Summary
For those wanting to schedule meetings within the LMS and launch unique meetings throughout the semester, Zoom’s LTI integration provides the most functionality. This page guides faculty on the steps to turning the integration on in a course shell and running through the steps for initial setup.
Instructions
Step 1: Creating a Tool Link
Only one placement of the Zoom tool is needed, as multiple meetings can be scheduled within it. To add a placement:
Click the + icon in the upper left of the left-hand navigation menu in Blackboard
Click Add Tool Link
Enter a name for the link such as “Zoom Meetings”
Click the drop-down menu for Type and select Zoom LTI Tool
Check the box next to Available for Users
Click Submit
The Zoom tool link will now show up in the left-hand navigation menu. Drag and drop it to desired position in the menu.
Step 2: Logging into Zoom
To begin using Zoom, click the “Zoom Meetings” link you’ve just created.
You may receive a message saying that you must sign into Zoom first. If so, click the link to sign in, then refresh or go to boisestate.zoom.us to log in.
Step 3: Scheduling a Meeting
Once logged in and within the Zoom experience, click Schedule a Meeting. You are given options for your meeting name, description, date/time, duration, and recurrence. LTS recommends leaving Registration turned off and muting participants upon entry. If you have alternate hosts, you can add their email addresses through this scheduler as well. Any instructors or learning assistants for your course set up through Blackboard will automatically be added as alternate hosts in Zoom meetings scheduled via the integration.
Step 4: Viewing (and Launching) Scheduled Meetings via Blackboard
Instructors can toggle between All my Zoom meetings/recordings and Show only my course meetings. We recommend only viewing course meetings while using the Zoom + Blackboard integration. When students use Zoom via Blackboard, they see only the meetings scheduled for that course.
Instructors click Start to begin a Zoom meeting (be sure to be logged in to Zoom first via boisestate.zoom.us). Students click Join to join a Zoom meeting.
Step 5: Viewing Cloud Recordings
If the Zoom meeting is recorded to the Cloud, the recording can be accessed via the integration.
Click the “Zoom meetings” tool link
Click Cloud Recordings in the menu across the top of the Zoom integration screen
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