Overview
Zoom is fully integrated in Blinn’s eCampus system.
Step by Step Guide
1. Inside your courses, you will note a menu bar option across the top entitled, “Zoom.” Clicking this will prompt you for accepting the use of Zoom inside D2L.
2. The Zoom page inside your D2L course tracks past and future meetings, and allows new ones to be scheduled. This is also where cloud-based recordings of Zoom meetings can be accessed for up to 120 days.
3. On the right hand side of this screen, you can schedule new Zoom meetings, or jump to Zoom’s training page.
4. All meetings are set as default to Central Standard Time. You can adjust duration and require registration if desired. The course name you are in is the default Topic.
5. Defaults are to start with video off and to allow both dial in and computer audio. Using a meeting password will be a standard default, with a random one chosen for you. Also standard: muting participants upon entry. You can choose to un-enable the waiting room if desired so participants go right in. Otherwise you will have to let them in when they join. Alternative hosts will only be active if someone else is also an instructor in the class.
6. The following page will give you a join URL and indicate the options you selected.
7. The meeting will show up in the Course Calendar. You will also receive an email about it. You can join the meeting either way. If the Zoom app is running, it will prompt you 5 minutes before start time, too.
8. When you click on the link to start the meeting, you will be prompted to run the Zoom app. Click “Open Zoom.”
9. If this dialogue box shows, since you are the host go ahead and click “login to start this meeting.” If you are already logged in, you won’t see this dialogue box.
10. Choose “Sign-in with SSO” if you are already logged into the Blinn system and don’t want to re-enter your email address and password.
11. If you choose to sign in with SSO, blinn-edu is our company domain. Note the dash.
12. When using SSO, click “Launch Zoom” and “Open Zoom” if prompted.
13. Regardless of how you logged in, click “Join with Computer Audio” for the best experience. It’s good to check the box to automatically join with computer audio.
14. You may now begin the meeting as host.
Additional Information
Need additional information or assistance? Call the IT Help Desk at 979-830-4357 (HELP) or contact the IT Help Desk Chat Line.