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How to manage participants and keep your meetings safe
How to set meeting options for your online class
As the meeting organizer, you can change settings for a specific classroom meeting. For example, you can ensure that all students wait in the lobby until you're ready to start class, whether to allow unverified participants to join meetings, and lock presenter privileges so you're the only one who can share content.
Watch the video to learn how you can use meeting options to help make your class a safer environment
How to practice meeting features in Microsoft Teams
Use 'Meet now' for a safe place to rehearse your presentation and practice using meeting features in Microsoft Teams.
Watch the video to learn more about how to start your rehearsal.
How to mute students during an online class
Watch the video to learn how to mute one student or the entire class quickly and easily.
How to blur your background or use virtual backgrounds
Getting Your Students Ready for Online Classes on Teams
It's helpful to send students information about meeting best practices, etiquette, and rules before the meeting starts.
This can help reduce disruption and improve the meeting experience for everyone.
Generally, using the same meeting instructions and settings for all class meetings will help students know what to expect. For example, you can include the following sample instructions when sending meeting invitations:
- Select the Join Using Microsoft Teams link to enter your virtual classroom.
- Mute your microphone and keep your video turned off when joining.
- To open the chat side panel, select Chat. If you have a question or comment during a lesson, send "Hand up" in the chat for your educator to see.
- Provide students with a list of online class etiquette rules such as:
- No individual chats during class.
- Consequences for class disruptions.
- Appropriate background requirements.