If you have students in quarantine/isolation or want to prepare for that eventuality, you may be interested in setting up Zoom meetings that would only be available to those specific students.

Note: When running a Zoom session in the classroom, it is recommended you not show the participant list or the gallery of participants on the screen at the front of the class in order for isolated/quarantined students to maintain privacy.

Setting up a Zoom Meeting Outside of Canvas

This process takes place outside of Canvas in order to regulate which students have access to the Zoom meeting link.

Go to Cornell.zoom.us and click Login at the top right.
Enter your NetID and password. (This may not be required if you are already signed into Cornell applications online.)
Click the red Schedule a New Meeting button near the top left.
List a clear, descriptive title in the box next to Topic. (You may also want to include a description, but it is not necessary.)
Choose when to start the meeting and the duration of the meetings on a given day. (If you do not want the meeting set for a specific time, you can skip this step.)
Check the box next to Recurring Meeting.
Select the recurrence options desired. If you desire a single link that does not have a specific time associated with it, set Recurrence to No Fixed Time.
Choose other settings as you desire.
1. You may want to check the box next to Enable waiting room for extra security if you have a small number of students who should have access to the meeting link. You may also want to select Require authentication to join in order to know which students use the link.
2. It is recommended to turn Participant video off by default and to select Mute participants upon entry. (This will help students maintain privacy.)
Click the red Save button at the bottom.
Copy the Invite Link or use Copy Invitation to share with specific students.

Sharing a Zoom Meeting Link with Specific Students

There are a few ways you can share the Zoom meeting link with specific students. One way is to share the links with students via email. We recommend using BCC on group emails to isolated students to maintain their privacy.

Another option (that allows for time-limited access to the links) is to set up a Not Graded Assignment through your course in Canvas that is only available to specific students.

In Course Navigation, click Assignments.
Click the +Assignment button.
Name the assignment.
Use the information area to paste the Zoom meeting link.
Change the Points to 0 and the Display Grade as box to Not Graded.
In the Assign To area, choose the specific students who should have access. You can also choose availability dates for the discussion, but this is unnecessary. (You may want to update this as students are removed and added to the isolation/quarantine list.)
Click the Save & Publish button to save and immediately publish or the Save button to publish at a later time.