How To Set Up Zoom Rooms through Canvas
Use Canvas to Create Zoom Meetings for a Zoom Classroom
Benefits of this method:
- Your students will have access to join the Zoom Meetings in the Canvas course. No other invitations or passwords are necessary.
- The Zoom Room in your classroom will be ready to start your meeting with the touch of a button.
Step | What to do | How to do it |
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1 | Go to canvas.biola.edu and log in using your NetID & password. | |
2 | Navigate to the course you would like to create a Zoom meeting for and click the Zoom tab on the left. Note: If you don't see the "Zoom" link in the course navigation menu, go to "Settings" then "Navigation" and move it from the bottom hidden section to the top section to make it visible. See Managing Course Navigation Links for more details. | |
3 | Click Schedule a New Meeting. | |
4 | Set the following required settings when creating your meeting. |
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5 | Set the following recommended settings when creating your meeting. |
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6 | Click Save. | |
7 | Make your meeting easily accessible to your Zoom Classroom by clicking the Google Calendar button. Check that the time listed is exactly accurate! You could prevent another professor from adding their class to the Zoom Classroom if this is wrong. This will open a new event in your Google Calendar (you may need to allow Zoom to access your Biola Google account). | |
8 | Add the Zoom Classroom to the Google Calendar by clicking the Rooms tab on the right. | |
9 | Type the name of the classroom in the field titled Search for room or resource. (Eg. Talbot East 007) | |
10 | Select the room that appears below. | |
11 | Save the meeting |
On the day of your scheduled Zoom meeting you can expect the following:
- The Zoom Classroom will be prepared to start your meeting.
- The Zoom Classroom will automatically start recording when the meeting starts.
- Your remote students can access the Zoom Meeting link and recordings from within your Canvas course.
- You do not need to use your computer to join the Zoom Meeting.
- You can use your computer to share PowerPoint presentations or other content.
Add a Previously Made Zoom Meeting to Canvas
You can add a Zoom meeting you've previously created to Canvas. This puts the Zoom meeting link in your Canvas course, making it easy find and join your meeting.
Step | What to do | How to do it |
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1 | Go to biola.zoom.us and log in using your NetID & password. | |
2 | Note the Meeting ID that belongs to your course's Zoom meeting. | |
3 | Go to canvas.biola.edu and log in using your NetID & password. | |
4 | Navigate to the course you would like to add the Zoom meeting to. | |
5 | Click the Zoom tab on the left-hand side. | |
6 | Click the Zoom menu button () and select Import meeting. | |
7 | Type the Meeting ID you noted in step 2 and click Import. | |
8 | Make your meeting easily accessible to your Zoom Classroom by clicking on the meeting title to view the meeting and then clicking the Google Calendar button. Check that the time listed is exactly accurate! You could prevent another professor from adding their class to the Zoom Classroom if this is wrong. This will open a new event in your Google Calendar (you may need to allow Zoom to access your Biola Google account). | |
9 | Add the Zoom Classroom to the Google Calendar by clicking the Rooms tab on the right. | |
10 | Type the name of the classroom in the field titled Search for room or resource. (Eg. Talbot East 007) | |
11 | Select the room that appears below. | |
12 | Save the meeting |