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Feature
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Zoom
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MS Teams
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Location
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Zoom.westernu.edu
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Go.westernu.edu through
Office 365
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Allows WesternU and Non-WesternU Participants
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Any email address can be used, even non-WesternU accounts.
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To Join a Team:
Must have, or be linked to, a Microsoft Exchange Online mailbox, but does not have to be WesternU.
For Teams Meetings and Live Events
Any email address can join, does not need to be linked to MS account
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Limited Number of Participants
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Up to 300 participants per meeting with a standard user license. WesternU has a few role licenses that allow for a greater number of participants.
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Teams live event up to 10,000 attendees
Teams Meeting up to 300 participants
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Allows Recording
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Yes
Offers variable speed playback of the recording.
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Yes
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Accepts Participants via Phone Call
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Yes
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Yes
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Mobile App
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Yes
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Yes
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Share Screen
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Yes
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Yes
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Share Documents
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Yes
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Yes, with ability to collaborate
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Closed Captioning
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Yes – Requires transcriber in meeting assigned to type
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Yes – Automated through Teams, but must be assigned to account by request of user
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Breakout Rooms
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Yes, controlled by meeting host
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Not yet – In development
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Usability
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Minimal technical knowledge
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Minimal technical knowledge, knowledge of Microsoft functionality helpful
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Integrations
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None
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Integrates with Office 365, OneNote, SharePoint, Outlook, etc
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Interaction
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Zoom meeting must be organized in advance via email, unless other users are already logged into Zoom with the application open
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Video calls can begin from any chat within MS Teams, or can be organized in advance via calendar through Teams or Outlook
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