As a student, you can join your instructor's Zoom meetings directly from the Canvas course site.

Step 1: Login to the UTK Zoom Account = Authenticate

In your web browser, visit https://tennessee.zoom.us/.
Click on the Create or Edit Account button.
If presented with the sign-in page:
select Sign in with SSO (Single Sign-On), select the Keep me signed in box and on the next screen...

type tennessee for the company domain.
Enter your UT NetID and Password on the login screen.
Authenticate with the Duo-2FA.
Familiarize yourself with Zoom by reviewing the Getting Started with Zoom website and Zoom video tutorials.

Step 2: Access a Zoom session through Canvas

Open your Canvas course.
Click on Zoom in the course menu.

The Zoom dashboard will open inside your Canvas course, and will list all meetings that have been scheduled.
Before joining a meeting, make sure your Time Zone is set to your local time zone. Use the pencil icon to select the correct Time Zone.
If you are ready to join the meeting, click the Join button.

Step 3 (Optional on a laptop): Install the Zoom application to participate in a Zoom session

Zoom Mobile App

If you are using a mobile device to join the meeting, the Zoom mobile app will launch automatically when you click Join.

Zoom Computer Application

If you are using a laptop or desktop computer, then you will be prompted to join from your browser or download and run the Zoom application to join the meeting. You may select either of these options.

(If prompted to download, save to your preferred location.)

1. Once downloaded, click the file to install.

2. If you run into an issue with your download, you can click on download & run Zoom to start the installation again.

3. You will be presented with a dialogue box showing the progress of the Zoom installation. Your meeting will start once the installation is complete.

For all future meetings, you will not have to install the Zoom application. Instead, you will be prompted to Open Zoom Meetings. This will open the Zoom meeting you are scheduled for.