MS Teams

MS Teams

Overview

The platform supports a MS Teams integration which allows users to schedule web conference meetings directly from the calendar, content pages, assessments, and more.

Click here to view a demonstration of the MS Teams integration. 

Adding meetings with MS Teams

To use MS Teams on your site, an Administrator must install the MS Teams app.

  1. Click Admin from the primary navigation menu.
  2. Click App center from the fly-out menu.
  3. Install MS Teams from the Web conferencing section.
Note: MS Teams must also be configured by an administrator for all MS Teams functionality to be available. Learn more in the Web conferencing article. 

Admin, App center showing the MS Teams app highlighted

After the app is installed and configured, you can create and insert a link to a MS Teams meeting from multiple places including the calendar, content pages, and assessments. To add a MS Teams meeting to a course section or assessment using the HTML editor:
  1. Access a course section or assessment.
  2. Click Edit.
  3. Click the Web conferencing icon.
  4. Select MS Teams from the drop-down.
Editor showing the Web conferencing icon highlighted and the drop-down options

When you select MS Teams, a new window will open.
  1. Click Sign In.
Info
Please note, the new window may be blocked by your pop-up blocker. If a new window does not open, allow pop-ups in your browser settings and try again.
MS Teams sign in box

  1. Enter your Microsoft credentials.
  2. Click Next.
Microsoft 365 credentials pop-up

The Web conferencing pop-up displays.

  1. Click Create meeting link.
MS Teams web conferencing pop-up showing the Create meeting link button

  1. Enter a title for the meeting.
  2. Select a meeting beginning date and time.
  3. Select a meeting ending date and time.
  4. Click Create.
MS Teams web conference pop-up name and time options

A link to the meeting is inserted into the HTML editor. The default text for the link contains the name of the meeting along with its start and end times. 

  1. Save the content section.
  2. Users can now click the web conferencing link to launch the meeting.
Course, Modules page showing an embedded MS Teams meeting link

When users click the link a new window is launched.

  1. Users can click Continue on this browser to launch the MS Teams meeting in their browser.
  2. Users can click Join on the Teams app if they already have the MS Teams app installed on their device.
    1. Users can also click Download it now to download the MS Teams app.
Join your Teams meeting pop-up

An example of the login page for MS Teams in a browser is below.

  1. Users enter their name.
  2. Select an audio setting.
  3. Click Join Now to join the meeting. 
Microsoft Teams meeting join meeting window


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