Reactions in a Zoom meeting
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Reactions in a Zoom meeting (YouTube, 2m 8s)
Using reactions
Reactions can be used as an active learning tool within Zoom for students to efficiently provide non-verbal feedback to a question posed by their course coordinator.
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Click on the Manage Participants button to launch the sidebar.
- You can click on a reaction (i.e. yes) to apply it.
- Any applied reactions will appear next to the participant's name in the list.
- Students can click on the more button to view additional reactions.
- Optionally, click on the Share button to share a PowerPoint presentation.
- Students can then react to indicate their response to a particular question, statement or topic.
- The total number of reactions will appear above each icon to give you an indication of response numbers.
- Click on the clear all button to clear reactions for all participants.
- Reactions for all participants will then be cleared.
Raise Hand reaction
Students can use the Raise Hand reaction to indicate when they would like to speak anytime throughout a Zoom meeting.
- A student can click on the Raise Hand button.
Note: The Raise Hand reaction only appears to students (i.e. Not hosts or co-hosts).
- A raised hand icon will then appear next to the student's name in the Manage Participants menu.
Note: If the Manage Participants menu is not open, all hosts and co-hosts will recieve a notification that a student(s) has raised their hand.
- When you are ready, you can permit the student to unmute their own microphone.
- From the Manage Participants menu, click on the Lower Hand button and Mute button for that student once they have finished speaking.
Reactions PowerPoint template
Download a UQ branded PowerPoint template which includes high quality icons of the most commonly used reactions.