Setting up Blackboard to display your Zoom meeting and recording links - College of Law

In order to ensure a consistent student experience across all classes, and to simplify the start of each class session, please set up the Blackboard site for your course using the instructions below.

Note: A previous version of this article was posted before the implementation of a school-wide Blackboard course template. The current version of the article provides instructions for posting content using the template.

Enter your Blackboard course

Log in to Blackboard at https://blackboard.syracuse.edu
Under your My Courses module, click the link for the desired course

Insert your meeting link

In the left-hand menu, click to enter the content area labeled "Live Online Class Sessions"
Hover your cursor over the link labeled "Link to Live Online Class," then click the gray menu arrow that appears, and select "Edit"
In the URL box, paste the meeting URL
- Please see this article for information on generating and copying the meeting URL
Replace the placeholder text in the description box with the specific meeting times for your course
Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Submit

Insert recording links as they are created

Within the Live Online Class Sessions content area, click the folder for Class Recordings
Click the menu option for Build Content, then choose Web Link
Insert the name "Class Recording [DATE]"
In the URL box, paste the recording URL
- Please see this article for information on retrieving the recording URL
In the Description text box, paste the meeting password, if used
Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Submit