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