Microsoft Teams for Blackboard is available for Blackboard Ultra courses. This integration allows instructors to create Teams meetings and asynchronous Teams Classes.A Teams Meeting can be included in an appropriate area of the course, such as a folder specific to meetings or sessions. If your course is organized by weeks or other sequence, you can place a meeting session within that structure(often abbreviated as MS Teams) is a collaboration platform developed by Microsoft. It is part of the Microsoft 365 suite of productivity tools and is designed to facilitate communication and collaboration within UMBC.
To maximize your Teams experience, installing the Microsoft Teams application on your computer, whether a University-owned or personal device, is recommended. Mobile versions are additionally accessible through the Apple App Store and Google Play.
If accessing Teams via a web browser is necessary, we suggest using Chrome or Firefox. Simply log in to UMBC Teams using your UMBC email address and password.
For Mac users, grant Teams permission to access your camera and microphone when prompted; this is essential for video/audio calls and remote meetings.
Customize your Microsoft Teams settings to align with your specific preferences ↗︎ for an enhanced user experience.
External Microsoft Teams Resources
Links marked with a ↗︎ symbol go to Microsoft Teams documentation. Click the expandable icon to open and view additional content.
How to download Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams is available for download and installation on various platforms, including Windows, ↗︎ macOS, ↗︎ iOS, ↗︎ and Android. ↗︎ If you don't want to install the application, you can also use the web version of Microsoft Teams.
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Microsoft Teams for Blackboard is available for Blackboard Ultra courses. This integration allows instructors to create Teams meetings and asynchronous Teams Classes. |
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