Posting a Zoom Meeting link in TCU Online

Students are not automatically emailed an invite to a class meeting scheduled through the TCU Online Zoom integration. Instead, this information is available to students through the Zoom integration, through the TCU Online calendar tool, through the TCU Online calendar tool, through the Upcoming Events widget on the course homepage, and through the Upcoming Events page in course content (see Student Access to the Zoom meeting link).

To offer an additional prominent reminder about your meeting, you can post a link to your Zoom meeting in TCU Online. Follow the steps under To Get Started, then choose to Post Using the HTML Editor or to Post as a Standalone Content Item, by following the steps in those sections.

To Get Started

1. From within the TCU Online Zoom integration, click on the meeting topic to open up the settings for that meeting.
   
2. Highlight and copy the meeting link.
   

Post Using the HTML Editor

Complete the following steps to post the copied Zoom meeting link using the HTML Editor (the HTML Editor is located in Announcements, Creating a File Content Items, Discussions, Assignments, etc.)

1. Type the title of your link.
   
2. Highlight the title.
   
3. Click on the link icon in the toolbar.
   
4. Scroll down the list and click on URL.
   
5. Paste the previously copied Zoom meeting link, adjust title if needed, leave New Window selected.
   
6. Click the Insert button.
   
7. Click Save or Publish to post the link.
   

Post as a Standalone Content Item

Complete the following steps to post the copied Zoom meeting link as a standalone content item.

1. Navigate to the module in which you want to place the link.
   
2. Click on the Upload/Create button.
   
3. Select the Create a Link option.
   
4. Give the link a name in the Title field.
   
5. Paste the previously copied Zoom meeting link in the URL field.
   
6. Check the box to Open as an External Resources.
   
7. Click the Create button.