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Schedule & Use Zoom Meetings from a Canvas Course

Schedule online synchronous class sessions using Zoom from within Canvas.

Note: Personal rooms are not recommended for onlineclass courses.sessions. Please

follow

Add Zoom to the steps below to schedule recurring online course sessions through Canvas.

Check that Zoom is Available on the Left Side of Your Course Navigation Menu

Note:(if If younot already see Zoom on the left side, skip to: Schedule Secure Course Meetings

there):
  1. On
    the course navigation Click on Settings
    .
  2. Click on Navigation
    .
  3. Locate Zoom from the list. Click on the three dots and click Enable
    .
  4. Scroll down and click Save
    .

Schedule SecureZoom CourseMeetings:

Meetings

  1. Click on Zoom onfrom left-sidethe course navigation menu in your Canvas course

      menu.
    1. Click on Schedule a New Meeting.
    2. Fill
      Selectout yourthe meeting settings.
      settings
      3. -
    3. Ifif this is a recurring meeting, click onselect Recurring Meeting  and enter the recurrence frequency.
      frequency information. 
    4. Scroll down to check that the box next to Enable Waiting Room is selected.
      .
    5. Click Save.

    By default, the waiting room is configured so users,users who are not logged in through their Temple account,account will be placed in the waiting room, and they will not be admitted into your meeting until you admit them, if you choose. So, ifIf you have a guest speaker,speaker who is from outside of Temple University, they will be placed into the waiting room and you can allow them to enter the meeting. 

    Edit Meeting Settings
    1. Click on Zoom from the course navigation menu.
    2. Click on the meeting that you scheduled.
    3. Scroll down and click on Edit Meeting.
    4. Make any changes and click on Save.
    Start a Meeting
    1. Click on Zoom from the left-side Canvas course navigation menu.
    2. Click theon Start buttonnext to launchthat aday's scheduled meeting.
      session.

    The Security button in Zoom enables easy access to control access to features during your meeting. Click on Security in the meeting control bar to do any of the following:

    • Enable Waiting Room
    • Chose whether to allow participants to share screen, chat, unmute, and/or rename themselves
    • Remove Participant
    • Lock the meeting

    Learn more about in-meeting security options

    Delete a Scheduled Meeting

    Only

    1. Click on Zoom from the meetingcourse creatornavigation can delete a meeting that has been created using the Zoom for Canvas tool. To delete a meeting:

        menu.
      1. Click
        On the Upcoming Meeting list, clickon Delete nextfor the session you would like to thedelete.
        2. meeting
      2. Then select Delete this event only or Delete all events (if you wish to be deleted.
  • Click OK indelete the pop-up dialog to confirm that the meeting is to be deleted.
    series).

    • The event

    Accessing isCloud removedRecordings

    View Recordings from Canvas
    1. Click on Zoom from the Canvascourse calendar,navigation andmenu.
    2. Click on Cloud Recordings.
    3. Click on a newrecording. conversation
      4. notifies course members that the meeting has been deleted.

    Record Your Meeting to the Cloud

    Start a Recording

    After you have started your meeting, click

  • Click on the RecordPlay button alongfor the bottomrecording.
    • of the Zoom window and select Record to the Cloud, as shown below. For a video demonstration, view How to record with Zoom.

    Pause a Recording

    To pause a Zoom recording, hover over the bottom of the Zoom window and click on Pause:

    To pause a recording when screen-sharing, hover your cursor in the middle of the top of the screen. Then click on More and click Pause Recording.

    Stop a Recording

    To stop a Zoom recording, hover over the bottom of the Zoom window and click on Stop Recording:

    Accessing Recordings

    Display Recordings

     

    Share a Recording

     

    Download a Recording

    1. Click
    on
    Zoom Playfrom athe Recordingcourse

    navigation

    menu.
  • Click on Cloud Recordings.
  • Click on the recording you would like to download.
  • Click on the Download button below the video.
    • Delete a Recording or Recover a Deleted Recording

    1. Click on Zoom from the course navigation menu.
    2. Click on Cloud Recordings.
    3. Click on Delete next for the recording you wish to delete.
    4. A window will open saying "Move All Files to the Trash?" Click on Yes.

    Remember to Post Recording Reminders to your Class

    At the start of each live Zoom session that you are recording, it is important to remind students that you are recording the class in order for them to review later or for classmates, who can not attend class, to view. Please add the following language to your Canvas page and remind students at the beginning of each recorded sessions:

    "In an effort to provide equitable access to all students in this class, I will be recording this class session. If anyone has a concern, please feel free to let me know. If at any point during the session, you would like me to pause the recording, please let me know and I am happy to pause the recording."

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