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If you want to add Zoom meetings to your courses on Mindseed, please read this documentation. It explains how you can add, manage or remove the Zoom app from your mindseed admin interface.
Prerequisites
- you have already registered for an account at mindseed.online by clicking the user icon at the top right of the page
- you have already registered for an account at Zoom: https://zoom.us/
- You must pre-approve the app if you have a Zoom plan master account.
Adding the Zoom App to Mindseed
- Visit your mindseed admin interface.
- Navigate to Settings from the left sidebar menu & then choose "Authentications".
- Then click "Create" from the top right.
- From the modal displayed, choose "Zoom Meetings" and then choose either "Single Account" or "Master Account".
- Single accounts are used for retrieving events from a single user, this applies to the Zoom plans "Basic" and "Pro"
- Master accounts for retrieving events from any user under the Master account, this applies to the Zoom plans "Business" and "Enterprise".
- Assuming you have chosen
- "Single Account", a Zoom Meeting entry will be created with "Single Account" as the account type.
- "Master Account", a Zoom Meeting entry will be created with "Master Account" as the account type.
- Switch on the toggle displayed on the right side of the Zoom Meeting item and click Confirm from the prompt.
- You will then be redirected to your Zoom Account to Authorize the integration/app.
Well done! You have successfully authorized Zoom. You can start adding Zoom events to your courses.
Using Zoom within Mindseed
- Navigate to the courses page via the admin panel here: https://{YOUR_DOMAIN}//admin/en/courses
- Choose "Create" by clicking the Create button at the top right.
- Set a title for your Course and then navigate to "LMS Content".
- Add your first Chapter.
- Then under the Chapter click "Add Task".
- Under the Events category choose "Zoom Meetings".
- From
the side burger menu choose "Events" from the top tabs.
- You only see Meetings that take place in the future and that you have already created within your Zoom account.
- You can not create/delete/manage Zoom Meetings from within Mindseed.
- If you have not yet created any Zoom Meeting or want to apply any changes to it, please visit your Zoom account and perform the actions needed.
- Choose the Zoom Meeting and then click the (+) icon to add the event you wish.
- Click "Confirm" in the prompt.
- The title and URL of your Zoom event will be pre-populated for you.
- Click "Apply" from the top right to apply the changes. Once applied you will see the Zoom meeting as a task in the chapter.
- Click "Save Content" from the top bar.
- Click "Publish Content" and from the modal prompt displayed check the
"I confirm that I want to publish this content version" and choose to Publish version.
Well done! You have successfully added your first Zoom event to a course. To see the event from your customer's perspective, please follow these steps:
- Visit your
website's front end and navigate to your course catalogue. The link
should be something like https://{YOUR_DOMAIN}/en/catalogue
- Find the course you have created and click Enrol. You will be enrolled to the course.
- Once enrolled click start course to go to your course.
- Find the Zoom event you have created from the right sidebar under the specified chapter.
Removing the Zoom App/Integration
- Visit your admin interface.
- Navigate to Settings from the left sidebar menu & then choose "Authentications".
- Find the Zoom Meeting entry you created from the "Authentications" list.
- Switch off the toggle.
- Once done, click the checkbox at the left of the Zoom entry and then click the "Delete Selected" button.
- Click "confirm" in the prompt.
- The
app will be de-authorized and you will no longer have access to your
Zoom events. All existing Zoom events you have previously added to your courses will no longer work.
FAQ
Q: I have multiple instructors with Zoom Accounts - how can I add them or manage the authentication?
A: Each instructor has to be invited as an admin to your mindseed account and has to add/manage/remove his Zoom account following the steps above. You can only add one Zoom account for each admin.
Q: What happens, if I remove an admin that has a Zoom authenticated?
A: If you delete an admin from Mindseed, the Zoom authentication will also be deleted and corresponding meetings will no longer work.
Q: I have cancelled my Zoom plan, can I still use Zoom within Mindseed?
A: No, it always requires an active subscription to any Zoom plan