Zoom

Zoom is fully integrated within each Canvas course and as a Teacher, you have the ability to schedule meetings to all users on your course and store recordings, all within an LTI link in the course menu.  By default, this link is hidden in the course menu, so this guide will help you enable it on your course space.

If you want to use it within your Canvas course:

  1. If you go to Settings.  The page will refresh and click on Navigation tab at the top. 
  2. You’ll see a list that mimics your course menu, scroll down this to get to a list of links that have been disabled from your course. 
  3. Zoom LTI Pro will be one of the links to enable, to do this drag the item into the above course menu.
  4. IMPORTANT - make sure you click Save at the bottom. 

Now Zoom is available in your course, if you click on the link in the course menu, you can now schedule meetings and run Zoom meetings for everyone.  Students can access the meeting by navigating to the Zoom LTI Pro link in the course menu

When you start scheduling your meetings, all users are notified by email.   But is probably worth using the Announcements tool or Inbox to remind students when Zoom meetings are happening.

Guidance:

Using Zoom in Canvas

Zoom is now available in Canvas to use for any online classes or meetings you will be running for your students on your course. But first, there are a few steps you need to go through to get Zoom set up and ready to use with your cohort.

Enabling Zoom on your course

By default, Zoom is hidden on your course menu. You’ll need to enable it on your course to give students a way to access Zoom meetings.

  1. Go to your course in Canvas, and click on Settings
  2. Click on the Navigation tab at the top of the page. You should see a list of the same links available on your course.
  3. Scroll down the list until you reach Drag items here to hide them from students
  4. Beneath this heading there will be a list of menu items disabled on your course.  You should see Zoom LTI Pro. Drag this item up into your active course menu by left-clicking the mouse and moving into the group above. Place it where you think it is appropriate.
  5. Scroll to the very bottom of the page and click Save. If you don’t click Save, the link won’t be reflected on your course.

Setting up Zoom meeting with students

After you’ve made Zoom LTI Pro available in your course space, you can start setting up Zoom meetings with students on your course.

  1. Click on the Zoom LTI Pro link in the course menu – Zoom will now load up in Canvas, with an overview of anything you have scheduled or saved for the course.
  2. Click on Schedule a New Meeting to create a new meeting
  3. You’ll now see the settings for your meeting, as a minimum you should choose the title, set the date and any additional settings you want to enable on your meeting such as setting a password to enter. When you’re finished, click Save at the bottom of the page.
  4. You can go back and change any details by scrolling to the bottom of the page and clicking Edit this meeting
  5. Share the meeting with other users or students by using the options to export a calendar invite or by copying the meeting URL
  6. Click on any course menu link on the left hand side or Course meetings at the top to come out of your meeting set up.

Note: You can access any Zoom meetings you’ve been invited to across any Canvas courses by clicking on All My Zoom Meetings/Recordings

Inviting students

The students won’t be automatically notified when you create the Zoom meeting, but there is a couple of ways you can do this in Canvas.

  • Announcements – you can send an announcement telling them the date and time of when you are meeting in Zoom.  You can share with them the meeting URL link or tell them to navigate to the Zoom LTI Pro link in the course.
  • Inbox – similar to email, you can send a message to all students on your course and inform the students where the meeting is taking place.
  • Calendar – you can create a new Event in your course and share the meeting link or instruct the students to the Zoom course link.

Start the meeting

Navigate to the Zoom Pro LTI link and you should see a list of scheduled meetings for your course.  Click Start to open the meeting for students to join and start the meeting in Zoom.

Recordings: If you record the Zoom meeting, the recording will be stored in the Zoom LTI Pro link under the Cloud Recordings tab, so students can go back into the link and view the video again.

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