Zoom For Edu Best Practices When Scheduling A Meeting Ensure meetings have passwords (now enforced) and to use a automatically generated ID for each meeting. Disable video for hosts when scheduling the meeting. It can be turned on within the session if needed. Enable the Waiting Room, this allows you to allow users one by one to enter the room with your approval. Mute participants upon entry. This prevents interruptions of your sessions. General Settings Prior to scheduling a meeting, there are additional options under Zoom --> Settings (https://zoom.us/profile/setting) Disable File Transfer: Disable sharing by All Participants: Disable Annotation, if it's not needed for your lessons. Disable the Whiteboard feature unless needed: Zoom Education Guides / Links: Best Practices for Securing Your Virtual Classroom: https://blog.zoom.us/wordpress/2020/03/27/best-practices-for-securing-your-virtual-classroom/ Encryption and Datacenters Usage around the world: https://blog.zoom.us/wordpress/2020/04/03/response-to-research-from-university-of-torontos-citizen-lab/ Support during the COVID-19 pandemic: https://zoom.us/docs/en-us/covid19.html?utm_source=website&utm_medium=postattendee&utm_campaign=COVID19FY21&zcid=3709 Update on Zoom’s 90-Day Plan to Bolster Key Privacy and Security Initiatives: https://blog.zoom.us/wordpress/2020/04/08/update-on-zoom-90-day-plan-to-bolster-key-privacy-and-security-initiatives/ Zoom and FERPA Compliance: https://zoom.us/docs/doc/FERPA%20Guide.pdf If you haven't already, you can remove the free account restrictions (40 min. session limits) for Edu accounts based on user domain name by following the following guide: https://edlink18.freshservice.com/a/solutions/articles/10000047299.. Once removed, the following Important Notice will appear at the top of the page once logged in to your account: