Add a Zoom Whiteboard link to a Blackboard Course

Summary

This article explains how to link a Zoom whiteboard in a Blackboard course.

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When to Use?

Use Zoom whiteboards for collaboration in your course.

Procedure

Sign in to the Zoom desktop client.

Open a whiteboard.

At the top right of the whiteboard page, click the Share button.

Share button at the top right of the whiteboard page.

In the Share whiteboard window click the Link access dropdown menu and select Anyone at Grand Valley State University.

Link access dropdown menu choices with Only invited members can access the board highlighted.

Set the permissions for accessing the whiteboard.

Permission options menu with Can View highlighted.

Click Copy link for pasting the link into a Blackboard course, message or email.

Navigate to your Blackboard course.

Hover your cursor over the Course Content page, click the plus option and select Create from the drop-down menu. In the Create Item panel that opens select the Link option.

Create Item panel in a Blackboard course.

At the top of the page click the Web Link tab.

Web Link and Course Link options for adding a link to course content.

Set the Student visibility, enter a Display Name and paste the whiteboard link in their respective fields.

Link fields for the web link including visibility for students, display name, and link URL.

Select the Save button to create the Zoom whiteboard link. A web link appears on the Course Content page with a link icon next to the display name.

For more information on “How to share a whiteboard” visit Zoom’s support web site.

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Article ID: 20980
Created
Tue 8/13/24 2:57 PM
Modified
Tue 8/13/24 2:57 PM