Last updated on May 13, 2026
Teaching in an online format doesn’t mean you have to lose your instructor-student contact. Microsoft Teams is our institutionally supported application for synchronous communications, including live class sessions and office hours. Teams provides you with a variety of options for creating virtual meeting rooms, organizing classes, and collaborating with your students using integrated tools.
Refer to our spotlight, Create a Class Team, Add Students, and Set Up a Recurring Meeting for guidance on how to create a Class Team and set up meetings for your course.
See our tutorial, Add Channels to an MS Team, for guidance on how to set up communication channels with students in a Class Team.
Additionally, our tutorials, Start a Meeting with Students in Microsoft Teams and Use Breakout Rooms in MS Teams go over the different features you can use in a Teams meeting.
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