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Zoom meetings are ideal for hosting more interactive sessions where you’ll want to have lots of audience participation or break your session into smaller groups. 

Think of webinars like a virtual lecture hall or auditorium. Webinars are ideal for large audiences or events that are open to the public. Typically, webinar attendees do not interact with one another. Though Zoom provides options for you to get more social with your attendees, your average webinar has one or a few people speaking to an audience.

Visit for a side to side comparison of the two.

��ū�컨�� Zoom is accessed using the standard ��ū�컨�� authentication protocol. Zoom did contact the University of Alaska about a potential issue with Zoom’s login via Facebook on iOS devices. The personal information (name, address, email etc.) of ��ū�컨�� Zoom users was never sent to Facebook, and the issue within Zoom has since been addressed with a software update. For a full explanation please read .

��ū�컨�� IT organizations and Zoom have taken all precautions to protect your personal information. Users should regularly update their Zoom client and watch ��ū�컨�� publications for announcements regarding steps they can take to improve their online security. You can also visit our website for more information and the most up to date status. It’s important to note that we all can take steps to secure information. Make sure you know who you are sharing information with over chat, email, and other digital formats.

All calls using the Zoom client on their PC/Mac/mobile device are transport level encrypted.   For a straightforward explanation of encryption within Zoom please read: .

All information shared from Zoom is controlled by the host of the meeting. Zoom meetings are recorded at the host’s discretion and are stored on the cloud under the host’s recordings. Only the host and admin staff (IT admins) can access the recordings. The ��ū�컨�� instance of Zoom notifies every meeting participant via an audio notification when a recording has started, that a meeting is being recorded and will notify anyone joining a Zoom meeting that an ongoing meeting is being recorded. This feature is account-wide and cannot be turned off.

 Note that in addition to recording the meeting, a host has the option to save all chat messages, even private ones, during the meeting. This feature is often used during brainstorming sessions and for minute taking during meetings so that participants can view chats later.

Yes, Zoom is safe for you to use. As with any online platform, there are steps you can take to have a safe and secure meeting. The online environment is always changing and ��ū�컨�� IT at all campus sites is in constant communication with our peers, vendors, and other agencies to keep abreast of any new developments that may occur. Your security is very important to us and we take this very seriously. Please read ��ū�컨�� related news sources—Cornerstone, Green & Gold and email lists—for important updates, tips, and suggestions.

��ū�컨�� video conference users have multiple platforms to choose from, depending on the size and scope of their meetings.

Zoom is ��ū�컨��’s most robust video conferencing platform. Zoom is excellent for larger and smaller meetings, live streaming, annotation, and meetings that may need to be recorded. Up to 300 may attend a ��ū�컨�� Zoom meeting.

 Google Meet is a convenient option, accessible through Google Apps @ ��ū�컨�� Gmail and the . This is an excellent platform for smaller, informal meetings. Multiple people can screen share at a time. Meetings can be scheduled through Google Calendar to include a Google Meet. During COVID-19 Google has provided ��ū�컨�� with Enterprise Features that include extending participants from 100 to 250, adding live streaming up to 100,000 participants in the domain, and the ability to record meetings directly to Google Drive.

 Blackboard Collaborate Ultra is a convenient conferencing solution accessible from within Blackboard that can be used to deliver one-time or ongoing video conferencing sessions and recordings to attendees, be they students, faculty or staff.

Microsoft Teams is a robust collaboration platform, accessible through Office 365 @ ��ū�컨��. It supports audio and video conferencing, text chatting, file storage, and more. Teams can be used for one-to-one, and group chats, large and small meetings, live streaming, annotation, and meetings that may need to be recorded. Meetings can be scheduled with calendar invitations sent out to participants. Up to 250 may attend a Team conference meeting, 10,000 attendees can participate in a Live event/Webinar; additionally, up to 10,000 people can be a member of a Team. 

 Other options check with your local IT service desks to explore options they may offer.

Yes, if you experience a Zoombomb during any ��ū�컨�� meeting or event, please report it to your local service desk. See contact information below. Your information can be used to help prevent future attacks on our institution.