Claim Host Privileges in a Live Zoom Meeting
You can join Zoom meetings within signing in by accessing the link from a web browser or calendar invitation. If you should be the host and need to access host features such as screen sharing, you will need to sign in.
- In the meeting go to the Participants pane
- If you see just (me) next to your name, click on Claim Host
- Next click on Login to Claim Host
- Then click on Sign In with SSO
- On the next screen enter company domain fairfield (this is not case sensitive)
- This will take you to the NetID login page (if you have already logged into NetID on that computer recently it will pass you through)
- Once you have logged in successfully you will see (Host, me) next to your name
Link the Zoom Pro LTI to your Blackboard Course
Create a Zoom Meeting Room through Blackboard to host online classes or virtual office hours.
- Open your course in Blackboard
- In the course menu, select the Add Menu Item
button and choose Tool Link from the drop down menu - Complete the Tool Link Options:
- Name: Enter the title you would like displayed for the Zoom link in your course navigation.
- Type: Select the Zoom Meeting Pro
Available to users: Check this option so that students can see the link to the Zoom meetings as well.
For Ultra Courses, you can add this to the course Course Content in the the Content Market area under Zoom Meeting Pro.
Your new meeting link with populate at the bottom of the course menu. Select the link.
You can reorder your link to move it higher on the course menu using the instructions found on Building Content in Blackboard Original Course View- On the Rich LTI screen, select Schedule a Meeting
- Enter the Meeting Details
- Topic: The Topic will populate with your course name. You can customize this however you like, but keep in mind that this will display under your Zoom meetings as well so something descriptive is recommended. Example: PSYC1101 02 Office Hours
- Description: Optional
- When: Select the date and time of the first meeting
- Duration: Enter the length of the meeting
- Time Zone: The default time zone should match your current time zone.
Check Recurring Meeting to use this meeting room throughout the semester.
If you will hold office hours or classes on more than one day a week, select No Fixed Time from the drop down menu. You can also schedule a unique meeting for each class.
When students click on the link the course menu, they will see all of the scheduled meetings set up for this course.
Introduction
Zoom is the perfect tool to facilitate virtual (or online) office hours. Blackboard’s latest Zoom integration allows you to create and manage Zoom appointments right from your course. This tutorial covers how to add Zoom appointments through the Blackboard Zoom integration.
Setting up Zoom Appointments
- Log in to your Blackboard account and navigate to the course you wish to add a Zoom appointment to.
- Add Zoom Pro to your Ultra course by Clicking the Purple +, choosing Content Market, and clicking the + next to Zoom Pro
3. Click on Zoom Pro in your Course Content Menu
4. Click on the Appointments Tab
5, Click on Create Schedule
6. Configure your appointment schedule.
Enter the details for the Zoom appointment, including the day(s) of availability, duration, name, and description. Once the details are entered, click Create. Please note: This must be done on a per course basis. If you want to setup office hours for each of your courses, you must do this in each section.
7. Edit or Delete your appointment schedule.
The event will show up in the Zoom area under appointments. You can edit or delete it at any time.
8. Managing appointments
Once students schedule appointments, instructors will receive an email confirmation. All upcoming appointments can also be seen in the Zoom integration in Blackboard under the appointments and upcoming events tabs. Meetings can be started directly from here but will also appear in the Zoom desktop app. Please Note: appointments will not automatically populate to your Outlook calendar and must be added manually.
How Students Schedule a Zoom Appointment
1, Students will go to Zoom in their Blackboard course like they usually do. Then, they will click the Appointments tab. They will see the bookable appointment schedule.
2, Students will see a schedule of available times based on the created schedule by the instructor
3, Students will select the date and time that works for them and then click Book.
4. Appointments will immediately by removed from the calendar once booked.
5. Email Confirmation
Once the meeting is scheduled, the student and instructor will both receive an email confirmation with the date, time, and Zoom link to use.
Please Note: appointments will not automatically populate to your Outlook calendar and will need to be added manually. You can always find the information within Blackboard or the Zoom desktop app.
6. Other than the email confirmation, both the instructor and the student can see the meetings in the Upcoming Events tab within the Zoom appointments area in Blackboard. They can use this tab to Start or Join the meeting, respectively.
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