Microsoft Teams is our video hosting platform for live, online classes in Blackboard Ultra.

The recommended method for creating and sharing the link to an online synchronous class in Blackboard is to:

• Create an event in Outlook Calendar using your Humber credentials, copy the meeting link and post in the Course Content area and the Calendar in Blackboard. It's also a good idea to share the link via an Announcement in Blackboard.
• Create a 'Class' event in Microsoft Teams using your Humber credentials, copy the meeting link and post in the Course Content area and the Calendar in Blackboard. It's also a good idea to share the link via an Announcement in Blackboard.
• Create a 'Class' channel in Microsoft Teams, copy the link to the team and share it with your students via an Announcement in Blackboard.

For more information about these options, please visit our creating a class meeting link for students to join virtually resource.

Important note: When we migrated to MS Teams for online classes in Summer 2023, we integrated a tool (MS Teams LTI) into Blackboard. Since that time, the MS Teams LTI has become increasingly unreliable. Blackboard no longer supports this LTI, and it has now officially been removed from Blackboard.

Need support? Contact the Innovative Learning Support Centre. We are here to help.