Faculty, staff and students can take full advantage of the latest Zoom features to better manage your online experience. In order to access these new features within Zoom, you must update to the latest version of the Zoom client. For more information, please review this article: Check and Install Updates for Zoom Desktop Client
New and Enhanced Features
- Added security measures: The web client has enhanced in-meeting user abuse reporting and gives meeting hosts the ability to suspend all participant activity if necessary. “Suspend participant activity” is accessible in the Security panel.
- Claiming host in Zoom: Participants can claim host using the host key. (you will need to know the host key)
- Enhanced nonverbal feedback and reactions: Nonverbal feedback options are moved to the Reactions button, and all reactions will be shown in the corner of the participants’ video. The host will see each participant’s reactions in the participant list, as well as the aggregate numbers of each reaction at the bottom of the list.
- Raised hands for host and co-host: Hosts & co-hosts now have access to this feature along with meeting participants and webinar attendees.
- Removal of inappropriate chat messages: Meeting hosts and co-hosts can remove inappropriate chat messages from meetings and webinars, while participants can delete their own messages. This can be enabled or disabled through the settings on the web portal.
- Enhanced co-host privileges over Breakout Rooms: Co-hosts now have the same breakout room controls as the meeting host.
- Breakout Rooms: Ability to move participants to main session from a breakout room.
For questions and concerns or more info on training please email edmediahelp@pace.edu