Zoom is automatically integrated into Canvas. These pages can help you get started and troubleshoot issues.
Zoom is a third-party application and will always open meetings in a separate window or within the Zoom application when you click on your course meeting links. If you see this configuration message, you can ignore it and proceed to the Zoom meeting.
Zoom may not be automatically enabled in your course. After you enable it in a course you will able to use it whenever you want, but you must enable it for each course individually.
First, click on the "Settings" tab in the course menu on the left side of the screen.
Next, click on the "Navigation" tab at the top of the Settings page. This will show you a list of items that are visible and invisible in your course. Visible items are automatically enabled and visible to students. The top list shows visible items, the bottom list shows invisible items.
Locate Zoom in the invisible items list. Drag it up to the list of visible items. You can rearrange this list however you choose by dragging and dropping the items.
Once you have dragged Zoom into the list of visible items, scroll to the bottom of the Settings Navigation page and click the "Save" button to enable it! Now when you open your course, you will see Zoom in the left side course menu and you are able to set up meetings.
Within your course, open Zoom in the side bar.
On the integrated Zoom landing page, click the button at the top right that says "Schedule a New Meeting."
This will open a meeting creation page that allows you to set the time and duration of the meeting, set up recurring meetings for classes, set security restrictions, preferences for audio and video, enable the waiting room, and set options like enabling joining before the host, muting participants upon entry, and recording the meeting automatically. Once you have your meeting configured to your needs, be sure to click the "Save" button at the bottom of the page.
Canvas will then show you a summary of your Zoom meeting and give you the option to copy the meeting invitation. You can close this window if you are finished.
When you click on Zoom in your Canvas side bar you will see a list of meetings, and you can start or delete meetings from this page. By clicking on the link for a meeting, you can find the page summary with the "Copy Meeting Invitation" link.
The first time you try to open Zoom in Canvas, you may encounter an error screen saying "Warning User does not exist"
To resolve this, navigate to my.willamette.edu and click on the Zoom link in the "Essential" box.
This will direct you to Zoom's homepage. Click the "Sign in" button to configure your account.
This page may ask you to reconfigure your account. Follow the steps on the page to confirm and reconfigure your account, then return to Canvas. From the course page, when you select "Zoom" from the side bar, it should take you to the Zoom page integrated into your course.
From here you can schedule or open Zoom meetings for your course.
NOTE: You may need to enable Zoom to open in a new tab on your computer.
Tech support: For technical assistance, start a ticket with WITS
Brainstorming: For ideas on how to use tools in your course, contact the DLS