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To host and participate in zoom meetings, you will need:

1. Laptop, desktop, smart phone or tablet (processor min. 1 GHz)
2. Web cam
3. Headphones (or speakers)
4. High bandwidth Internet connection
5. Zoom app/software installed on your device
6. You need to create an account at https://zoom.us/ with your boun e-mail, then Zoom will ask you to join the University account and you need to say yes.

When you log in to moodle.boun.edu.tr, you will see the classes that you teach on the left menu. There is a video tutorial about how to add a Zoom meeting under Moodle 301 class which shows the below steps under Training Videos called "Adding a Live Zoom Session to your CoursePage".

1. Select one of the classes and then you will see the content. On the top right, under your profile picture, there is a button that says "Turn Editing On". 
2. When you click it, you will be able to "Add Activity or Resource" to each and every topic. Then you will see a list of activities and resources. Click on "Zoom Meeting" from that menu. A form will show up.
3. In this form, you need to fill the topic of the meeting, description and timings.
4. Host and Participants video can be on or off. For audio VoIP and Telephony is recommended. You may create a password for the meeting. 
5. If you click on enable join before host, students can join the meeting before you come in.
6. When you click save and return to course, you will see the link of the meeting under the topic you added the activity or resource.
7. When you click on the link you will see the meeting details and you will be able to join via the button on top of those details when the meeting time comes.

1. On the bottom left near Stop Video button, you will see an arrow. Open the menu by clicking on it and select Video Settings.

   

2. On Video settings, you will be able to change your HD preference by checking/unchecking Enable HD. This is helpful when you have a bad internet connection.

   

1. Select categories from the top menu, you will see the list of all categories
   
2. Find your category and click the green button that indicates the number of questions on that category.
3. Click on the star icon on the right side of the category name and add that category on you favorites.
4. To be able to see all your favorites, go to your profile and click on "My Favorites".

1. Click https://products.office.com/en-us/student?tab=students to open the web page
2. After typing your e-mail address with boun.edu.tr extension in the relevant field, click on the "Get started" option.
   
3. The "I am a student" option is selected on the page that opens.
4. Create a new Office 365 account with your Boğaziçi University e-mail account.

   

5. Proceed by selecting the "Start" option.

   

Dear Bogazici University Information Systems Users,

Due to the global Covid-19 pandemic, affecting the whole world, distance learning is initiated in our University to complete the academic semester. Due to the intensive usage of information systems during this period, we would like to provide you some information related to information security measures.

The usage of all Information Systems involves some security risks. Minimizing these mentioned risks depends on the measurements you will take. We would like to remind you precautions we have taken and the precautions which you will benefit – due to the news recently related to Zoom remote meeting systems’ which is also used in our University. (unauthorized attendance a.k.a. zoom bombing, disclosure of zoom account information)

1. USE THE LATEST VERSION OF ZOOM APPLICATION: To be able to apply the security measurements, please use the latest version. Please ensure that you are using the latest version by checking the instructions written on the following link : https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362233-Where-Do-I-Download-The-Latest-Version-

2. USE AN UNIQUE PASSWORD AND DO NOT SHARE YOUR PASSWORD: Please use a password which you do not use within any other application, a unique password for Zoom application. Do not forget, usage of different password for each web application and system will reduce the risk of account theft. You can change your password from the following link.

https://zoom.us/profile

3. USE A PASSWORD FOR YOUR ZOOM MEETING: Providing a password to the Moodle Application during creation of a Zoom Meeting or creating a private Zoom Meeting with a password will reduce the risk of participation of unauthorized people to your session.

Under the settings of:

New Meeting > Personal Meeting ID > PMI

you can assign a password to your private meeting room. (See the figure above)

Besides:

From the following link ,  https://zoom.us/profile/setting you can set your zoom meting settings which is related to assigning a password for all your meetings. (See the figure below)

From the following link ,  https://zoom.us/profile/setting you can set your zoom meting settings which is related to assigning a password for all your meetings. (See the figure above)

4. SET A MEETING START TIME: Please, use the settings and activate the features for the participants can not join the meeting before start time and place your participants to a waiting room. By using this features you can control your participants. You can set these settings under the fallowing link: https://zoom.us/profile/setting

Or after the meeting has started you can activate these settings under the security tab.

(See figure below.)

5. LOCK THE MEETING TO PREVENT ANYONE NEW FROM JOINING – AFTER ALL YOUR PARTICIPANTS ARE JOINED: After all your participants are joined, please lock your meeting to prevent anyone new from joining.

6. PREVENT PARTICIPANTS FROM SCREEN SHARING: Please activate the setting to prevent participants from screen sharing from security tab. These setting is already set as default for the Zoom meetings initiated from Moodle.

7. USE A RANDOM MEETING ID: Within Zoom Application, every user has been assigned a unique and static Meeting ID number. Please do not use this Meeting ID as much as possible unless required. For your meeting please create a new Zoom Meeting each time. By following this rule, Zoom application will assign random Meeting ID for your each new meetings.

8. PLACE PARTICIPANTS IN WAITING ROOM: Please use a waiting room. Approval of the meeting joins will provide an extra security measurement.

9. DO NOT USE FILE SHARING WITHIN ZOOM APPLICATION: Please use the Moodle for file sharing.

10. REMOVE THE PARTICIPANTS WHICH ACTS IMPROPER:  You can remove the participants, which you are unfamiliar, suspicious or the ones act improper.

11. DO NOT CLICK ON THE LINKS SEEMS SUSPICIOUS SENT FROM CHAT DIALOG: Please note that suspicious links sent via chat dialog can redirect you to malicious software.

12. USE A CURRENT AND UPDATED ANTIVIRES SOFTWARE: Please use a current antivirus software all the time. Please ensure your antivirus software is active and updated.