Technology @ GW Law

All GW Law students receive a licensed Zoom Account.  GW Law student Zoom accounts are on the Law Zoom domain,  law-gwu-edu.zoom.us

About the GW Law Zoom Domain

This domain is configured to work with instructional systems at the Law School. It relies on integration with our media server to facilitate academic recordings being made available to students on MediaSpace, media.law.gwu.edu.

Law Student Zoom Accounts

All Law Students have a licensed GW Law Zoom account. This account allows law students to record meetings as local recordings.  If you follow the access directions on this page and cannot access your account, contact the Office of Instructional Technology at oit@law.gwu.edu.

Law Students With a Teaching Role

Dean's Fellows and other law students with a teaching role are given Law Zoom accounts configured for teaching at GW Law.  These accounts allow law students with a teaching role to schedule Zoom academic lectures and/or record Zoom meetings to the media server.

If you are a law student with a teaching role and want to record a meeting but not have it go to the Law School's media server, manually stop the recording at the very beginning of the meeting.

For assistance with Law Zoom Accounts configured for teaching, contact the Office of Instructional Technology at oit@law.gwu.edu

Need Help With Your GW Law Zoom Account

Contact the Law School's Office of Instructional Technology at oit@law.gwu.edu

Using the GW Law Zoom Account for Class Zooms

You are not required to use a licensed GW Law Zoom account to join class lectures.  

Class Attendance & Participation Reports

Using your GW Law Zoom account, does help faculty track your class attendance and participation.  Zoom meeting reports are generated using participants' Zoom account information.  If you use your GW Law Zoom account, your name and @law email will appear on these reports.  Additionally, your display name during the meeting will appear as the name associated with your @law email.

Breakout Rooms

Faculty like to create predefined breakout rooms.  To accomplish this, all students must log on to the Zoom with their GW Law Zoom account.  Otherwise, you cannot be preassigned to a breakout room as the faculty do not have your personal Zoom account information.

Other Advantages to a GW Law Zoom Account

• No time limit on meetings
• Ability to invite up to 300 participants
• Ability to record meetings [files stored locally on your device]

FAQ

1. Am I required to use my GW Law Zoom account to join a Zoom class lecture?
   No.  
    

2. If I am attending class meetings by using the Canvas Zoom integration on the course site, doesn't this indicate I am present for attendance purposes?
   No.  Zoom attendance reports list participants by the Zoom account information.  If you use a a non-GW Law Zoom account, the attendance report lists whatever email and name is associated with that personal account.  

I Do Not Have the Zoom App

1. Go to law-gwu-edu.zoom.us/download
2. Download the app.
3. Choose Sign in with SSO. Ignore the username/password text boxes.
4. In the text box type law-gwu-edu
5. On the next screen, input your university UserID and password.

I Already Have the Zoom App

1. Launch the Zoom app
2. If you are prompted to sign-in, use the SSO instructions above.
3. If you are already signed in, you can check that you are using your GW Law Zoom account by clicking your profile picture or initials in the top right corner of the Zoom app
4. If you are using a personal account, you can then click 'Switch Account' and sign-in with the SSO instructions above.