As you prepare for the start of your synchronous class in Teams, you will need to set up your Teams class meeting. This hub post will walk you through the key considerations for setting up your Teams class meeting and the settings to consider.

Create Your Teams Class Meeting

The first step is to set up your class meeting. The following video walks you through this process.

Key Takeaways

• Use the ‘Class’ meeting template.
• Use the same link for each class occurrence.

Meeting Options

The next step is to consider the setting you would like associated with your Teams class under the Meeting Options. The following video introduces you to meeting settings and recommended options.

Key Takeaways

• Meeting Access – Who would you like to bypass the lobby? Recommended: Only people in your organization or invited users.
• Presenter Role – Who can present? Recommended: Set yourself as the only presenter unless students need to share screens, lead parts of the class, or collaborate in breakout rooms.
• Participation – What are the chat settings? Recommended: Have the chat set to ‘Meeting Only’.

Sharing Meeting Link

The last step is to share the meeting link with your students. The following video demonstrates how to share a link in eConestoga using the Calendar Tool.

Key Takeaways

• Share the meeting link via the Calendar Tool.
• Share the one link for each class occurrence and create a recurrence within the Calendar Tool.