Zoom Meetings is available to all Clemson employees and students at no extra cost. To get your Clemson Zoom account, go to https://clemson.zoom.us, click the "Sign In" button, and then login with your Clemson login information.
Zoom Meetings
Announcements
- Zoom has a new interpreter feature that is great for sign language interpretation as well as other languages!

What Is Zoom Meetings?
Categories: Video Conferencing, Authoring
Zoom Meetings is a web conferencing service that allows instructors to conduct synchronous, interactive class sessions with students remotely. Share video and your computer screen to lecture and explain course content. Interact with students through annotations, breakout rooms, poll questions, and more. Zoom also allows you to record lectures for students to review later.
Tool Guides
Important
- Make sure that your device meets Zoom's System requirements for PC, Mac, and Linux and System requirements for mobile.
- Those new to Zoom should Login to Zoom here to create a Clemson account before logging in via Canvas, the desktop client, or the app.
- When logging into Zoom, especially from the desktop client and mobile apps, use the "Sign in with SSO" or "Single Sign On" button/link then put "clemson" as the domain or your @clemson.edu email address as your company email address if prompted.
- In Zoom documentation, "Zoom Web Portal" should be interpreted as https://clemson.zoom.us.
- Clemson employees needing a large meeting or Zoom webinar should review relevant information in the Additional Information section.
- Cloud recordings on Clemson Zoom accounts are deleted after 180 days. Learn more in our Additional Information section.
- Currently, the oldest version of Zoom desktop client or app that can be used is 5.7.4.
Getting Started (All Users)
- Clemson Online's Zoom Best Practices (PDF)
- Zoom's Getting Started Center (HTML)
- Improving the Stability of Your Internet Connection (PDF)
- Updating Zoom Desktop Client (HTML)
- Signing Into a Meeting via SSO (Video HTML)
- Joining and Configuring Audio & Video (HTML)
- Share Screen (and Computer Audio) (HTML)
- [NEW] Interpretation Feature for Sign Language and More (HTML)
Mobile App (All Users)
Instructors and Meeting Hosts
- Host's Guide to Zoom in Canvas (PDF)
- Host and Co-Host's In-Meeting Controls (HTML)
- Manage Participants and Add Co-Hosts (HTML)
- In-meeting security options (HTML)
- Live Captions, Breakout Rooms, Polls (PDF)
- [NEW] Interpretation Feature for Sign Language and More (HTML)
- WebAIM Captioning and Sign Language Tips (HTML)
- Record, Trim, Caption, and Share Meeting Recordings (PDF)
- Manually Moving Zoom Files to Kaltura (PDF)
- Checking Zoom Attendance (PDF)
Students and Meeting Participants
- Participants Guide to Zoom in Canvas (PDF)
- Best Practices for Zoom Participants (PDF)
- Participant In-Meeting Controls (HTML)
- Navigating Breakout Rooms (HTML)
More on Zoom Meetings
Additional Information
Tech Support
Clemson tech support is unavailable for apps from the Zoom Apps Marketplace.
Tool Comparison
Name | Zoom | WebEx | MS Teams |
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Extra Cost | None | None | None |
University Tech Support | Yes | Yes | Not yet |
Uses Clemson Login | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Canvas Integration | Yes | Yes | Not yet |