How to Add Zoom Meetings into TRACS

Using the External Tool feature, add a Zoom meeting directly in TRACS to allow your students to quickly and easily access your class meeting.

When setting up the External Tool, you will need to enter a launch URL for the tool,a key, and a secret.

These values are available online in your Zoom account. Make sure not to reveal these values to the other members of the site.

Required Zoom Information Where To Find It In Zoom
Your Zoom meeting join URL (Zoom weblink)

Located in Meetings. 
Edit a meeting to find the invite link
Key

Located at the bottom of Settings
Secret

Located at the bottom of Settings
  1. In Site Info, using the Manage Tools, add the External Tool and enter a title (eg, Zoom).
  2. In the TRACS Tool List, click the Tool Name, and click Edit.
  3. In the Remote Tool URL text field, enter your Zoom meeting URL.
  4. In the Remote Tool Key text field, enter the Zoom key.
  5. In the Remote Tool Secret text field, enter the Zoom secret.
  6. In Set Button Text text field, enter Zoom.
  7. In Set Tool Title text field, enter Zoom.
  8. Click Update Options.
    The Zoom app will be prompted to open which indicates your set up is complete.