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Connecting Teams to Panopto

You can now connect your Teams account to Panopto, so that any recordings that you make automatically get copied across. The advantage of this, is that whilst Teams only keeps recordings for six months on Stream, Panopto stores them for 13 months (if the video is not viewed during this time, it is archived). For […]

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PowerPoint Live with Subtitles and Captions

Many of our students have English as a second or third language. They can often struggle with having a full understanding of a lecture. It can also be cognitively exhausting. Other students are also translating for them. Those with hearing impairments will find it easier to follow a lecture with captions, will also benefit from […]

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Microsoft Loop in Teams Chat

Microsoft loop is a great collaborative tool which has just been rolled out to Teams. It allows users to add a component to a chat which other people can edit and add to. This tool is of particular benefit if you run your tutorial groups or other small group meetings in Teams. Components At the […]

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Using Microsoft Whiteboard in Teams

It can be a bit annoying coming out of teams to go to another platform such as whiteboard. Sharing links and waiting for people to open browsers can slow down the flow of a lesson. Now Whiteboard has full integration.   If you want to do some quick ideas capture, discussion points or critique then this […]