Preferred and most secure method:
To Start OLM:
OT logs in and clicks the Start Meeting button on My Training page.
To Join OLM:
AOTs and OGLs log in and click the Join Meeting button on My Training page.
Secondary method:
To Start OLM:
If the button does not work for the OT to start the meeting, try disabling your pop-up blockers (see below). If still not successful, please report to Member Support and use the methods below:
The OT can instead:
1. Try the Start Meeting button on My Lessons page or My Calendar page
2. OR Click “Copy link” next to the button and send it to themselves and then click the link to start the meeting.
When OT is absent, copy the Start Meeting link and share it with AOT in order for them to host the online leaders meeting.
To Join OLM:
If the button does not work for the AOT or OGL to join the meeting, they can try disabling pop-up blockers (see below). If still not successful, please report to Member Support and try the methods below.
The AOT or OGL can instead:
1. Try the Join Meeting button on My Lessons page or My Calendar page
2. OR Click “Copy link” next to the button and send it to themselves or each other in order to join the meeting.
Things to know:
- The Start/Join button is the same as clicking the link.
- The link is the same every meeting for the whole study year.
- The link is unique to your Online Leaders Meeting. It won’t work for anyone else’s meeting.
- It is necessary to click the Join Meeting button in order to capture the attendance.
- The actual Zoom information AFTER starting the meeting (under the Green Shield in the upper left corner) *CHANGES* each meeting, so make sure you are using the button or link on the BSF Online website.
- If you use a tablet or phone, you need to have the Zoom application downloaded to your device. (Hosting a meeting on a small device is not recommended.)
Zoom update notification: Users who are running an end-of-life version after May 4, 2024 will be logged out of their Zoom Client (Desktop, Mobile, and VDI) or not be able to join meetings via the Zoom Client until they update.
Disabling Pop-up Blockers
Whether you use a desktop computer, laptop, tablet, or phone to join your weekly leaders meeting from the Join Meeting or Start Meeting buttons on the BSF Online website -- please disable your pop-up blocker on your Internet browser. The following Support articles can help you with this: