How to Schedule and Start a Zoom Meeting in Canvas
Before you start
How to Schedule a Meeting in Canvas
Zoom Meetings can be scheduled directly from within a Canvas course.
Step 1: Select Zoom from the navigation menu in the Canvas course. The landing page shows information on upcoming meetings and previous meetings.
Step 2: Click the Schedule a New Meeting button to display the Schedule a Meeting page.
Step 3: Fill out the meeting settings:
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Topic: Enter the title of your meeting
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When: Select a date and time for the meeting
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Duration: Enter the total amount of time the meeting will be run for (Note: you can enter a meeting early)
- Select Recurring meeting if the meeting will occur more than once.
- Select the Recurring meeting checkbox if you need to schedule daily, weekly, or monthly recurrences of a meeting. When this checkbox is enabled, you can customize the number of meetings and how frequently they occur
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Security: Select your preferred security settings
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Video: Select whether you'd like your/your participants' video to automatically be turned on or off when joining the Zoom session
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Meeting Options: Select your preferred meeting options
Step 4: Select Schedule once you have completed your meeting settings.
Step 5: You will now see the new Zoom session(s) under Upcoming Meetings.
Once your meeting is scheduled, students will be notified via their Canvas Inbox. In addition, the meeting will appear in students' Canvas Calendar.
How to Start a Meeting in Canvas
Step 1: Select Zoom from the navigation menu in the Canvas course. The landing page shows information on upcoming meetings and previous meetings.
Step 2: Select the Start button to launch a scheduled Zoom meeting from Canvas.
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