Resources for Virtual Connection
Peter Bowden, a long time UU, who is now helping congregations maneuver their way through our period of social distancing has released a YouTube video to explain how we can use Zoom to stay connected. It is available at:
https://www.youtube.com/peterbowdenlive
Sustaining connections in a Coronavirus world - CLF VUU March 12 Episode
https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLXSqfWmM95KuOO4watZehLyEE59RsJOMr&time_continue=9&v=OHfNHUXHqJE&feature=emb_logo
COVID19 Strategy: Prioritizing small group ministry using Zoom
https://youtu.be/GNpLjeA-sos
Peter Bowden, a long time UU, who is now helping congregations maneuver their way through our period of social distancing has released a YouTube video to explain how we can use Zoom to stay connected. It is available at:
https://www.youtube.com/peterbowdenlive
Sustaining connections in a Coronavirus world - CLF VUU March 12 Episode
https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLXSqfWmM95KuOO4watZehLyEE59RsJOMr&time_continue=9&v=OHfNHUXHqJE&feature=emb_logo
COVID19 Strategy: Prioritizing small group ministry using Zoom
https://youtu.be/GNpLjeA-sos
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River of Grass Zoom Meeting Quick Guide |
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ZOOM TIPS
(created by Rev. Christine Robinson) If you have never used ZOOM before, you are in for a treat. This is a widely used and very user-friendly video conferencing tool. t is easiest to use from a computer, but you can also use it from a smart phone or iPad. The Zoom account (the limited version) is free and lasts forever; you might even discover other uses for it. You will get an invitation from your group leader with the zoom link for your group’s call. That invitation will have a link to click on. Make sure you have already downloaded the ZOOM app to your computer or phone (or iPad) before you try to connect. You can also go to zoom.us and create an account and experiment now. Please do your downloading and experimenting at least the day before your first call. 
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Zoom Meetings-tips for Group Leaders: Stuff I learned over time
1. As the leader, you can change people’s display names if they are, say, using their spouse’s computer or calling in on a phone line. Makes a huge difference! 2. If you know you have an iffy internet connection(during a storm, for instance), you should make another participant a co-leader. Do that in the Manage Participants. That way, if you lose connection, the meeting can go on until you get back. 3. If you don’t have a very robust internet connection, you may have to ask family members to refrain from streaming or other internet intense activities during your zoom meetings. If nothing else will work, turn off your video and see if that helps. 4. You need to know that people’s faces will appear on the screen in different orders, so you can’t “go around the circle.” Instead call on one person and when they are done ask them to call on someone else. Or call on the first person, then each person subsequently calls on another till all have spoken. 5. If it is a large group, it is important that folks stay muted until they speak. You will have to remind folks to mute and unmute themselves. You can override and do it yourself if you need to. For small gatherings, this is not necessary. Here’s a walk through. 1. You can use a headset or use your computer's speakers. If you're using an iPhone, you must first download the ZOOM app to your phone in order to participate! 2. You will need a camera. Virtually all laptops have a built in camera but many desktops don’t. Cameras are not very expensive. They clip on the top of your screen and you are good to go. All phones have a camera. If you are planning to use your phone you might want to purchase a stand for your phone...or you can work out how to prop it up in the right place for your call. |
3. For Security reasons you will want to unplug your camera when you are done with your zoom call.
Quick and Interactive Intro to Zoom for a new group At your first meeting you will need to help your group learn zoom and get to know each other. o Make sure folks know where the video and audio mute buttons are. Ask everyone to mute themselves and to keep themselves muted until they are speaking. Give them permission to mute their video if they need to eat their supper or deal with a child during the call. Give people 15 seconds to experiment! o Ask everyone to notice that there are two views (accessible at the top of the screen: Speaker View and Group view. If they want to see the whole group, they need group view. o Tell them where to find the chat button and how to have a general conversation. Ask each person to post the town of their congregation and watch the chat populate. o Tell them that they can also chat with one person and how to do that (by scrolling down from “everyone”.) Then ask them to talk in groups of two to practice. You will need to pair them up and ask the first person in the pair to use the chat to initiate a conversation with their counterpart . o Then “go around the circle” (see #4 above) and ask each person to introduce their partner to the whole group with what they’ve learned so far about them. o For larger group meetings, show participants how to raise their hand. It’s the little hand next to the chat box. YOU DON'T HAVE THIS...but they do. Take a little poll in your group, asking people to raise their hands and lower them (same button) in response to a few questions. (Phone callers have no alternative to just butting in. Leaders should try to make sure to ask if phone callers have any comments periodically.) |
And from the CDC ....
Remember to Wash Your Hands Often!
Wet your hands with clean, running water (warm or cold), turn off the tap, and apply soap. Lather your hands by rubbing them together with the soap. Lather the backs of your hands, between your fingers, and under your nails. Scrub your hands for at least 20 seconds!
More CDC Handwashing Info here!
Remember to Wash Your Hands Often!
Wet your hands with clean, running water (warm or cold), turn off the tap, and apply soap. Lather your hands by rubbing them together with the soap. Lather the backs of your hands, between your fingers, and under your nails. Scrub your hands for at least 20 seconds!
More CDC Handwashing Info here!