The spotlight feature was released in October 2020. By default, during a teams video meeting with multiple users, everyone sees a ‘gallery’ view, where you can see up to 9 webcams displayed on the screen. In some cases, a…
Using collaborative activities in Teams
One of the great features within Microsoft Teams is the ability to use the collaborarive features it offers to run collaborastive acvtivities – either during a live synchronus lecture, or as an asynchornus activity over a week/month/semester. There are lots…
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How can I provide a link to a Microsoft Team?
Answer: The crucial thing to consider is, who is this link for? A: It is for New Team Members If you are inviting people to join a Team, you either give them the link, or the code, not both. The…
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Polls and Quizzes with Microsoft Forms: How can use a pre-made poll or quiz within MS Teams?
Answer: Polls or Quizzes created prior to a session can be helpful for a range of reasons such as: checking how students rate the session, during the session; testing knowledge at the beginning of the session as compared to the…
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Polls and Quizzes with Microsoft Forms: How can I run a quick poll for students during a MS Teams session?
Answer: Add a Quick Poll Quick Polls can be helpful to quickly assess attendee sentiments on top, run an in class vote or ask students to choose a topic (choose-your-own adventure – helpful for revision sessions). This post presumes you…
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Online Lecture: I am sharing my screen/PowerPoint during my lecture. Can I play an embedded/YouTube video?
This tutorial has moved to the Digital Tools pages on SharePoint Online. Online Lecture: I am sharing my screen/PowerPoint during my lecture. Can I play an embedded/YouTube video? Answer.
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Mobile Devices: Can I start meetings from the Teams app on my mobile device?
Answer: You cannot setup/create a team video meeting from the mobile app. You can however join an existing team video meeting from the mobile app. To compare the features of the app and the desktop software see: http://blogs.brighton.ac.uk/elearningteam/microsoft-teams-app-vs-desktop-comparison/
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Web resource: How can I make a website/web-based resource easily accessible within my Microsoft Team?
Answer: You can add a website or web resource to a tab using the following steps. Click on the + (plus) button along the top of the Channel where you would like the resource to be shown. Select the Website…
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