Microsoft Teams for Teaching

In order to be able to invite module groups to Teams meetings, please use your Outlook calendar to set up the meeting. In the online version of Outlook, module codes will be recognised as they are typed. In the desktop app, you will need to select Check names in order to find the module group in the system.

Please see this guide for more details. 

Go to your Outlook or Teams calendar and find the meeting you want to join. Open the meeting from the calendar and click to join. 

Please see this guide for more details. 

Once in the meeting, select the share button in the middle of the task bar which appears when you hover your mouse in the middle of the screen. Choose whether you want to share the whole screen, one application, a Chrome tab or a PowerPoint presentation.

Please see this guide for more details. 

Once in the meeting, select the three dots on the task bar and in the menu select Start recording. Please let attendees know if you intend to record a meeting. When the meeting is over, end the meeting or select Stop recording. Your recording will be processed and then appear in the chat window when ready. It will be stored in Microsoft Stream and made available initially to those invited to the meeting only. 

Please see this guide for more details. 

No, you can set up a Teams space if you want for your module group and add all students by adding the module code when asked for student names. However, this is not necessary in order to use Teams to set up meetings to replace face-to-face teaching. You can set up such meetings through your Outlook calendar and invite all students from a module group using the module code. 

Yes, when you set up your Team space, add the module code when asked which students you would like to add. The module code will be recognised by the system and when you set up the team, students will receive an email to say they have been added to the Team. 

Yes,

Please see a blog on Breakout rooms in Teams