Synchronous Classroom Management Tips
The best strategies to eliminate Zoombombing are to require a password for Zoom meetings scheduled through Canvas and to require students to authenticate using an @psu.edu email address. Note that the FBI has issued a warning about teleconferencing and online classroom hijacking during the COVID-19 pandemic, and any cases at Penn State should be reported to University Police immediately.
From this site:
Best Practices:
Remove inappropriate annotations from a shared screen
Manage/limit participants’ permissions in your meeting
Remove a disruptive participant from a session
Schedule Class meetings through Canvas
Edit your Zoom meeting settings to require a password
Other Penn State Articles:
Review the permissions of an instructor/host in a synchronous session
Lock meeting after all students have arrived to prevent uninvited guests
Tips for ensuring meeting privacy
Zoom Support
Managing participants in a meeting
File a Report
From Penn State’s Remote Teaching Site: Students who are disruptive in a remote class should be handled in the same way that they are handled in a face-to-face class. You should set clear standards of behavior and communicate your expectations. If disruptive behavior occurs, you should confront the behavior. If the student continues to be disruptive, you should ask the student to leave the class, notify your unit head, and file a report online with the Office of Student Conduct. Staff in the Office of Student Conduct also are available to discuss your concern at studentconduct@psu.edu.