{"id":6881,"date":"2020-04-03T06:34:11","date_gmt":"2020-04-03T06:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/?p=6881"},"modified":"2025-07-15T10:29:49","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T10:29:49","slug":"using-microsoft-teams-in-teaching-and-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2020\/04\/03\/using-microsoft-teams-in-teaching-and-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction to using Microsoft Teams in Teaching and Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What is Teams?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW94662090 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW94662090 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94662090 BCX0\">Teams is an <strong>online collaboration tool<\/strong> from Microsoft. A &#8216;team&#8217; is a <strong>dynamic workspace<\/strong> that allows <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW94662090 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW94662090 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94662090 BCX0\">members work together and <strong>interact in one place<\/strong>. A\u00a0<strong>team is made up of\u00a0<\/strong><strong>&#8216;channels<\/strong>&#8216; in which you and your students can:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW94662090 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW94662090 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94662090 BCX0\">Post <strong>chat<\/strong> <b>messages\u00a0<\/b>and have conversations,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW94662090 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW94662090 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94662090 BCX0\">Store and share links, images and <strong>files<\/strong>,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Hold\u00a0<strong>meetings<\/strong> for interactive sessions and presentations,<\/li>\n<li>Be notified about\u00a0<strong>activity<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Are there restrictions on use of Teams for Teaching and Learning?<\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Where Teams is used for teaching and learning<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">,\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Blackboard (or Canvas) must remain the central hub<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0for the delivery of:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"7\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">C<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">ore learning content<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">,<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"7\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Essential<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">academic\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">module communications\u00a0<\/span><\/b>(do not use Teams calendar or channels for essential module communications),<\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"7\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Summative<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">assessment<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">submission\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">and\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">feedback<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">,<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"7\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Cop<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">y<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">righted<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0materials,\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">for examples scanned articles made available in the Talis Reading List.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Use<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0with students<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:40,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Teams can be used\u00a0with students,\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">in conjunction with<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><strong>Blackboard,<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0for the following purposes<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">1. as a webinar solution for live interactive online sessions (<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">for example,<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0seminars)<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Links to interactive online sessions<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0must\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">be displayed in Blackboard modules.<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">See<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/how-to-make-online-interactive-sessions-available-to-students\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">How to make online interactive sessions available to students<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> for general advice on procedures and features of Teams.