How do I add a Zoom link to my Blackboard Learn Ultra course? (Instructors)

1 Preliminary Steps:
2 Retrieving the Zoom link you want to share in the course:
3 Adding the Zoom link to your Blackboard course:
4 Marking your meeting as Recurring:

Preliminary Steps:

1. First you will need to log into Zoom. If you don't know how you can follow this guide on Logging in to Zoom.

2. Once that's completed make sure to create the meeting unless you have already done so. If you don't know how to create a Zoom meeting follow this guide on how to create a Zoom meeting.

3. We recommend making your Zoom links used for the course as 'Recurring' meeting, explained at the bottom of the page.

Retrieving the Zoom link you want to share in the course:

1. On your desktop Zoom application, go to meetings by clicking on the "camera" icon in the top center of the page.

2. Select the meeting you would like to add to your course then select "Show Meeting Invitation".

3. Copy the URL under "Join Zoom Meeting".

Adding the Zoom link to your Blackboard course:

4. Log into your Blackboard Learn Ultra course and go to the location where you would like to add the link. In this example, I will add the Zoom link to the "START HERE!" Learning Module. You can open a Learning Module using the chevron on the far right.

5. Then hover on the light gray line that appears in the location where you wish to add the Zoom link. Upon hovering, the line should turn to purple. Click the purple plus sign icon that appears and the Add Content menu will pop up. Select "Create" from the menu.

6. From the overlay menu that appears on the right side of the screen, select "Link".

7. Complete the following in the New Link dialogue box:

Change the "Hidden from students" drop down menu to "Visible to students".
Add a Display Name, such as "Zoom Link".
Paste in the URL for the Zoom meeting that you copied earlier.
Type a Description.
Finally, click "Save".

7. Now your Zoom Link should appear in the Course Content outline. In my example, you can see the Zoom link indented under "START HERE!", indicating it is in the Start Here Learning Module.

Marking your meeting as Recurring:

To be able to use the same link throughout the semester, make it a 'Recurring Meeting". You may mark it as 'Recurring' when you create the Zoom room, or edit it later by following these steps:

1. Click the "three dots" next to the title of your meeting and selecting "Edit".

2. On the following pop-up screen a "Recurring meeting" option should be visible. Check the "square box" to the left of the text "Recurring meeting", then select "Save" at the bottom right.