Viewing and Sharing Zoom Recordings in Canvas

Learn how to view and share your Zoom cloud recordings in Canvas.

Note: It is recommended that you review your Zoom cloud recording settings in order to manage who has access to your Zoom recordings in Canvas, and how they can access these recordings.

Before you start

Only faculty who are instructors using Zoom in Canvas can view a recording
To prepare to use Zoom, activate your Stevens Zoom account and install the Zoom desktop client, which offers the best available Zoom experience.

How to View a Zoom Recording in Canvas

Step 1: In your Canvas course navigation menu, select Zoom.

Step 2: Select the Cloud Recordings tab to see the list of meetings that you recorded.

Step 3: Select the relevant class session name (Topic).

Canvas screen with zoom tab opened to show cloud recordings tab. Under is a list of all previous recordings

If the recording is not ready, it will show a status of “processing”. When the recording is ready, you can play, share or download the recording.

Step 4: To view the recording, select the play button.

Recording Details of the zoom recording selected

Share a Zoom Recording Link

Step 1: Select the Share link below the recording.

Under the video recording, a blue colored Share hyperlink can be found

Step 2: The Share this could recording dialog will open. Select the Copy button to copy the recording information and link to your clipboard.

Share this cloud recording window, blue copy button in the bottom right corner

Step 3: Paste the recording information and link into an email, Canvas page, or wherever you would like to share the link to your recording.

Note: It is not necessary to share the link to the cloud recording with students if they already have access to your Zoom in Canvas cloud recordings. To check whether your students have access to your Zoom in Canvas cloud recordings by default, check your Zoom cloud recording settings

Download a Zoom Recording

Step 1: Click the Download link below the file.

Blue download hyperlink under the video recording to the left

Step 2: The recording will download to your device as an .mp4 file.

Downloads folder of your PC. The recordings will appear in a list under this folder

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