Zoom allows you to communicate with your students in a real-time video conferencing tool that lets you add files, share your screen, and use a virtual whiteboard to interact.
This knowledge article demonstrates how to start a Zoom meeting in Canvas.
Step 1
Go to your Canvas course. On the Navigation menu click Zoom.
![Image of Course Navigation bar](https://ask.pgcc.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=fd1691bd-b57e-4dfb-849e-cebf4bd77dad.png)
Step 2
Your upcoming meetings are displayed. Click Start.
![A red arrow pointing to the Start button on the Upcoming Meetings page](https://ask.pgcc.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=85180d42-5d8e-4a9b-b94e-201c483863c1.png)
Step 3
The Open Zoom Meeting dialog appears. Select the Always allow pgcc-edu.zoom.us to open links of this type in the associated app check box then click Open Zoom Meetings.
![A red arrow pointing to the Open Zoom Meetings button](https://ask.pgcc.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=e684d70c-6c4c-46e8-9c63-75235c835257.png)
Step 4
Your Zoom meeting is launched. Click Join with Computer Audio.
![A red arrow pointing to the Join with Computer Audio button](https://ask.pgcc.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=3fbf7aab-57db-4e1f-82a6-f785bbb8cfbb.png)