Video – Using Microsoft Teams in itslearning

Many teachers are using live conferencing tools to create more dynamic lessons and engage students – especially in the case of remote learning.

NOTE: We will very soon have the Microsoft Teams Meetings plugin directly available in the toolbar of our rich text editor.

For now, it needs to be added from our App library. This can be done by the system administrator on behalf of the organization (Click this link Add MS Teams plug-in to see how it is done) or by each individual teacher.

You can add a MS Teams meeting anywhere in itslearning that has a rich text editor.

You can also copy and insert the meeting link in a calendar event and in Plans.

Here’s what you need to get started:

Office 365 for Business/Education account

You cannot create a meeting with your personal account – you will get an error message if you try to do this.

A MS Teams meeting can accommodate up to 250 users.

Create a meeting

Click on the Teams icon in the rich text editor

NOTE: if you do not see this icon – click on the Puzzle icon (next to the Teams icon in the image below, and browse the App library and search for ‘Microsoft Teams Meetings’, then click the ‘Include this app’ button).

This option is only available to anyone who has “Allow HTML Code Level” at less restricted or higher. What this means is that if you don’t want students to create MS Teams meetings, their HTML Code Level must be “Restricted” or lower.

Once created, the meeting does not appear anywhere else in Office 365 – for example, it will not show up on Outlook. Meetings can only be joined via the provided link.

How to join a meeting

  • Click the provided link
  • Anyone signed into Office 365 can start the meeting. This is not restricted to the user who created the meeting.
  • By default you do not need an O365 account to join the meeting (Check with your school if this is allowed).

Anonymous users

If anonymous users want to join a meeting, they must first fill in a name.

If users without an account have joined prior to the start of the meeting, they will need to be admitted by a logged in user. If the meeting has already started, they will be automatically admitted.

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