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Teams offers the ability to create <span data-contrast=\"none\">breakout groups &#8211; see <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2020\/12\/17\/breakout-rooms-in-microsoft-teams\/\">Breakout Rooms in Microsoft Teams<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a02. as an ad hoc screencast tool (for example,\u00a0<\/strong><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">to record quick and simple lecture presentations)<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-aria-posinset=\"16\" data-aria-level=\"1\">TEL provides guidance for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2020\/04\/03\/ms-teams-making-a-recording\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">MS Teams: Making a recording<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">. Poor internet connectivity will affect quality of the recording &#8211; see\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2020\/10\/15\/internet-connectivity-and-key-considerations-when-working-remotely\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">internet connectivity and key considerations<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0before making a Teams recording<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-aria-posinset=\"17\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">For more recording options; see <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2019\/10\/15\/personal-capture-tools-available-in-microsoft-office-and-from-third-party-providers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Recording tools for university staff<\/a> and a useful\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/powerpoint-recorder-vs-teams-meeting-recording\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Features comparison of PowerPoint vs Teams\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">recording<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">3. as a space for informal collaboration between students (for example, Group work and file sharing)<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-aria-posinset=\"8\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Staff can\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2020\/11\/13\/how-to-request-a-team-for-teaching-and-learning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">request a new Team space<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0for informal use with\u00a0students;\u00a0with the option to auto-enrol members from a single module code and\/or manually add Team members.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-aria-posinset=\"9\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Where the space is used for Teaching and Learning, it is recommended that a member of staff is the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/team-owner-member-and-guest-capabilities-in-teams-d03fdf5b-1a6e-48e4-8e07-b13e1350ec7b\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Team \u2018owner\u2019.<\/span><\/a> Note;<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0&#8216;essential&#8217; learning content must be shared via Blackboard.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-aria-posinset=\"11\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Team owners can assign members to specific channels for collaboration, these can be made\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoftteams\/private-channels\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">private<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">to restrict access.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-aria-posinset=\"12\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Team channels have their own \u2018open\u2019 meeting room, which can be joined at any time by Team members (or channel members only, if set to \u2018<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoftteams\/private-channels\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">private<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">&#8216;). The channel meeting room posts a historical meeting chat\/file sharing to the channel feed, after the meeting has ended.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-aria-posinset=\"12\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Students can access their Teams space or channel meeting rooms by:\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/office\/set-up-your-teams-mobile-apps-1ba8dce3-1122-47f4-8db6-00a4f93117e8\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">setting up the Teams mobile app,<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0via the automatic email notification received when added to a new Team <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">&#8211; Team owners can copy a joining link (for example, a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/create-a-link-or-a-code-for-joining-a-team-11b0de3b-9288-4cb4-bc49-795e7028296f\">link for joining a Team,<\/a>\u00a0specific channel or a channel meeting room), and displaying on their Blackboard module. This will<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0ensure all students have a central hub through which to access collaborative working, group work or projects occurring on Teams.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Recording policies<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:40,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0relating to the use of Teams in Teaching and Learning<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/cqsd\/-\/media\/project\/functions\/cqsd\/documents\/cqsd-old-site-documents\/policy-for-the-recording-of-teaching-and-learning-activities.pdf\">Policy for the Recording of Teaching and Learning Activities (Learning Capture)<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/imps\/-\/media\/project\/functions\/information-management-and-policy-services\/documents\/recorded-content-retention-schedule.pdf\">Retention Schedule for Recorded Content<\/a><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"7\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/cqsd\/-\/media\/project\/functions\/cqsd\/documents\/cqsd-old-site-documents\/student-policy-recording-of-online-teaching-and-learning-activity.pdf?la=en&amp;hash=99285D2F4E2F2589DC26BCB3184EB27F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Student Policy on the Recording of Online Teaching and Learning Activity<\/a><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"8\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">For information about privacy of all users regarding call recording and etiquette for chat and calls see the DTS\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/nmsruntime\/saveasdialog.aspx?lID=143325&amp;sID=468495\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">University of Reading guidelines for using Microsoft<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Support<\/h2>\n<p>Staff who use Teams with their students need to be self-supporting.