Once you’ve finished, click the stop recording button, then, ‘end meeting’ Once you’ve picked a background, press the record button. In the recording window, you’ll see options at the bottom of the screen, find the up arrow beside ‘start video’.Īdd your virtual background from your bank of options. Once in Zoom, click on the ‘host a meeting’ option and then select ‘with video on’. All you do is simply host a meeting – yes a meeting by yourself! Here’s some more handy tips:

You need to have the free Zoom app downloaded and of course an account created. Just make sure you have a well lit face (oh - and messy hair will look a bit weird! I battle with curly hair so pinning it back made a big difference.) How to Record a Teaching Video in Zoomĭo you need to pre record videos for your students? I don’t have a green screen and I think it works just fine. If you have a green screen your image will blend neatly against the background. (You may need to click ‘mirror my video’ at the bottom of your screen so the text reads the right way around) Upload the virtual zoom background of your choice to add to your bank of background images I use Canva for all the social media images on my blog and their Zoom backgrounds look pretty awesome.Download and save my Virtual Zoom Backgrounds for Teachers files to your desktop.Ĭlick on the setting icon at the top right of screenĬlick on the little ‘plus’ icon at the bottom right of the preview Or you could always try creating your own on Canva! Canva is a great free service that has tons of Zoom backgrounds and templates ready to try. You can always just search for themed wallpapers to use too.

Animal Backgrounds from Fort Wayne Children's Zoo We Bare Bears Background (my kids were obsessed with this show for a long time!)ġ4. Teen Titans Go Background (my kids love this show at the moment!)ġ3. These virtual backgrounds can likely be used on other platforms, such as Microsoft Teams, but Zoom is what I use and love and what I'm familiar with.Īnyway, here is the list of fun Zoom meeting backgrounds to try with your kids:ġ2.

Fun Zoom Virtual Backgrounds that the Kids Will Love!

Free zoom backgrounds for teachers