Zoom: Joining Breakout Rooms (Students)

Requirements:

• Version 5.3.0 (or later) of the Zoom desktop application installed on your computer (Not available on Chrome OS).

Joining a meeting:

1. Log into Canvas.
2. Click the Zoom from the course navigation menu.
3. Click the Join button beside the Zoom meeting.
4. Zoom will open in a new window.
5. A pop up will appear to ask you to open the Zoom application. Click Open Zoom Meetings.

Moving between breakout rooms:

After the Host (Instructor) has opened the breakout rooms, a Join a breakout room pop-up will appear at the bottom. You will also see the “Breakout Rooms” option appear.

1. Click Breakout Rooms.
   
   
   
   For Windows users, click Join > Yes beside the room you would like to join.
   
   
   
   For Mac users, hover over the number beside the Room you want to join. Click Join > Yes to join the room




2. You will be sent to the breakout room you chose to join. To change rooms, click on Breakout Rooms > Choose Breakout Room and join a different room.
   
   
   

Requirements

1. Version 5.3.0 or later of the Zoom desktop application installed on your computer.
2. An activated Zoom account (make sure you know your log in credentials, email and password).

• If you don’t have one, create a free Zoom account (China residents, please check with your instructor). Make sure you let your instructor know the email you used to sign up for your Zoom account.

Joining a Meeting

1. Open your desktop Zoom application and log into your Zoom account. Please make sure you are logged in before joining the meeting in Canvas. 


Important: when prompted, you must use the email address you used to create your Zoom account to log in. This is required in order for you to be put into the breakout room you are assigned to.


2. Log into Canvas
3. Click the Zoom from the course navigation menu.
4. Click the Join button beside the Zoom meeting.
5. Zoom will open in a new window.
   • If you see the message below, click Sign in to Join and log into your Zoom account.
   
   
   
   
   
   
6. A pop up will appear to ask you to open the Zoom application. Click Open Zoom Meetings. 


Important: you must open the meeting using the Zoom desktop application and not from your browser. This is required in order for you to be put into the breakout room you are assigned to.

You will be automatically put in the breakout room you are assigned once your instructor starts the breakout rooms.