FACULTY: How to create a single Zoom link to share between multiple class sections.

To Create a single Zoom meeting that can be accessed by multiple class sections, follow the steps below:

1. Navigate to bridgew.zoom.us and click on the Sign In button.  If prompted, use your Bridgewater State Single Sign-On credentials to sign in.
2. Click the Schedule button in the top right corner
3. Create a Zoom meeting to your specifications. If you’d like this meeting to always be available, select “Recurring Meeting” and select “no fixed time” from the drop-down menu.
4. Once you have established all settings, click Save at the bottom of the list to save the meeting.
5. Copy the Invite Link URL and share with your participants.

There are a few ways you can share this link with your students across multiple courses.  The easiest way would be to include the invite URL as a web link within all of your courses.

1. Navigate to one of your blackboard courses that requires the zoom link.
2. In the Course Menu, click on the plus icon in the top left and select Web Link from the dropdown menu
3. Give the Web Link an appropriate name and paste the Invite Link URL into the URL field
4. Check the Available to Users option to make the new web link visible to students.
5. Click Save
6. Move the new link to an appropriate placement within your course menu
7. Repeat the above steps in any additional courses that require access to the Zoom meeting.

You can also email the Invite Link URL or invitation directly to students and guests.

This video demonstrates the above steps in more detail:

This could be helpful if you'd like to have office hours, a special guest speaker, combined meetings, etc.  To follow these steps, be sure you go to https://bridgew.zoom.us/ and log in with your BSU credentials.