By default all users will join the meeting as attendees. This can be changed in the Meeting options prior to the meeting e.g. to make another teacher a presenter to help facilitate the meeting
By default the lobby will be set to automatically admit ‘Only Me’. The meeting organiser must be present to open the meeting. The lobby can be managed by any presenter once in the meeting
For meetings within Team Channels the meeting ‘chat’ is hosted within the conversation area of the Team and the ability to chat will be controlled by the channel or individual post settings. Meetings within channels also honours individual user mute settings
Meetings can be used both before and after the scheduled time by anyone in Glow with access to the meeting link
To ensure that pupils cannot use a meeting unsupervised the Only Me lobby should always be used, and if removed re-applied
If removing the Only Me lobby for any reason, automatically admit ‘everyone’ should not be used as this could allow external users to access meetings with learners unsupervised.
Meetings are not just limited to Team members if the link is distributed to others within Glow
The Join button within the channel disappears after the Meet Now ends
Meeting ‘chat’ is hosted within the Teams conversation area and the ability to chat will be controlled by the user’s ability to post in the channels and honours individual user mute settings
Meeting options cannot be set in advance, and all participants will join as attendees. This can be changed within the Meeting Options or within the participant pane during the ‘instant meeting’
By default the lobby will be set to automatically admit ‘Only Me’. The lobby can be managed by any presenter once in the meeting
To ensure that pupils cannot use a meeting unsupervised the Only Me lobby should always be used
If removing the Only Me lobby for any reason automatically admit ‘everyone’ should not be used as this could allow external users to access meetings with learners unsupervised. *External access to meetings held in Glow is not currently available, but is expected soon
Meetings are created at point of use rather than scheduled beforehand. However an announcement about the meeting time could be made in the Team conversation area or elsewhere e.g. join our class meeting every Friday at 10am.
Find out how straight-forward it is to schedule remote meetings in Microsoft Teams for both people inside and outside of your organization.
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Start an instant meeting in Teams
To start an instant meeting, go to Calendar on the left side of Teams, then select Meet now. If you’re not able to schedule meetings in Outlook or Teams, starting an instant meeting is a great option.
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Work in channels
Training: Learn how to participate in conversations, like or save important ones, mention specific people so they see your message, and edit a file that’s been added to the conversation.
