There are multiple ways to create a class meeting link for your virtual class sessions:
Method 1: Creating a meeting in Outlook (Recommended method)
With this method, your meeting links will be directly integrated into your Microsoft 365 environment within your Outlook and MS Teams app. Here’s how:
Step 1: Log into Outlook with your Humber login credentials.
Step 2: Go to the Calendar and Create a new event.
Step 3: Add a title, date and time to this meeting. Make sure to toggle on Teams meeting and click Save.
Step 4: Join the meeting, click the People tab and select Share invite to copy the meeting link.
Step 5: Share the meeting link with students by adding the meeting link to the Course Content area and Calendar in Blackboard. You can also share the link in an Announcement to the class.
Here’s a step-by-step guide.
Method 2: Creating a meeting link in Microsoft Teams
Step 1: Log into Teams with your Humber login credentials.
Step 2: Go to the Calendar and select New Meeting. If you would like, you can select the drop-down menu beside the New Meeting button and select ‘Class‘. This setting will prevent students from being able to start the meeting without you, as well as preventing them from being able to start recordings or edit meeting settings.
Step 3: Add a title, date, time and details to this meeting. If you would like, you can select a recurrence if your classes repeat consistently. Make sure the Online Meeting selection is selected! Click Save.
Step 4: To share the meeting link, go to the initial date of the meeting or class, click on the event, and copy the meeting link that is found in the details of the meeting.
Step 5: Share the meeting link with students by adding the meeting link to the Course Content area and Calendar in Blackboard. You can also share the link in an Announcement to the class.
Method 3: Creating a channel in Microsoft Teams
You may create a class Teams channel to provide your students a collaborative space for group discussion and class activities.
Important: Please note that all other course activities including sharing and managing course content, marking assessments, and keeping track of student grades must still occur within Blackboard.
These are the steps to create a class channel in Teams.
Step 1: Log into the Teams app.
Step 2: Click Teams on the left sidebar.
Step 3: Click Join or create a team.
Step 4: Click Create a team.
Step 5: Select Class as the team type and name your team.
Step 6: Skip the Add people step. (Note: You do not manually add each student to your Teams channel.)
Step 7: Locate your newly created Team on the left sidebar. Click on the three dots and click Get link to team.
Step 8: Copy the link and share with your students. (Note: To join the Team, students will need to download the Teams app and log in using their Humber credentials.)
See Microsoft Teams for Education, Quick Start guide for educators for additional tips and instructions.
FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions):
Do I need to create a new meeting link each time for my class or can I use the same one?
The answer to this question depends on a few factors.
The most important thing to consider is whether or not you will be recording the meetings or classes, and sharing the recordings with your students. If you are going to be sharing recordings, it is best to create new meeting links because the recordings will all have the same name, which may end up being confusing for you. If you are not going to be sharing recordings, you can use the same link for all of your classes!
How can I create recurring meetings?
You can create recurring meetings in your Outlook Calendar by following the instructions in this guide.
Self-directed help
- For a series of short helpful videos refer to Microsoft’s video series Microsoft Teams Video Training.
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