Breakout rooms serve as an efficient means to conduct group discussions and promote collaboration within a Zoom session. Within this piece, we will walk you through the steps of assigning breakout rooms in Zoom.
Step 1: Start a Zoom Meeting
To begin with, start a Zoom meeting as usual by logging into your account and clicking on the “Host a Meeting” button. Once you are in the meeting, click on the “Breakout Rooms” icon located in the toolbar at the bottom of the screen.
Step 2: Create Breakout Rooms
After clicking on the “Breakout Rooms” icon, you will be prompted to create breakout rooms. You can either create a pre-assigned breakout room or an automatic one. If you want to manually assign participants to specific breakout rooms, choose the “Pre-assign” option. Otherwise, select the “Automatically” option to let Zoom randomly assign participants to different breakout rooms.
Step 3: Assign Participants to Breakout Rooms
If you have chosen the “Pre-assign” option, you will be able to manually assign participants to specific breakout rooms. Click on the “Assign” button and select the participants you want to assign to each breakout room. You can also rename the breakout rooms by clicking on the “Rename” button.
Step 4: Start Breakout Rooms
Once you have created and assigned participants to breakout rooms, click on the “Start Breakout Rooms” button. This will automatically move all participants to their respective breakout rooms. You can also choose to give participants a countdown before starting the breakout rooms.
Step 5: Monitor Breakout Rooms
While the breakout rooms are active, you can monitor them by clicking on the “Breakout Rooms” icon again. This will show you a list of all the breakout rooms and their participants. You can also join any breakout room to observe or assist participants.
Step 6: End Breakout Rooms
When it’s time to end the breakout rooms, click on the “End Breakout Rooms” button. This will automatically move all participants back to the main meeting room. You can also choose to give participants a countdown before ending the breakout rooms.
Conclusion
Assigning breakout rooms in Zoom is a simple and effective way to facilitate small group discussions and collaborative activities during a meeting. By following these steps, you can easily create and assign participants to breakout rooms, monitor them, and end them when necessary.
