Step-by-step instructions for scheduling a meeting in a Bowdoin conference room set up as a Microsoft Teams Room, using Outlook (desktop or web) or the Microsoft Teams app. Covers adding the room as a location, including an online Join link, checking availability, and adding a room to an existing invite. Applies to Bowdoin faculty, staff, and students who book Teams Room spaces.
How to start an ad-hoc (unscheduled) Microsoft Teams meeting directly from the touch console in a Microsoft Teams Room, invite participants, share your laptop screen, and use the in-room mute, camera, and volume controls. Explains joining from your own device to avoid echo and ending the meeting. Applies to anyone using a Bowdoin Microsoft Teams Room space.
Instructions for scheduling a Zoom meeting that uses a Microsoft Teams conference room at Bowdoin: adding the room to the calendar invite, confirming the Zoom link is visible, checking for room conflicts, sending the invite, and starting the Zoom meeting from the Teams room display. Applies to Bowdoin community members who host Zoom meetings in Teams Room spaces.
How to join scheduled Microsoft Teams or Zoom meetings from a Microsoft Teams Room touch panel, including using Direct Guest Join for Zoom and, when that is unavailable, sharing a laptop into the room. Covers mute, camera, volume, and content-sharing controls plus tips for avoiding echo. Applies to Bowdoin community members using Teams Room systems in classrooms and conference rooms.