Microsoft have put together this really useful collection of Help and Training videos for Teams. If you are just starting out using Teams for your online learning and meetings or an avid user wanting to find out how to do something in particular, for example how to manage meetings or …
Creating meaningful connections can be difficult in larger group settings. Breakout rooms allow organizers to divide the meeting into sub-groups to facilitate discussions and brainstorming sessions. We are excited to share that Breakout rooms are generally available in Microsoft Teams today Contact the eLearning Team if you have any further …
In the Microsoft Teams video below you can learn about formatting your conversations and chat in Teams. Including Announcements and adding Headlines with colour and images. To find out more click the link to the video below:
Are you having issues controlling meetings with students? If so, try tweaking the meeting options. To easily access the ‘Meeting options’ settings click on the ‘dot dot dot’ to reveal the settings. Common Issues ‘Some learners can’t get into the meeting’ – this could be because if learners are ‘Presenters’ …
Adding activities and resources to tabs in Microsoft Teams channels is a piece of cake. Why not keep your learners from drifting off by keeping them focuses inside their class team. Here are some ideas for you to get started!
You can delete channels and restore channels. Watch this short video to find out how.
What? Spotlighting a video is like pinning it for everyone in the meeting. If you’re an organizer or a presenter, you can choose anyone’s video (including your own) to be the main video people see. Why? As a lecturer, you may wish to focus the ‘spotlight’ on specific individuals when …
You now have the option to prevent students from unmuting. You’ll now see three options. See image below. Make Learners Participants Make sure you go to the ‘Manage Permissions‘ options first and change ‘Who can Present?‘ to ‘Only Me‘. See this blog for help with this: http://blogs.loucoll.ac.uk/learningtechnology/2020/09/30/top-tip-prevent-students-from-sharing-unmuting-removing-others-in-meetings/ When inside a …
When inside a meeting you can easily download a list of who is in the meeting for later use. When inside a meeting: Open up the Participant List Click the three dots Click Download Attendance List Check inside your computer download folder and open the MS Excel document. Warning: Do this during the …
