Adding a Link to a Zoom Meeting
Expand the sections below to view instructions on how to find a Zoom meeting link and add it to a Blackboard course:
To locate the meeting link in Zoom:
- Log into the UMass Amherst Zoom Portal by clicking the Sign in button and logging in with your NETID and SPIRE password.
- Click the "Meetings" tab on the sidebar.
- Click on the name of the meeting under the "Topic" heading that you will be linking to.
- If you are creating a new meeting, click the "Schedule a New Meeting" button, set up the meeting, and click the "Save" button at the bottom of the setup screen.
- If you are creating a new meeting, click the "Schedule a New Meeting" button, set up the meeting, and click the "Save" button at the bottom of the setup screen.
- The link will be visible next to "Invite Link" on this page. You can select and copy the link.
To add a Zoom link to your course:
- Navigate to the content area or folder location in your course where the meeting link will appear.
- Choose Build Content from the Action Bar at the top of the content area.
- Click Web Link on the drop-down menu under Create.
- Enter a name for the meeting link into the Name text box.
- Enter the Zoom URL for the meeting into the URL text box.
- Click into the Description text box and add a description for the meeting link. Be sure to include the meeting date, time, and any other important information for the attendees.
- Click the Submit button.