How to Connect Zoom to Blackboard Ultra

The Zoom integration allows instructors to schedule their class sessions directly in Blackboard Ultra. Students will be able to join the class sessions from Blackboard Ultra, meaning they will only need to access one location for all course content.

Adding the Zoom into Course

  1. Open your Blackboard Ultra Course.
  2. In the middle of the page select the + icon to add content, then s​​elect Content Market.Uploaded Image (Thumbnail)
  3. Scroll down until you locate Zoom, then select the + icon.Uploaded Image (Thumbnail)
  4. Zoom should appear in your course as the first item on the Content page.Uploaded Image (Thumbnail)

Schedule your Meetings

  1. Select the Zoom link you just created from the Course Content page.
  2. In the top right corner, Schedule a New Meeting.Uploaded Image (Thumbnail)
  3. In the topic field, enter a name for your class sessions. It is recommended to make this the name of the course, example: Introduction to Computer Science.
  4. Enter the first meeting date of your class, and be sure to select recurring meeting and Weekly and check the boxes for the days of the week your course meets.
  5. Enter the last class meeting date in the end by field.Uploaded Image (Thumbnail)
  6. ​​Under the Participants settings, be sure to select the video setting to on so your students can join with video.​
  7. There are additional Meeting Options ​that you can enable which include:
    ​​- Enable join before host
    - Mute participants upon entry 
    - Use Personal Meeting ID
    - Record Automatically (We recommend enabling this if you tend to forget to record your lectures.)
  8. Select Save.

All of your class meetings will populate. To review the class meetings, just select the Zoom link on the Course Content page. It will show under Upcoming Meetings.

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