calculates your grades.
• Quizzes Documentation:Learn what to expect when taking quizzes in Canvas.
• LockDown Browser Student Guide:Learn what to expect when taking a quiz that uses LockDown Browser with or without the webcam requirement.
• Web Services (e.g. Google Drive) Documentation:How to connect your Canvas account with Google Drive and other integrated web services.

For help with Canvas, visit the Help Desk request linked here.

FAU Alerts

In the case of an actual emergency, it is imperative that everyone at FAU stay informed as much as possible. FAU Alerts are the quickest way to receive up-to-the-moment information on any emergency situations effecting the FAU community. Below are a few links to get you set up:

• Sign up for FAU Alerts: site containing info on how to sign up for and manage FAU alerts along with FAQs and other info.
• FAU Environmental Health & Safety Website: website for FAU's EH&S office with any current advisories, information on EHS policies, and other links to trainings, resources, etc.
• FAU Status Page: displays any currently ongoing FAU Alerts.

Zoom Vs Webex Cost

If you're among the many looking for a new video conferencing tool after adding 'zoombombing' to your vocabulary, you're in luck. While a one-size-fits-all solution doesn't exist, there are many other options with proven security features. Here's a roundup of some of Zoom's competitors and their privacy and security features.

The Webex video conference platform has been around since 1995 and is a favorite of the privacy-conscious health care, information technology, and financial services industries. This is partially due to the fact that all three industries commonly relied on virtual meetings well before the Covid-19 pandemic, but mostly because Webex has a reputation for maintaining robust cybersecurity. Cisco, its parent company, is an industry leader in network hardware, software, and security products.

Webex offers end-to-end encryption. Using it, however, limits popular video options, including remote computer sharing and personal meeting rooms. Worth noting: Webex and Cisco products have had security issues in the past.

Microsoft Teams

Mgkrju. Like Zoom, Microsoft Teams experienced an uptick in the recent crisis, in part due to its integration with the company's flagship Office365 cloud and productivity services. Microsoft says that Teams are encrypted 'in transit and at rest,' but details about support for end-to-end encryption are vague.

Like Webex, one advantage of Teams is that its parent company is a major provider of networking, software, and cybersecurity services. Microsoft has an internal rating system for the security of its products, and has designated Teams to be Tier-D compliant, which means that it can adhere to the strictest government and industry security standards and legal requirements.

Neither Microsoft nor Teams are immune to security vulnerabilities, but as a company, Microsoft's bandwidth to address them when they occur is probably unparalleled. Microsoft also has a more transparent privacy policy and a better track record when it comes to protecting user and customer data than many of its competitors, including Zoom.

Google offers Hangouts and Duo as its two primary video meeting platforms--both offer 'free' and paid versions bundled in with its G Suite line of applications. While Google Hangouts offers similar functionality to Zoom, it has a limit of 25 attendees per video conference. Other considerations include a long history of security and privacy concerns and the fact that Google Hangouts don't offer end-to-end encryption.

Duo is end-to-end encrypted, and can support video meetings with up to 12 attendees.

Like Cisco and Microsoft, Google has more resources dedicated to cybersecurity, but the company has a lengthy track record of mining user data, especially for 'free' services. The company is also notorious for quickly and unceremoniously dropping support for many of its projects, and has done so with several previous video conferencing and meeting apps.

It depends on your business needs. Zoom's rapid increase in popularity in an already crowded market is a testament to its many qualities, features, and ease of use.

The company has made some misleading claims about user privacy and data, and the recent discovery of multiple serious security vulnerabilities will test the company's ability to support and sustain its user base.

Google Meet Webex Zoom Meeting

A good sign is that Zoom announced a 90-day freeze on any new features so it can focus on security and privacy issues. This move could help the platform and the company to continue the meteoric rise in the number of people using the service.

Webex Meet Now

For industries with stringent data privacy and security requirements, platforms like Webex or Microsoft Teams may be a better fit, but every company, platform, and technology has its own set of drawbacks and vulnerabilities. The main takeaway is that every company, regardless of size, needs to have a solid understanding of what its own internal security needs are in order to make an informed decision.