Can I re-use Zoom breakout rooms for future class sessions?

  • How to keep Zoom breakout rooms

1) First, collect students' email address that students used for signing up for free Zoom membership

2) Follow the steps below to setup 'Breakout Room pre-assign'

3) When joining the synchronous lecture, the students have to join the meeting using the email address that they submitted to the instructor beforehand

※ This is only available in version 4.5.0 or above, so please get the latest zoom updates How to get zoom updates? Click HERE

1) Open Chrome browser >> Go to [zoom.us] >> Sign in >> Enter ID/PW

2) Click 'Meeting' from the left side bar menu >> Click 'Personal Room' > Click 'Edit'

3) From 'Meeting Option' Click to activate 'Breakout Room pre-assign > Click 'Create Rooms'

※ How to Pre-assign breakout rooms

  • Enter students' email

1) Click [+] to create breakout rooms as needed > You can edit breakout room name and delete breakout rooms (Please refer to the image above)

2) Click each breakout room that you want to pre-assign students

3) Enter students' email at [Add participants] > Press [Enter] to register

※ Repeat Step 2) and 3) for each breakout room

4) If you have completed assigning breakout rooms, Click 'Save'


4) Check pre-assigned breakout rooms/number of participants and click 'Save'

※ Up to 50 rooms and up to 200 participants can be pre-assigned.

5) Check the number of pre-assigned breakout rooms >> Click 'Save'

6) From Personal Room, Click 'Start'

7) If you want to use breakout room functions, click 'Breakout Rooms' > You can see that students are pre-assigned

8) Click 'Open All Rooms' > Start your class using the breakout rooms