Creating a Teams Meeting within your Brightspace Course

Introduction:

This article goes over creating a Microsoft Teams meeting within your Brightspace course.

Step-by-Step Instructions:

  1. 1. Access your Brightspace course.
  2. 2. Access a content area(unit) such as Tools, Resources, etc.
  3. 3. Click on Add Existing.
    Add existing link
  4. 4. Click on More.
    Select the more option
  5. 5. Select Teams Meeting from the Third Party list.
    Select Teams
  6. 6. Sign in to Teams if this is the first time launching Teams from Brightspace.
    Sign in to Teams
  7. 7. Click on the Create Meeting Link button.
    Create meeting link
  8. 8. Provide a title, date, and time for the session, then click the Create button.
    Add date, time, and create sessions
  9. 9. Click on Insert to add the link to the course.
    Insert meeting
  10. 10.Edit the Teams meeting link.
    Edit link
  11. 11.Change the display options to open in a new tab.
    Open in new tab
  12. 12.Click on Save and Close.

Troubleshooting Tips:

  • • If you are getting the error "teams.microsoft.com refused to connect.", it might be because you did not set the link to open in a new window. Edit the Teams meeting link, set this to open in a new tab, and save your changes.

Support:

  • For additional support, contact our COLTT Help Desk at 956-665-5327 or 956-882-6792.
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