{"id":23829,"date":"2024-10-15T14:49:19","date_gmt":"2024-10-15T14:49:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/TEL-Support-Staff\/?p=23829"},"modified":"2025-09-30T15:47:01","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T15:47:01","slug":"key-topic-ms-teams-meetings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/TEL-Support-Staff\/key-topic-ms-teams-meetings\/","title":{"rendered":"Key Topic: MS Teams meetings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Microsoft Teams Meetings for Teaching & Learning<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Key Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Teams meeting is a web conferencing tool for holding real-time online \u2018virtual classroom\u2019 sessions. Use the tool for live online teaching, seminars, tutorials and meetings with students. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, Teams meetings can be used to facilitate oral assessments such as student presentations, role play or other speaking and listening tasks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Important: links to live online teaching must be displayed in the corresponding Blackboard course.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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How it works?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are two options for setting up Teams meetings and inviting students: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Option 1:<\/strong> via Outlook\/Teams calendar. Invite student email addresses and\/or copy the joining link (to paste into your preferred Blackboard location, anyone with the link can join). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Option 2: <\/strong>via the dedicated Blackboard integration<\/strong>. This provides a designated course area for scheduling\/displaying Teams meeting joining links in one single location.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Explore Teams meeting guides<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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How to invite students to Teams meetings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Option 1: Use Outlook or Teams calendar<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Option 2: Use the Blackboard integration:<\/p>\n\n\n\n