{"id":17839,"date":"2024-08-28T15:29:11","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T15:29:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/?page_id=17839"},"modified":"2026-09-03T15:10:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T15:10:50","slug":"ms_teams","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/ms_teams\/","title":{"rendered":"MS Teams &#8211; Online Video Conferencing Platform"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"17839\" class=\"elementor elementor-17839\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-601d9af elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"601d9af\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6bfc3bb\" data-id=\"6bfc3bb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0380cf6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0380cf6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Microsoft Teams is a real-time video and audio conferencing tool that enables you to share files, collaborate on applications, use a virtual whiteboard, and engage with students and colleagues online.<\/p><div><p>For the best experience, we recommend <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span class=\"___xxxjie0 f1w7gpdv f1gqqdtu\" data-wra=\"1\"><a class=\"fui-Link fai-bebop ___1v1lyro f2hkw1w f3rmtva f1ewtqcl f16muhyy f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv f1mo0ibp fjoy568 ff5ikls f1s184ao f1mk8lai fnbmjn9 f1o700av f13mvf36 f33ey8m f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 feiuef2 f1eh06m1 f54796x fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1nev41a f132whgj f1v74mp6 f1tsf1ni fnq52rx f16zlvvm\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/newTeamsapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-tabster=\"{&quot;restorer&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:1}}\"><span class=\"___1cs5bdp f1w7gpdv f5p0z4x\">downloading<\/span> <span class=\"___1cs5bdp f1w7gpdv f5p0z4x\">the<\/span> <span class=\"___1cs5bdp f1w7gpdv f5p0z4x\">Microsoft<\/span> <span class=\"___1cs5bdp f1w7gpdv f5p0z4x\">Teams<\/span> <span class=\"___1cs5bdp f1w7gpdv f5p0z4x\">desktop<\/span> <span class=\"___1cs5bdp f1w7gpdv f5p0z4x\">application<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span>. Please ensure you use your University Microsoft 365 account and avoid the personal version of Teams (Teams Home), as it does not include many of the features required for teaching and learning.<\/p><p>Alternatively, you can join Teams meetings through a web browser. We recommend using Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome to ensure full functionality. Safari and Firefox are not supported for all Teams features and may cause issues when joining meetings or using tools such as breakout rooms, polls, and the whiteboard.<\/p><blockquote><p><strong>This guide is intended for instructors only.<\/strong><br \/>If you are a student, please refer to the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span class=\"___xxxjie0 f1w7gpdv f1gqqdtu\" data-wra=\"1\"><a class=\"fui-Link fai-bebop ___1v1lyro f2hkw1w f3rmtva f1ewtqcl f16muhyy f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv f1mo0ibp fjoy568 ff5ikls f1s184ao f1mk8lai fnbmjn9 f1o700av f13mvf36 f33ey8m f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 feiuef2 f1eh06m1 f54796x fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1nev41a f132whgj f1v74mp6 f1tsf1ni fnq52rx f16zlvvm\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/microsoft-teams-students\/#joinmt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-tabster=\"{&quot;restorer&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:1}}\"><span class=\"___1cs5bdp f1w7gpdv f5p0z4x\">Microsoft<\/span> <span class=\"___1cs5bdp f1w7gpdv f5p0z4x\">Teams<\/span> <span class=\"___1cs5bdp f1w7gpdv f5p0z4x\">guide<\/span> <span class=\"___1cs5bdp f1w7gpdv f5p0z4x\">for<\/span> <span class=\"___1cs5bdp f1w7gpdv f5p0z4x\">students<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span>.<\/p><\/blockquote><div><h2><strong>Microsoft Teams and Blackboard<\/strong><\/h2><p>Microsoft Teams meetings can be used for online lectures, seminars, tutorials, office hours, and other live teaching activities.\u00a0<\/p><p>For step-by-step instructions on creating a Teams meeting using the Microsoft Education integration in Blackboard, see:<\/p><h2><strong>Create a Microsoft Teams Meeting<\/strong><\/h2><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span class=\"___xxxjie0 f1w7gpdv f1gqqdtu\" data-wra=\"1\"><a class=\"fui-Link fai-bebop ___1v1lyro f2hkw1w f3rmtva f1ewtqcl f16muhyy f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv f1mo0ibp fjoy568 ff5ikls f1s184ao f1mk8lai fnbmjn9 f1o700av f13mvf36 f33ey8m f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 feiuef2 f1eh06m1 f54796x fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1nev41a f132whgj f1v74mp6 f1tsf1ni fnq52rx f16zlvvm\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/microsoft-education-creating-a-teams-meeting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-tabster=\"{&quot;restorer&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:1}}\">Microsoft Education: Creating a Teams Meeting<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p><div><p>This guide covers how to:<\/p><ul><li>Enable Microsoft Education for your module<\/li><li>Create a Teams meeting<\/li><li>Enable attendance tracking<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-806db0d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"806db0d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4fb334c\" data-id=\"4fb334c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1fe3cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d1fe3cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft Teams is a real-time video and audio conferencing tool that enables you to share files, collaborate on applications, use a virtual whiteboard, and engage with students and colleagues online. 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