Illinois Tech instructors have a choice in web conferencing systems. They may use either Blackboard Collaborate Ultra or Zoom. Zoom sessions can accommodate up to 300 attendees; Blackboard Collaborate Ultra can accommodate 250 attendees. Each tool is integrated into every Blackboard course site. It is necessary for the instructor to select a tool and create the sessions.
Remember to communicate with students about which tool will be used for online sessions and let them know where in the course site they will find the required links.
- Log into the
- Search for "Blackboard"
- Go to the course in which you would like to schedule the meeting
- In the menu bar, click the little plus sign icon and select 鈥淭ool Link鈥
- Type 鈥淶oom Class Meetings鈥 in the 鈥淣ame鈥 field
- Select 鈥淶oom Meeting鈥 from the drop down menu
- Check the box next to 鈥淎vailable to users鈥
- Press Submit
After you create the link, it's necessary to create the sessions. Click on "Create the Zoom Meeting Sessions" to proceed to the next step.
NOTE: 电车无码-Kent Law instructors should not access Zoom using these instructions. 电车无码-Kent Law courses are in ultra view only.
- Click on the new menu item you created: Zoom Meeting (note: it will be at the bottom of your menu bar - you can move it if you wish by dragging and dropping it)
- A new Zoom window will open, click 鈥淪chedule a New Meeting鈥
- Type in the name of your meeting (ie, 鈥淏i-Weekly online session, MATH-101)
- Select the date that the class meets. RECOMMENDED: Select 鈥淩ecurring Meeting鈥 to set up all the sessions
- Review the 鈥淢eeting Options鈥. RECOMMENDED: Select 鈥淩ecord the meeting automatically鈥 and "In the cloud". Recorded sessions will be saved in your course site in "Class Recordings | Panopto"
- Enter the emails of 鈥淎lternative Hosts鈥 like TAs or other instructors in the class
- Press SAVE
NOTE: Do NOT schedule personal/non-class meetings by accessing Zoom though Blackboard, or your students will have access to the meetings. To schedule non-class meetings, go through the Google Apps calendar found at the .
- Go to the course in which you would like to schedule the meeting
- Click on Books and Tools on the left side of course site
- Click the plus sign icon next to 鈥淶oom Meetings鈥, that will create a link in the course content
- Click to make the link 鈥淰isible to Students鈥
After you create the link, it's necessary to create the sessions. Click on "Create the Zoom Meeting Sessions/Ultra View" to proceed to the next step.
NOTE: 电车无码-Kent Law instructors should not access Zoom using these instructions.
- Click on the link to 鈥淶oom Meeting鈥 that you created
- A new Zoom window will open, click 鈥淪chedule a New Meeting鈥
- Type in the name of your meeting (ie, 鈥淏i-Weekly online session, MATH-101)
- Select the date that the class meets - RECOMMENDED: Select 鈥淩ecurring Meeting鈥 to set up all the sessions
- Review the 鈥淢eeting Options鈥 - RECOMMENDED: Select 鈥淩ecord the meeting automatically鈥 and "In the cloud".
- Enter the emails of 鈥淎lternative Hosts鈥 like TAs or other instructors in the class
- Press SAVE
NOTE: Do NOT schedule personal/non-class meetings by accessing Zoom though Blackboard, or your students will have access to the meetings. To schedule non-class meetings, go through the Google Apps calendar found at
Be sure to communicate with your students where the Zoom link is located in your Blackboard course site.
Recordings made in Zoom (that were initiated through a Blackboard course
site) will automatically be saved in the corresponding Panopto folder for that course. Most course sites will have a link for "Class Recordings | Panopto". Instructors and students should click "Class Recordings | Panopto" to find the recordings.
NOTE: It may take several hours for the recording to appear after the session is over.
Finding Online Class Sessions and Recordings is a useful resource to help students find sessions and recordings.
Don't forget to configure Panopto: Instructions