MEMORANDUM

DATE:         March 19, 2020

TO:              All Trial Court Judges, Court Administrators, and Probate Registers

FROM:        The Michigan Judicial Institute  

RE:              3/20/2020 Webinar:  How to Setup and Use Zoom – The Basics

In light of the increased use of Zoom technology to safely conduct court proceedings, the State Court Administrative Office - Judicial Information Services (JIS) and the Michigan Judicial Institute (MJI) will host a live webinar on Friday, March 20, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. (ET).  The webinar will focus on the basics of requesting and setting up a Zoom account, as well as address questions from webinar attendees.

Please join the webinar by using this link: https://miscao.zoom.us/j/436688599

If you are unable to join the webinar, it will be recorded and posted to the One Court of Justice website here:  http://info.courts.mi.gov/en/zoom-info

Registration for this webinar is not required.  All webinar attendees will have the ability to type and submit questions through the webinar platform.

NOTE: BEFORE the 2:00 p.m. webinar tomorrow, please use the link below to test the functionality of the device you plan to use to attend the webinar using this link: http://zoom.us/test. Zoom will prompt you to test both your audio and microphone access. Make sure your volume is on and the volume level is adjusted accordingly.  You will not need microphone access for this webinar. If the device you are using for the webinar does not have audio/speakers, the test will prompt you to “Join Audio by Phone.” Please follow these prompts to ensure you can connect to audio via phone.