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How to Create Breakout Rooms in Zoom

Intended audience:
All users

Setting up breakout rooms in Zoom allows you to split meeting participants into separate, smaller rooms.

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1.

Log in to Zoom

Go to https://uky.zoom.us/ and sign in with your linkblue account.

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2.

Click on the 'Settings' tab

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Click on 'In Meeting (Advanced)'

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4.

Enable breakout rooms

Make sure the button/switch is blue and check the 'Allow host to assign participants to breakout rooms when scheduling' option. Finally, click on 'Save'.

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5.

Schedule a new meeting

Scroll back up and click on 'Meetings' and then on 'Schedule a New Meeting'.

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6.

Pre-assign breakout rooms

Optionally, you can select 'Breakout Room pre-assign' and click on the '+ Create Rooms' link to set up rooms for this meeting.

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Pre-assign breakout rooms (continued)

Click on the '+' next to 'Rooms'.

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Pre-assign breakout rooms (continued)

Add participants by typing your student(s) names to their assigned Breakout Room then click on 'Save'

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9.

Save your scheduled meeting

Click on 'Save'

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10.

Go to Canvas and 'Sign In'

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11.

Scroll down on your left tab and click on 'Zoom'

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12.

Click on 'All My Zoom Meetings/Recordings'

Make sure you are in the 'Upcoming Meetings' tab.

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13.

Start your meeting with the enabled breakout rooms

Click on your meeting title where the Breakout Room will take place. In this example, it is 'Test Breakout Room'.

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14.

In Zoom, click on 'Breakout Rooms'

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