Check-In and Create Account
All who registered should have created a login username and password as part of the registration process. The event site requires an eight-character password containing at least one capital letter, one lowercase letter, and a number. If you have forgotten your password, please visit https://neparaeducator.com/password-reset/.
If you have your username and password, make sure you sign into your account. You can find the login page under the account tab in the upper right-hand navigation menu. Once signed in, you should be able to view session and presenter information on the event website. When you return to this site during the event, you may need to sign in again, so don’t lose your username and password.
Download and Test the Zoom Application
Our event platform will be using Zoom for all live breakout sessions.
A big part of being ready for a virtual conference is making sure that you’re good to go from a tech perspective, so please complete the next steps from the computer you’re going to be joining the conference from, not your smartphone.
To ensure you can join without issues, please ensure you have the most updated version of Zoom installed on your device.
This link will show you where and how to update the Zoom application.
When you have that device, click the “Test Zoom” button below to ensure you can connect and activate your webcam and microphone.
Site Navigation
You need to click on the session title to join a breakout session from the Session Page.
Next, click on the “JOIN SESSION” button to launch the Zoom application.
PLEASE NOTE watch links for the breakout sessions will not work until 10 minutes before the scheduled session start time and may not be currently visible on the event site.
Complete Profile
Once logged in, you will be sent to your profile page or visit your user account. Complete your account by clicking the gear icon to the right of your name and then click Edit Profile. Add or change your photo, bio, and position, along with all your contact information.
On all “User” pages, there are links to a presenter’s presentation page, links to comments on presentation pages, an activity wall of the user, messages from Forums, user photo uploads, user notes to visitors, links to the user’s active forum topics and the user’s friends.
Step 6: Connect with others, Join chat and forums
While visiting presenter pages and fellow attendees’ pages, be sure to follow them to stay updated with their activity.