MEMORANDUM

DATE:         March 26, 2020

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

FROM:        The Michigan Judicial Institute  

RE:              March 27, 2020 Webinar:  Zoom–Optional Features for Michigan Courts

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 27, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. (ET). The webinar will focus on the following Zoom technology features: scheduling & hosting a meeting, participant management, waiting room, and meeting settings.  Additionally, all webinar attendees will have the ability to type and submit questions through the webinar platform.

To access this webinar, you must register by clicking HERE. After registration is complete, you will receive a confirmation e-mail from Zoom with your personal link to join the webinar.

If you are unable to join the upcoming webinar, it will be recorded and posted to the One Court of Justice website HERE.

If you are a beginner Zoom user, it is recommended that you watch the Zoom Basics for Court Use Webinar that was recorded on March 20, 2020.  This webinar can be found HERE.

NOTE: BEFORE the 12:00 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. As you are testing the functionality, know that you will not need microphone access for this webinar.

Questions? Please direct general questions to Michigan.Judicial.Institute@courts.mi.gov. If you experience technical issues attempting to register or connect to Zoom day of, contact Amanda Clark at 517-373-2545 or ClarkA@courts.mi.gov.