With the virtual whiteboard featureimproved Zoom Whiteboard, you can write and /or collaborate together on your screen and share it with all participants in during a Zoom session. The whiteboard feature can be accessed from the screen sharing menu.
Prerequisites
- You must be a host/moderator of the Zoom meeting/session.
How to use/share the virtual whiteboard
- Click on the share button.
- Choose to share the Whiteboard.
- Click share.
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NOTE: If this is your first time using zoom as a host/moderator, you may have to grant zoom access to share your desktop. You should be prompted if additional steps are required. See this link to find your device and any additional configuration needed. https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362153-How-Do-I-Share-My-Screen- |
Once you are sharing your whiteboard, you should be see your video feed, the annotation toolbar, and the meeting control bar.
- You are able to customize and move your windows and toolbars. If you can't see your annotation toolbar, click on the whiteboard icon that appears when you hover your mouse at the top of the screen.
Click on the MORE button in the meeting control bar, to control who is able to annotate or show the names of those annotating the screen.
For additional information on using Zoom's whiteboard: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/205677665
Direct link to how to use annotation tools - https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/115005706806-Using-annotation-tools-on-a-shared-screen-or-whiteboard
Sharing your screen and using other annotation tools
If you prefer, you can use other tools to create handwritten content in a screen sharing session.You can also create and share whiteboards outside of Zoom meetings with other Lehigh Zoom users.
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Starting a Whiteboard
During a meeting: Click the Whiteboard button at the bottom of your Zoom window, then select to share a new or existing whiteboard.
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In the meeting, you will be able to switch your views between the main meeting window and your whiteboard screen using tabs at the top.
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Outside of a meeting: From the Zoom desktop client, click the Whiteboards button, then click New Whiteboard.
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Or go to https://lehigh.zoom.us/, log-in with your lehigh credentials, and choose whiteboard in the menu on the left.
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Using the Whiteboard Tools
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The whiteboard editing tools are located on the left side of the screen.
Key editing tools:
Select: Select, move, or resize your annotations.
Text: Insert text onto the whiteboard.
Draw: Draw freehand with various pen colors and thicknesses.
Shapes: Add shapes like squares, circles, and arrows.
Stamp: Add pre-designed stamps like stars, checkmarks, and arrows.
Eraser: Erase parts of your annotations.
Undo/Redo: Undo or redo your actions.
Frames: Organize and sequence content within a canvas.
Sticky notes: Add post-it style notes.
Stickies, Emojiis, and Gifs: Add reactions.
Templates: Use pre-made templates for brainstorming, planning, and more.
Presenting tools:
Multiple Pages: Create multiple pages within a whiteboard to organize your ideas.
Timer: Set a countdown timer for activities or brainstorming sessions.
Voting: Create a voting session: Click the "Vote" icon and follow the on-screen instructions to set up the voting parameters (e.g., which items are being voted on, how many votes each participant has).
Laser: Laser pointer to draw attention to a particular area.
Navigation tools:
Fit to screen: Adjusts the screen to show the area with information
Zoom: Sets the level of magnification or reduction
Move: Pan to an area of the whiteboard
Mini Map: See where the content is located on canvas
Sharing a Zoom Whiteboard
You can save your whiteboard and share it with others.
You can allow others at Lehigh to view or edit your whiteboard before or after your meeting by adding individuals or by updating general access to "anyone at Lehigh University Zoom" and choosing the desired permissions.
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Email or post the general access link to your Zoom Whiteboard on the course site.
Share the link using a QR Code in chrome.
Create a Go link.
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Zoom Whiteboard saved in the cloud for 365 days, and then deleted. |
After the meeting, you can permanently save your whiteboard and share it with those external to Lehigh by exporting it as a PDF or alternative format.
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