Zoom Meetings in Canvas

You will find the "Zoom" link in the course navigation menu in your Canvas course. See below for how to access and schedule Zoom meetings in Canvas.

Accessing Zoom in Canvas

Go into Zoom
Schedule a New Meeting
Configure the Meeting
Invite Participants

Select "Zoom" from the course navigation. If this is your first time using "Zoom" you will be prompted to authenticate your account allowing Canvas to access your Zoom account.

College of the Canyons Zoom menu

Select the blue "Schedule a New Meeting" button to start

Zoom account meetings page

Schedule Zoom Meeting settings

Note: The default feature settings in your Zoom account will apply to all scheduled meetings/classes.

The form allows you to select or deselect the default features shown in "Meeting Options" to apply on a per meeting(s) basis.

Enter the appropriate information, then "Save" at the bottom of the form.

Required: In the "Topic" field, your Course Name will be shown by default. Select and clear to enter your Meeting Name. It helps to be as specific as possible here so everyone knows what this meeting is for.
Not Required: In Description, enter any description you would like.
When: The current day and time will automatically filled in. Select day, start time, and duration for your meeting.
Duration: 1 hour will automatically be filled in. Select the duration.
Recurring: If you plan to run the meeting more than once then select the required box. Select whether you want this to be a single, daily or weekly recurring meeting.
Security: To prevent Zoombombers or to control entry of your participants into your meeting it is recommended that you check the Waiting Room box to help prevent Zoombombers. You can uncheck the Passcode box if you select the waiting room.
The remaining options are optional and depend on how you would like to run your meeting.
Select "Save"

Proactive Communication

There are several ways your students will be able to access your Zoom meetings, but being proactive about your communication will help ensure all students are ready for your first class session.

Create a Canvas Page with Meeting Details

Students learn more when they are "ready" for learning. You can help them get the most from your synchronous meetings by creating a Page in each week's module that provides information about the week's meeting. This page could include:

Date, time, and link to the meeting
Reminder of homework or reading that should be done before the meeting
An agenda for the meeting
Participation expectations

Send an Announcement

You can create and publish an Announcement in Canvas to let your students know about the Zoom meeting you scheduled.

How to create and publish (send) an Announcement:

Canvas Announcements

Accessing the meeting

Your students will be able to access your meeting via any link you sent them through email, but there are also several places where Canvas will provide access information. These include:

the Zoom link in the course navigation menu
the Course Summary in the Syllabus
the Canvas Calendar
the To-Do and Upcoming list

Now that you've invited your participants, it's time to prepare to manage the meeting.