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2020\/11\/13\/support-and-training-for-ms-teams\/\">Sources of support for using Teams<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Technical support for MS Teams\u00a0and Office 365 tools is provided by<strong> D<\/strong><\/span><strong>igital Technology\u00a0<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Services (DTS)<\/strong>.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0Please email DTS@reading.ac.uk.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Further info about Teams<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/teams\/\"><strong>Index of Microsoft Teams guides on this site<\/strong><\/a><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is Teams? Teams is an online collaboration tool from Microsoft. A &#8216;team&#8217; is a dynamic workspace that allows members work together and interact in one place. A\u00a0team is made up of\u00a0&#8216;channels&#8216; in which you and your students can: Post chat messages\u00a0and have conversations, Store and share links, images and files, Hold\u00a0meetings for interactive sessions and presentations, Be notified about\u00a0activity. &nbsp; Are there restrictions on use of Teams for Teaching and Learning? Where Teams is used for teaching and learning,\u00a0Blackboard (or Canvas) must remain the central hub\u00a0for the delivery of:\u00a0 Core learning content,\u00a0 Essential\u00a0academic\u00a0module communications\u00a0(do not use Teams calendar or channels for essential module communications), Summative\u00a0assessment\u00a0submission\u00a0and\u00a0feedback,\u00a0 Copyrighted\u00a0materials,\u00a0for examples scanned articles made available in the Talis Reading List.\u00a0 &nbsp; Use\u00a0with students\u00a0 Teams can be used\u00a0with students,\u00a0in conjunction with\u00a0Blackboard,\u00a0for the following purposes:\u00a0 &nbsp; 1. as a webinar solution for live interactive online sessions (for example,\u00a0seminars) Links to interactive online sessions\u00a0must\u00a0be displayed in Blackboard modules.\u00a0See\u00a0How to make online interactive sessions available to students for general advice on procedures and features of Teams. Teams offers the ability to create breakout groups &#8211; see Breakout Rooms in Microsoft Teams &nbsp; \u00a02. as an ad hoc screencast tool (for example,\u00a0to record quick and simple lecture presentations) TEL provides guidance for\u00a0MS Teams: Making a recording. Poor internet connectivity will affect quality of the recording &#8211; see\u00a0internet connectivity and key considerations\u00a0before making a Teams recording.\u00a0 For more recording options; see Recording tools for university staff and a useful\u00a0Features comparison of PowerPoint vs Teams\u00a0recording &nbsp; 3. as a space for informal collaboration between students (for example, Group work and file sharing) Staff can\u00a0request a new Team space\u00a0for informal use with\u00a0students;\u00a0with the option to auto-enrol members from a single module code and\/or manually add Team members. Where the space is used for Teaching and Learning, it is recommended that a member of staff is the\u00a0Team \u2018owner\u2019. Note;\u00a0&#8216;essential&#8217; learning content must be shared via Blackboard. Team owners can assign members to specific channels for collaboration, these can be made\u00a0private\u00a0to restrict access.\u00a0 Team channels have their own \u2018open\u2019 meeting room, which can be joined at any time by Team members (or channel members only, if set to \u2018private&#8216;). The channel meeting room posts a historical meeting chat\/file sharing to the channel feed, after the meeting has ended.\u00a0\u00a0 Students can access their Teams space or channel meeting rooms by:\u00a0 &#8211; setting up the Teams mobile app, &#8211;\u00a0via the automatic email notification received when added to a new Team &#8211; Team owners can copy a joining link (for example, a\u00a0link for joining a Team,\u00a0specific channel or a channel meeting room), and displaying on their Blackboard module. This will\u00a0ensure all students have a central hub through which to access collaborative working, group work or projects occurring on Teams. &nbsp; Recording policies\u00a0relating to the use of Teams in Teaching and Learning Policy for the Recording of Teaching and Learning Activities (Learning Capture) Retention Schedule for Recorded Content Student Policy on the Recording of Online Teaching and Learning Activity For information about privacy of all users regarding call recording and etiquette for chat and calls see the DTS\u00a0University of Reading guidelines for using Microsoft\u00a0 &nbsp; Support Staff who use Teams with their students need to be self-supporting. Sources of support for using Teams. Technical support for MS Teams\u00a0and Office 365 tools is provided by Digital Technology\u00a0Services (DTS).\u00a0Please email DTS@reading.ac.uk. &nbsp; Further info about Teams Index of Microsoft Teams guides on this site &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"no","_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}},"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[357,352,356],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Introduction to using Microsoft Teams in Teaching and Learning - Blackboard Help for Staff - University of Reading<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Introduction to using Microsoft Teams in Teaching and Learning - Blackboard Help for Staff - University of Reading\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"What is Teams? Teams is an online collaboration tool from Microsoft. A &#8216;team&#8217; is a dynamic workspace that allows members work together and interact in one place. A\u00a0team is made up of\u00a0&#8216;channels&#8216; in which you and your students can: Post chat messages\u00a0and have conversations, Store and share links, images and files, Hold\u00a0meetings for interactive sessions and presentations, Be notified about\u00a0activity. &nbsp; Are there restrictions on use of Teams for Teaching and Learning? 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