Teams Meeting Instructions for Students

Downloading Teams

As a best practice, we recommend downloading and installing Microsoft Teams on your personal device. Students receive an Office 365 suite licence through the college, and Teams is included as part of that suite. You can access it using your college email and password.

Click here for more information on how install the Office 365 Suite.

If you have any questions or require assistance reach out the IT Service Desk.

Joining a Class Meeting

Your professor will share the Teams meeting details with you through your Moodle shell.

How to Join

  1. Navigate to you Moodle shell.

  2. Click the meeting link.

  3. When prompted, choose Open Microsoft Teams.

  4. Check that your camera and microphone are being detected.

  5. Click Join now.

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Creating a Meeting

You may need to create your own Teams meeting for group work, study sessions, or presentations. If this is required for your course, you can easily schedule a meeting and share the link with your classmates.

Click here for step-by-step instructions.

Meeting Etiquette

  • Mute your mic when you are not speaking. 

    Screenshot of the Teams meeting tool bar with the mute mic button circled.

  • Raise your hand before talking. 

    Screenshot of the Teams meeting controls with the raise hand button circled.

  • Use the Chat to share your thoughts with your classmates and your instructor. 

    Screenshot of the Teams meeting controls with the Chat circled.

  • Use React to interact with your professor. 

    Screenshot of the teams meeting toolbar with the react button circled.

Troubleshooting Teams

Call the IT Service Desk, they can be reach by phone at 705-566-8101 x7370 or by logging a ticket.

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