People are much more relaxed about getting Zoom links, but seriously? Certain people need to relax or STOP making a nuisance of themselves, and if they read my blog -- they know who they are. It's FREAKING ANNOYING!
Some instructors will send out the Zoom link several days before the class. People are comforted to know they have the link and won't miss the class. I do NOT send the link out several days in advance because many people lose them, which results in more emails. People are WAY BETTER than they used to be, so issues are rare these days.
One participant said she created a folder in her inbox to store all her current Zoom links. This works exceptionally well if the class is multi-part and the Zoom links are the same, which mine are. I think it's a brilliant idea. So once they receive the Zoom link for the entire series of classes, they can store that email in such a folder. That way, they ALWAYS have access to the Zoom link.
To make life easy for my students, I have emailed the night (or sometimes the morning) before the class so they wouldn't have to hunt for the Zoom link. I don't have to do that, but it's a courtesy, and I appreciate it when any class I take has the link sent shortly before the class.
I had put in my notes for one class that I would email before midnight. I have two classes today, and last night, I sent one link and forgot the other. Imagine my "surprise" this morning when I got an email at 11:58 PM asking for the Zoom link! Seriously???? Did they stay up intentionally? That irks me to no end. I sent the darn thing before 5 AM this morning - the class is at 10 AM. And they already HAVE the Zoom link, so it's not like they didn't have it.
Why do people have to be so petty? Do petty people realize how much they tick people off? I know I'm ranting about this, but I'm very irked! And sometimes I think people do it just to get a rise out of me, and well, this time they did! And do these people realize that if they need something from me, I'm much less likely to answer the email if they do silly things?
And then what happens when you send out that Zoom link to a group you do not own. This happened the other day - I had created a new Zoom link and sent it to my contact at a store. Thirty minutes before the class was to open, I got a notification that the Zoom link was invalid. NO WAY!!! So, after a few phone calls and emails, the link was resent, and the class started 8 minutes later than it was supposed to.
See? There is NO NEED TO PANIC about the Zoom link.
Next time, in my email, I'll say they'll get the Zoom link no later than 60 minutes before the class starts, and let's see what happens. OK -- I'm done with that topic! Thanks for listening.
I got the final medal for The Lord of the Rings Virtual Challenge. There were five segments for a total distance of 2,920 KM. I "walked" the extended version.
The medals are well done; each medal comes in a nice box.
The box with my medal |
The medal |
A spot to hold the ring |
The back of the medal |
Final Notice for a package I already had |
A scent-blocking mailer |
MOM -- I've almost got the end off |
Just chilling and missing my MOM!!! |
MOM -- oops - the bear fell in |
MORE paper-pieced patterns |
"Funny" comes to mind about Zoom links. I check email for my Zooms about 30minutes prior to "start time". I click to be sure it goes through so that if I need to troubleshoot, I can still make it on time. Totally support your rant!!
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For multi session zoom calls I add the link right in my calendar entry. Although you spoil us delivering it to our inbox, I don’t always use the link in my calendar.
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