Austen Liaude
In Microsoft Teams you can select 4 different presenter modes for sharing your content. These are Content Only (default option), Standout, Side-by-Side and Reporter. To access it you will need to be either presenter or organiser in the meeting....
Austen Liaude
In Microsoft Teams you can navigate to your recently viewed tabs with one click. This tool can be useful if you work on many tabs and want to access them quickly. Below is a short video demonstrating how to...
In Brightspace’s Discussions, you can set up a forum where students can post anonymously. You may want to allow anonymous posts when talking about sensitive or non-assessed topics to allow students to interact without feeling targeted. The short video below explains...
Here are some new features in Teams that have just come out in March 2022. Pin a Message in the Chat You can pin a message within the chat in Microsoft Teams. You might use this feature to pin...
You can set up discussion forums or threads where a moderator must approve individual posts before they are displayed in a discussion. This feature can be used for example, in the discussion forums where students discuss their placements, and you don’t want students to reveal any personal information...
In a Microsoft Teams live meeting you can share and collaborate with your students using the Whiteboard tool. This tool has recently been updated and includes more features like templates, note grids, uploading documents and images. Below is a...
The bookmarking feature allows you to bookmark content in Brightspace. Bookmarked content is saved in Bookmarks section in contents area and is only visible to you. This short video below demonstrates how you can bookmark your content in Brightspace....
In Microsoft Teams, you can view students’ engagement via the Insights Tool. This may be useful if you use Microsoft Teams for discussions and want to see how students are engaging. Please note this feature is only available for...
Side-by-Side or Reporter Presenter Modes with Desktop or Window Sharing Two new presenter modes have been introduced to Microsoft Teams. To access this feature you need to be a presenter or organiser in the meeting. Once in the meeting...