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LearnIT: Zoom in Canvas for Students

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• How to signup for a JCU Zoom Account through Canvas
• How to Join Zoom Meeting through Canvas
• How to download Zoom Software
• How to Join a Zoom meeting
• Additional Resources

How to signup for a JCU Zoom Account through Canvas

Zoom is available in every Canvas course [if you do not see Zoom on your left-hand navigation, please ask your professor to enable it under course navigation.

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1. Go to any of your courses and within the course navigation menu you will see the 'Zoom' link. Click Zoom

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• Zoom will send an email to your JCU email address. Open the email and activate your Zoom license.

Download and install the Zoom client

1. If a user does not already have Zoom downloaded to their device, when clicking to Start a Zoom meeting, the user will be prompted to download and run zoom.
2. Click the download & run Zoom link. The package will download to your computer.
3. Once downloaded, double click to open the package and continue through the steps.

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Login to your Desktop Zoom Client

1. Click the blue Zoom logo on your desktop and Sign In with SSO.
2. Enter johncarrolluniversity under company domain.
3. Click Continue.
4. You will be redirected to JCU’s single sign-on to sign in.
5. After signing in, you will be redirected back to the Zoom Desktop Client.

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Join a Zoom meeting

1. Click Join
2. Click Open Zoom Meetings

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Configuration/Setup Zoom

1. You can test your audio connection before joining by clicking the “Test Computer Audio” link. The audio preferences will open.
2. Make sure unmute yourself in case your participants are not able to hear you.

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Additional Resources

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