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Zoom: Post Scheduled Meeting Links in Moodle

Learn how to add the Zoom plug-in in your Moodle course.

Purpose

This article demonstrates how to add the Zoom LTI plug-in to your Moodle course so students can access scheduled meetings..

Background

The plugin is best used with LSA (Live Stream Anywhere) classes.

Students will have a convenient list of scheduled class meetings, which includes a Join button for them to click.

The Zoom window inside Moodle includes a tab for Cloud Recordings. Your students can easily access the list of recorded classroom meetings and watch the videos inside Moodle.

Be sure you have your Pro Zoom account with the college before you try to set this up inside a Moodle course.

(You must enable Cloud Recordings when you schedule the recurring meeting)

Procedure

  1. Toggle Edit Mode to on.

  2. Select the plus sign symbol in the section you want the resource and choose Activity or Resource.

    Activity or resource selection link.

  3. Select Zoom LTI Pro 1.3 from the Activity Chooser.

    "Zoom LTI Pro 1.3" resource link on the Activity chooser page

  4. Type in an activity name.

    Block for adding resource title.

  5. Under Grade, select "None."

    Grade section in settings set to None.

  6. Modify any other settings as desired.

  7. Click on Save and return to course.

    You will need your Pro Zoom account to proceed.

  8. Click on the newly created Zoom link on your course page.

    Zoom link as it appears on course page.

  9. If this is your first time linking Zoom and Moodle together, you may be prompted to log into your Zoom account before you're able to get to the screen displayed here.

  10. Click on Schedule a New Meeting in the upper right-hand corner.

    Schedule a new meeting button.

  11. Fill out the Meeting Information:

Listed instructions with arrows pointing to the specific areas on the zoom page. Fill out Topic with name of your course. Fill out When, Duration, and Time Zone. Checkmark recurring meetings. Fill out recurring meeting details. Change any other settings as desired. Checkmark "record this meeting automatically" if desired. Click on save changes.

Once Setup is complete:

Instructor View

Student view of scheduled meetings.

Student View

Student view

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