You can create Teams Meetings in Brightspace. There are two ways to do this, which are described below.
The Teams Meetings option in the nav bar is not visible to students.
Click on Course tools in the nav bar of your course and then select Teams Meetings .
A new tab will open asking you to log in with your Microsoft account. Once you have logged in, click on Teams Meetings.
Click on New Meeting in the top right corner.
- Add a title for your meeting;
- Invite the required people by clicking on Invite required attendees, or;
- Click on Add entire class;
- Enter the start and end dates and times;
- Enter any details for this meeting.
Then click Save. The new meeting will appear in the Upcoming list, and you can join the meeting via Join.
All invitees will receive an invitation via Outlook, and the meeting will also be added to your own calendar.
Do you have a meeting on the same day and at the same time every week? Then you can make the meeting recurring by clicking on Make recurring when you create the meeting.
Follow the steps under Invite entire class to a meeting, but do not invite anyone.
After pressing Save, the new meeting will appear in the Upcoming list. Click on the dots (...) next to Join and then click on Copy join link.
Return to your course and select the Unit or Lesson where you want to place the link. Come up with a logical structure and add the link to the page. For example:
Do you have a meeting on the same day and at the same time every week? Then you can make the meeting recurring by clicking on Make recurring when you create the meeting.
The meeting will also be added to your Outlook calendar.