Adding a New Zoom Meeting Activity
- Click the Turn editing on button in the upper right-hand corner of your site page.
- Go to the Site menu and choose a location (Week or Topic) for your new Zoom meeting.
- Scroll to the bottom of the section you've selected and click on the Add an activity or resource button.
- Select Zoom meeting from the Add an activity or resource pop-up window.
- Click Add and a new screen will appear where you can create your Zoom meeting.
Meeting Configurations
| Setting | Description |
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| Topic | Title of your Zoom Meeting that will be shown to users |
| Description | Description of your activity |
| Display description on course page | If enabled, the description above will be displayed on the course page just below the link to the activity or resource. |
| When | Set the Month, Date, Year, Hour and Minute of your Zoom Meeting |
| Duration (Minutes) | How long your meeting will last |
| Recurring | Create a meeting with no end date (i.e., the meeting "room" is always open/available. |
| Webinar | This option is only available to pre-authorized Zoom accounts. |
| Password | Setting a password for your meeting will require users to enter the password before joining |
| Host Video | Choose whether the host's video should be on or off when entering the meeting |
| Participants Video | Choose whether a participant's video should be on or off when entering the meeting |
| Audio Options | Choose whether participants can join the meeting by phone, over the computer or use both options. |
| Enable join before host | Join before host allows attendees to join the meeting before the host joins or when the host cannot attend the meeting. |
| Alternative Hosts | The alternative host option allows you to schedule meetings and designate another Pro user on the same account to start the meeting or webinar if you are unable to. This user will receive an email notifying them that they've been added as an alternative host, with a link to start the meeting. Separate multiple emails by comma (without spaces). |
When you are done setting up your meeting, click either Save and return to course or Save and display to add your Zoom meeting to the course.
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There are a number of optional settings for your Zoom meeting including under Grade, Common Module Settings and Restrict Access
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Users will be marked complete upon joining a meeting