Microsoft Teams Classes Integration with Blackboard
This guide is ONLY for INSTRUCTORS.
Microsoft Teams Classes are digital class spaces linked to your Blackboard module. Through the integration, a Class Team is automatically created, providing a connected environment for discussions and collaboration in Teams.
This will go through the process of enabling Teams Classes on your module site.
Enabling Microsoft Teams Classes
Navigate to your module site and in the left-hand panel under “Details and Actions” you should see Microsoft Teams.
The first time you use this you will need to click on “Enable Microsoft Teams“. This is a 1 time process. If it is not visible, try refreshing the page.
You will then be sent to the “setting up page” where you will be prompted to sync with Microsoft Teams by clicking on the dark blue button.
This will create a Class Team for your students to collaborate online using Microsoft Teams with in your module.
While this is happening, you will get an alert in your Teams Activity to let you know the Class Team has been created.
Even after you receive this alert, it will take up to approximately 2 hrs to fully sync everything across Blackboard and Teams. Do not attempt to open it during this setup period.
All your Class Teams can be found under the Teams button on the left-hand menu. The Class will need to be activated before any students can access it. To activate the Class Team, open the Class, and you will see a banner message with a button to activate it.
Troubleshooting
Unable to see Microsoft Teams in the Details and Actions menu?
Try doing a browser refresh. If you’re still unable to see it, try clearing your browser’s cookies and cache.
“Not Quite Ready Yet” Pop-Up Message
If you get a pop-up message saying “Not Quite Ready Yet,” we believe this is due to the student preview accounts. You can click “OK,” and the message should disappear.