Last updated on May 24, 2024
Microsoft Teams is an important tool for increasing student engagement and interaction. In a synchronous online course, instructors can use MS Teams to hold live lectures. The directions below walk through the process of using MS Teams to host live lectures.
Directions
- Launch the Microsoft Teams Application on your computer.
- If you don’t know where your Teams Application is search your computer for Microsoft Teams.
- For a PC:
- Type Microsoft Teams in the search bar at the bottom left of your desktop.
- Open Microsoft Teams.
- For a Mac:
- Click on Search, a magnifying glass icon in the top right of your desktop. Type Microsoft Teams in the search bar.
- Open Microsoft Teams.
- For a PC:
- If you don’t know where your Teams Application is search your computer for Microsoft Teams.
- Click Calendar on the left navigation bar in Teams.
- Click + New Meeting on the top right.
- If you would like to meet immediately with students:
- Click Meet Now.
- Click Join Now.
- Click the button in the upper right that looks like a Chain Link to copy the Join Info.
- Email the Link to your students in your course (view the tutorial on sending email, if you need help with this).
- Note: You can also type the email address in the Invite Someone text box in the upper right to invite a specific student.
- If you would like to meet immediately with students:
- Assign the appropriate Date and Time.
- Select the Team then Channel then General, you should have created a Team for each class (refer to the tutorial “Set up a Course Team on Microsoft Teams”).
- Click Save.
- On the date and time of the meeting to access your meeting you can join through either:
- The Course Team’s General Channel
- Launch the Microsoft Teams Application.
- Click the Teams icon on the left navigation bar.
- Click the Course Team.
- Click the Meeting you scheduled.
- Microsoft Teams Calendar
- Launch the Microsoft Teams Application.
- Click the Meeting you scheduled.
- Click Join Now.
- The Course Team’s General Channel
What the Buttons on the Screen Mean
- Teams (two people): View participants in the meeting
- Message Box: Opens the chat panel
- Hand and Smiley Face: Reactions that users can click on
- Thumbs Up
- Heart
- Clapping Hands
- Smiley Face
- Hand- used to indicate a raised hand
- Two Squares (one smaller): Breakout Rooms
- Refer to the “Use MS Teams Breakout Rooms” tutorial for more info
- Three Dots: Other settings and options
- Video Camera: Turn your video on or off
- Microphone: Mute or unmute yourself
- Share (Square with upward arrow): Share your screen
- Red Telephone Leave: Hang-Up/End the meeting