NWTC students can use Microsoft Teams to web conference with their instructor or other students. For the best experience, use your PC, Mac, Chromebook or other mobile devise with an up-to-date operating system, a headset with a microphone, and a good internet connection.
Canvas Microsoft Teams Meetings handout (PDF)
Accessing and Downloading Microsoft Teams
- Login to My.NWTC. You may need to use multi-factor authentication to verify your identify. (Watch our short student portal login and secure video).
- Click on the Email icon in the upper right by the Shopping Cart.
If you are asked to login at that point, use your NWTC ID#@nwtc.edu to login (for example, 12345678@nwtc.edu, not your normal mymail email address). - Once in your NWTC email, click the App Launcher (9 dots) in the upper left corner.
- On the new screen, click the
icon or select the Office link at the top to see the option to Install Office on your computer.
Accessing Teams in Canvas
NWTC students can access Teams through Canvas' Microsoft Teams Meetings link in their courses. Just click on the class session link to join (you may also have a link to the meeting in your Outlook Calendar or Canvas Calendar). To access recorded sessions, find the recording in the Teams chat. Watch our short video introduction for Canvas (Teams for Canvas at NWTC - 2 minutes 42 seconds).
When joining a web conference, you will be prompted to select how you want to open the session. Choose to Download Teams for free on a computer for the maximum experience. Your username to log in is your student number@nwtc.edu (for example, 12345678@nwtc.edu). The password is your normal NWTC password. Mobile and Chromebook users can download the app through Google Play or the Apple Store. (You may need to use multi-factor authentication to verify your identify).
Teams should auto-detect your microphone and camera when you start. If you need to change your audio device, click the settings icon.
Use the video and microphone toggles on the bottom to turn them on or off. You will see a preview of your video feed when it is turned on. Remember to keep your microphone toggled off during the meeting when you are not speaking.
Click Join Now to enter the web conference.
Use the toolbar to share information and adjust settings, including turning your camera and microphone on. Click Chat to open discussions in each session. Use Reactions to raise your hand or react. Click Share to show others your screen or an app. Learn more about these features in the guides listed below.
Starting Your Own Meeting Using a Calendar
Students can also start their own meetings with their classmates or instructors in their Outlook Email Calendar or Teams Calendar. Choose Meet Now, then click Join Now and send the meeting link or add participants. Or you can select New Teams Meeting to invite participants for a specific scheduled time and send an invitation to them.
In Teams Chat, you can click the Meeting icon to schedule a meeting and click Send to share the invitation.
Testing Audio and Video
Open Teams to test your microphone headset and web camera by starting a test call.
In the search bar at the top of Teams, just type in /testcall. This will allow you to check to see how the video looks and will give you an option to talk and hear how your audio would sound to others.
