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How do I activate my Zoom account in Canvas?

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Canvas offers a Zoom interface that integrates with your University Zoom account. This integration allows you to schedule meetings on your Zoom account and share meeting join information with your students directly within Canvas.

1. Log in to your University of Utah Zoom account at utah.zoom.us

If this is your first time using Zoom, please follow the How do I create my University of Utah Zoom account guide before continuing. Always sign into utah.zoom.us or your Zoom desktop client prior to using Zoom in Canvas. This will ensure that the Canvas Zoom interface syncs with your account correctly.

2. In the same browser window, go to the University of Utah's Canvas at utah.instructure.com and log in

3. Find and Select "Zoom" in the Course Navigation

You might encounter a "Zoom LTI Pro is requesting access to your account" message, click the red "Authorize button.

4. Your University of Utah Zoom account is now connected to your Canvas account and ready to use

You should see the interface below when you click on the Zoom link in your course navigation. Click the Schedule a New Meeting button to start scheduling meetings. Once you schedule your meetings, students will see the meetings' information when they click the Zoom link in the course navigation. Always sign into utah.zoom.us or your Zoom desktop client prior to using Zoom in Canvas. This will ensure that the Canvas Zoom interface syncs with your account correctly.

Once meetings are scheduled, students will see the meetings' information when they click on the Zoom link in the course navigation. Students can join a meeting by clicking the "Join" button. Password information can be access by clicking the "Invitation" button.

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