Zoom is a full-featured web and video conferencing tool that allows for synchronous video conferencing, screen sharing and annotation, and text chat between participants. If you have not used Zoom before, we recommend checking out the getting started with Zoom guide.

Note: You will need to log in to Zoom at least once before you create a Zoom meeting within your iLearn course. To log in to Zoom, navigate to https://sfsu.zoom.us and log in using your 9 digit SF State ID and password; same as you use to log in to iLearn.

Add a Zoom meeting to your iLearn course

1. From the course page, in the upper right corner, select Turn editing on.
2. In the week/section you want to add the Zoom meeting, select the +Add an activity button.
3. In the menu select Zoom meeting
4. In the Topic field, enter a name for the meeting.This will become the name of the link on the course page.
5. In the Description field, enter a brief description for the meeting.
6. In the When field, select the date of your meeting.
7. In the Duration field, enter how long your meeting will be.
8. If the meeting will happen more than once, mark the Recurring meeting checkbox.

   Note: A recurring meeting is useful if you want to set up one meeting link and reuse it throughout the whole semester.

9. In the Meeting option field, mark the Enable join before host checkbox if you want to allow your students to join the meeting before you.
10. Select the Save and return to course button.

Zoom meeting settings

General

Setting	Description
Topic	The name and topic of the meeting. This will become the link that students click on to access the meeting.
Description	A brief description about the meeting.
Display description on the course page	Displays the text entered in the description field above on the main course page
When	The date and time the meeting will occur
Duration	How long the meeting is
Recurring meeting	A meeting that occurs more than once
Password	A password that participants must type in order to join a meeting. By default, no password is set
Host video	Whether or not the host of the meeting will have their video turned on by default
Participants video	Whether or not the participants joining the meeting will have their video on by default
Audio options	Telephony only Participants must call in to the meeting via telephone Voip only Participants can only speak and be heard through a computer or mobile device Both Participants can use either a telephone, computer or mobile device to join the meeting audio (recommended)
Meeting option - Enable join before host	Allow participants to join the meeting before the host does

Grade

Setting	Description
Grade	Type None This assignment is not graded Point This assignment is graded by points Scale This assignment is graded on a non-numeric scale Scale - Which scale to use if Scale is selected in Type Maximum points - How many points this assignment is worth if Point is selected in Type
Grade category	Determines which category in the gradebook for the class this assignment belongs to.

Common module settings

Setting	Description
Visible	Whether this activity or resource is visible to students.

For additional assistance, contact Academic Technology: (415) 405-5555, at@sfsu.edu, LIB 80