{"id":8120,"date":"2020-05-29T07:13:34","date_gmt":"2020-05-28T23:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/microsoft-teams-guest-access-now-available-for-students\/"},"modified":"2022-12-07T13:10:01","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T05:10:01","slug":"microsoft-teams-guest-access-now-available-for-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/microsoft-teams-guest-access-now-available-for-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Teams guest access now available for students"},"content":{"rendered":"

Digital & Technology Solutions has implemented\u00a0<\/span>guest access for\u00a0<\/span><\/b>students in\u00a0<\/span><\/b>MS\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Teams<\/span><\/b>,\u00a0<\/span>enabling\u00a0<\/span>another option for\u00a0<\/span>online\u00a0<\/span>collaboration\u00a0<\/span>between staff and students.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Students can now\u00a0<\/span>participate in chats, calls and meetings<\/span>, where they have been invited by a Curtin staff member<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0This feature also allows access to\u00a0<\/span>accept\u00a0<\/span>remote assist<\/span>ance<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>by sharing your\u00a0<\/span>computer screen<\/span>\u00a0with a staff member<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Currently,\u00a0<\/span>access is limited\u00a0<\/span>to students\u00a0<\/span>as a\u00a0<\/span>guest<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>within\u00a0<\/span>MS Teams.\u00a0<\/span>Students\u00a0<\/span>do not<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>have\u00a0<\/span>MS Teams<\/span>\u00a0accounts.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

How does it work?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Meetings<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

When invited by a s<\/span>taff\u00a0<\/span>member\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>participate in\u00a0<\/span>a MS Teams meeting<\/span>, you will receive an\u00a0<\/span>email\u00a0<\/span>to your\u00a0<\/span>Curtin\u00a0<\/span>email account with a link to join the meeting.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

When\u00a0<\/span>you\u00a0<\/span>join,\u00a0<\/span>you\u00a0<\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>be placed<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>in the lobby<\/span>\u00a0of the meeting<\/span>, until the host\u00a0<\/span>(staff member)\u00a0<\/span>is ready to\u00a0<\/span>accept\u00a0<\/span>you\u00a0<\/span>into the meeting.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Teams<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Similarly\u00a0to meetings<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>you can also be added\u00a0<\/span>as a guest\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>join\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>\u2018t<\/span>eam<\/span>\u2019<\/span>, enabling you\u00a0<\/span>to collaborate and share documents<\/span>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>When\u00a0<\/span>added to a team\u00a0<\/span>by a Curtin staff member, you will be\u00a0<\/span>notified\u00a0<\/span>by email\u00a0<\/span>to your\u00a0<\/span>Curtin email address.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What are the benefits<\/span><\/b>?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n