Pre-Assigned Breakout Rooms

To Get Started

  1. Go to zoom.temple.edu
  2. Select “Sign In”
  3. Select “Setting” on you Zoom navigation
  4. Scroll to the “In Meeting (Advanced)” options and select the Breakout Room radio button.
  5. Check the box to “Allow host to assign participants to breakout rooms when scheduling”

Pre-Assigned Breakout Rooms
(if you have created your sessions through Canvas)

  1. Log in to Canvas and select “Zoom” from the Global Navigation Menu (far left sidebar menu).
  2. You should see the list of sessions you scheduled for you class listed
  3. Select the first “Topic” link under your scheduled sessions.
    screenshot of the 'Upcoming Meetings' tab on the Zoom page in a Canvas Course
  4. You will be taken to your session’s information page, scroll to the bottom of the page and select “Edit this Meeting.”
  5. Select the check box for “Registration”
    screenshot of the 'Registration' section on the 'Edit this Meeting' screen on the Zoom page for a Canvas course
  6. Select “Attendees register once and can attend any of the occurrences”
  7. Go to the bottom of the page and click “Save”

View Registration List

Once your students have registered, you’ll need to the full list of registrants to pre-set your Breakout Sessions

  1. Go to zoom.temple.edu
  2. Select “Sign In”
  3. Select “Meetings” on you Zoom navigation to left
    You will now see all of you scheduled sessions from Canvas
  4. Select the first “Topic” link under your scheduled sessions. You will be taken to your session’s information page.
  5. Scroll to the bottom of the page and select the “Registration” tab
  6. Select “View” to the right

Use this list of email registrations to create your pre-assigned breakout rooms

Note: You will now need to open a new tab in your browser to assign the registrants to your Breakout Sessions

Add Students to Pre-Assigned Breakouts

  1. Now, go to zoom.temple.edu
  2. Select “Sign In”
  3. Select “Meetings” on your left Zoom navigation
    screenshot of the 'Upcoming Meetings' tab on the 'Meetings' webpage in Zoom
  4. You will now see all of you scheduled sessions from Canvas
  5. Select the first “Topic” link under your scheduled sessions. You will be taken to your session’s information page.
  6. Scroll to the bottom of the page and select “Edit this Meeting.” You will be prompted with the pop-up box below.
  7. Select “All”
    screenshot of the 'Edit Meeting' dialog on the Zoom website
    • You will now see “Breakout Room pre-assign” as an option
  8. Select “+ Create Rooms”
    screenshot of the 'Meeting Options' section on the Zoom Meetings webpage with the 'Breakout Room pre-assign' option checked and the '+ Create Rooms' link highlighted
  9. Select “+” to add the number of Breakout Rooms that you would like
    screenshot of the 'Breakout Room Assignment' options in Zoom with the '+' button highlighted
  10. In each room you can add a participant by email
    • It is best to look at the registration list for this and enter individually each email your students registered with (below are instructions to view your registration list)
    • When you are done imputing your student’s emails, select “Save”

Pre-Assigned Breakout Rooms
(if you have created your sessions through the Zoom site)

  1. Go to zoom.temple.edu
  2. Select “Sign In”
  3. Select “Meetings” on you Zoom navigation to left
    You should see the list of sessions you scheduled for you class listed
  4. Select the first “Topic” link under your scheduled sessions. You will be taken to your session’s information page.
    screenshot of the 'Upcoming Meetings' tab on the Zoom page in a Canvas Course
  5. Scroll to the bottom of the page and select “Edit this Meeting.”
  6. Select the check box for “Registration”
    screenshot of the 'Registration' section on the 'Edit this Meeting' screen on the Zoom page for a Canvas course
  7. Select “Attendees register once and can attend any of the occurrences”
  8. Scroll down and select the check box for “Breakout Room pre-assign” as an option
  9. Select “+ Create Rooms”
  10. Select “+” to add the number of Breakout Rooms that you would like
    screenshot of the 'Breakout Room Assignment' options in Zoom with the '+' button highlighted
  11. In each room you can add a participant by email
    • It is best to look at the registration list for this and enter individually each email your students registered with (above are instructions to view your registration list)
    • When you are done imputing your student’s emails, select “Save”