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Assign Participants to Breakout Rooms Before a Zoom Meeting

Learn how to pre-assign breakout rooms in Zoom by enabling the feature in meeting settings, creating rooms, and assigning participants.

Bulk Import Zoom Polls From a Spreadsheet in Canvas

Efficiently create multiple Zoom polls for Canvas-integrated meetings by downloading a CSV template, editing it with your questions in spreadsheet software, and importing the completed file. This method streamlines the process of preparing numerous polls for Canvas-linked Zoom sessions.

Create Polls for a Zoom Meeting

Create interactive polls and quizzes for your Zoom meetings through the web portal. Prepare engaging questions ahead of time to enhance participant interaction during your meetings.

Creating Zoom Breakout Rooms

Breakout rooms allow you to split your Zoom meeting in up to 50 separate sessions. The meeting host or co-host can choose to split the participants of the meeting into these separate sessions automatically or manually, or they can allow participants to select and enter breakout sessions as they please. The host or co-host can switch between sessions at any time. Although Zoom Support has good information on managing breakout rooms, we wanted to highlight a few limitations for you here.

Download Zoom Poll Reports

Access and download comprehensive poll reports containing participant responses, contact information, and detailed analytics. Use these reports for assessment, attendance tracking, and learning outcome analysis.

Enable Polling in Your Zoom Account

Enable Zoom's polling feature in your account settings to create and deploy interactive polls during meetings. This feature allows for anonymous polling and downloadable results reports.

Getting Started with Zoom Polling

Comprehensive guide to using Zoom's polling feature, from initial setup through creating polls, launching them during meetings, and analyzing results. Includes links to detailed instructions for each step of the polling process.

Open Pre-Assigned Breakout Rooms During a Zoom Meeting

Learn how to manage pre-assigned breakout rooms during your Zoom by allowing participants to choose their rooms and troubleshooting common issues with participant assignment.

Opening Breakout Rooms in Zoom

This article explains how to open pre-assigned breakout rooms in Zoom and includes best practices, such as allowing participants to choose their own breakout rooms to minimize management for the host.

Share Poll Results During a Meeting in Zoom

Display poll results to all meeting participants in real-time to encourage discussion and transparency. Share response percentages and breakdowns instantly during your Zoom meetings.

Use Zoom Polls During Meetings

Deploy interactive polls during your Zoom meetings to engage participants in real-time. Launch pre-created polls or create new ones on the fly to gather immediate feedback and enhance meeting interaction.

Viewing Zoom Poll Reports in Canvas

This article shows you how to view poll and attendance reports from within your Canvas course using the Zoom integration tool.