Scheduling Zoom Meetings in Canvas (Accelerator)

This guide will help teachers schedule Zoom meetings from within Canvas. This is the recommended way to schedule all class Zoom meetings.

Instructions for Scheduling a Meeting in Canvas

1. In your Canvas course, choose the "Zoom" option in the course menu. (If you do not see this option go to course settings > navigation, and enable Zoom as a menu option.)

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2. Once Zoom opens, choose to “schedule a new meeting” (you may be asked to authenticate)

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3. Create your first meeting for the time scheduled. Choose to make it a recurring meeting and select the appropriate times. Be sure to choose an end date.
   
   

   
   If you meet multiple times a day, or at different times on each day, we recommend setting the meeting to recurring and then choosing “No Fixed Time” in the pull-down menu. This will simply give students a link to click in Canvas without set calendar times. You will need to explain to students the meeting times by creating a page in Canvas, announcement, or similar.

Additional Zoom Meeting Settings

• Do not require registration

• We recommend using a required password or leaving the waiting room enabled.

• You may enable “join before host” if you would like to allow students time to conference together prior to your arrival

• We recommend turning on “Mute participant upon entry”

Starting each Zoom Meeting

Each time you start your meeting, use the "Zoom" link in your Canvas course and then choose to start the meeting. This ensures you are logged in to Zoom when the meeting starts. (If you are not logged in, you will not be able to use polls, breakout rooms, or recording capabilities.)