Flex Technologies in Large Auditoriums


About Large Auditoriums

Classrooms equipped with UMass Flex technologies have been designed to be easy to use and accommodate various teaching strategies, and provide immersive learning experiences for students in-person and online. Auditorium classrooms have been equipped with an all-in-one touchscreen controller that allows you to control your meeting and monitor outgoing shared screens. A projector displays your shared content to the class that mirrors the touchscreen. A side monitor dedicated to displaying your online students helps provide a classroom-like experience and allows students to interact with one another.

Use audio in the room

While the room has integrated microphones to connect to Zoom, amplification within the room, and for EchoVideo recordings, the lavalier microphones. To use the lavalier microphones:

  1. Remove the microphone and battery pack from the charging dock.
  2. Toggle the power switch on the battery pack to turn on the microphone.
  3. Attach the microphone to your shirt collar close to your mouth.
  4. When finished, turn off the battery pack and place it back in the charging dock. 

 

Share your screen without joining a Zoom meeting

To share your screen via HDMI

  1. On the Extron room controller, tap Display power.
  2. Select On for each input you would like to use.
  3. Tap close.
  4. Tap Left projector, then tap HDMI cable
  5. Tap Right projector, then tap HDMI cable
  6. Locate the HDMI cable. Connect it to your laptop. 

 

Using the Flexible Technologies

Starting and Joining Zoom Meetings

You can connect with students who are online by using a Zoom meeting. Zoom meetings also allow you to record your classes and make the recordings available asynchronously if you choose.

Start a new Zoom meeting

 On the meeting control screen, tap the New Meeting button on the screen. A new Zoom meeting will begin.

Join a scheduled Zoom meeting
  1. Select the Join button on the screen. A dialog box appears.
  2. Type in the Meeting ID.
  3. Select the Join button. The room will join the meeting.

Scheduling your Zoom meeting ahead of time allows you to share your meeting information with students ahead of time. Putting your link to Zoom in your Learning Management System (LMS) can help direct students and reduce questions.

Schedule a recurring Zoom meeting for your class time
Inviting Guests to a Zoom Meeting To invite guests from the Zoom meeting:
  1. On the room controller, while In a Zoom meeting, tap More. The More menu opens.
  2. In the More menu, select Manage Participants. The Participants panel will open.
  3. In the Participants panel, select Invite.
  4. Select Email.
  5. In the email field, enter the email address of the guest you want to invite.
  6. Select the Invite button. The guest will receive an invitation in their Zoom app and/or email.
End Your Meeting
  1. In the Zoom meeting controls, tap End
  2. In the pop-up window, select End meeting for all.
    If you recorded your meeting, you will receive an email when your recording is processed.

 


 

Sharing Content in a Zoom Meeting

Share your screen using an HDMI cord
  1. On the Extron room controller, tap Display power.
  2. Select On for each input you would like to use.
  3. Tap close.
  4. Tap Left projector, then tap HDMI cable
  5. Tap Right projector, then tap HDMI cable
  6. Locate the HDMI cable. Connect it to your laptop.
Share your screen wirelessly
  1. Open the Zoom Client on your laptop
  2. Select the Share Screen button on the DTEN screen. A Sharing Key appears in the top right-hand corner of the screen.
  3. Enter the Sharing Key in the top right-hand corner of the screen and select Share. The content on your screen will appear on the projector screen as well as the touchscreen.
    Note: sharing your screen wirelessly will share your entire screen.
  4. To stop sharing, on your device, select Stop Share. 
Using the Document Camera
  1. Turn on Doc Cam 1 or Doc Cam 2.
  2.  On the Extron room controller, tap Display LEFT.
  3. Tap Doc Cam 1 or Doc Cam 2. 
  4. On the
  5. Extron room controller, tap Display Right.
  6. Tap Doc Cam 1 or Doc Cam 2. 
Using the Digital Whiteboard

If you are sharing using your laptop, disconnect your laptop from the HDMI cable first. 

  1. On the Extron room contoller, tap Display LEFT. 
  2. Select Zoom Whiteboard
  3. On the Extron room contoller, tap Display RIGHT. 
  4. Tap Zoom Whiteboard
  5. On the Zoom controller, tap Whiteboard.
Allow meeting participants to share their screen
  1. In a Zoom meeting, select the More button in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen. A pop-up box appears.
  2. Click on the Security button. A pop-up box appears.
  3. Under Allow Participants to, select Screen Share. Participants can now share their screens.Using the Whiteboard If you are sharing content from your laptop, and your device has touch or stylus inputs, you may do continue sharing your screen. If not, disconnect your device from the HDMI cable before accessing the whiteboard.

 

Additional Features

Recording a Zoom Meeting
  1. In your Zoom meeting controls, tap More.
  2. In the More menu, select Start Recording.
    • If you did not schedule the meeting, the Send Recording dialog box appears.
    • Enter an email address to send the recording to and select OK. When the meeting ends, email recipients receive a link to the recording when it is finished processing.
  3. Your meeting will begin recording. When the meeting ends, the recording will be processed and sent to the host or the recipient selected in the Send Recording dialogue.
Enabling Live Transcription

Participants can now enable automatic transcription/captions without intervention from the host. However, the host can control the transcription/captions availability for all users.

  1. In your Zoom meeting, select the More button.
  2. In the More menu, select Settings.
  3. In the Settings options, select Live Transcription. The live transcript begins. For additional information regarding captioning, navigate to Zoom’s captioning documentation

 


 

Get Help

Contact Classroom Technology Services (CTS) at cts@umass.edu or 413-545-5768 for help using this classroom.

 


 

Resources for Students

Zoom etiquette

Providing students with guidelines for participation and expectations for your class can help everyone arrive at the appropriate time, prepare for class meetings, and be ready to participate. The guidelines below are common policies you may want to communicate to your students ahead of class.

Zoom offers numerous documentation resources for students: