{"id":8557,"date":"2026-08-04T13:28:45","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T12:28:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=8557"},"modified":"2026-08-04T19:24:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T18:24:01","slug":"joining-a-teams-online-teaching-session","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/article\/joining-a-teams-online-teaching-session\/","title":{"rendered":"Joining a Teams online teaching session"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please join all sessions using the <strong>desktop app<\/strong> rather than a web browser for the best experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/microsoft-teams\/download-app\">Download and use the Microsoft Teams desktop app<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick hints and tips<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The choices given when joining the session may default to the browser, but wherever possible use the \u2018join on the Teams app\u2019 option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"334\" height=\"289\" src=\"https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image.png 334w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-300x260.png 300w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-50x43.png 50w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-60x52.png 60w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-100x87.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 334px) 100vw, 334px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you join via a browser by mistake, select <strong>Open in app<\/strong> from the menu at the top of the meeting window. If this option is not available, leave the session and rejoin using the desktop application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Comparison user experience when joining a Teams meeting via the desktop app, browser and mobile. We strongly recommend the desktop app for all participants for the best experience possible for all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Feature<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Desktop App<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Browser<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Mobile App<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Join meetings<\/td><td>\u2705<\/td><td>\u2705<\/td><td>\u2705<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Use chat<\/td><td>\u2705<\/td><td>\u2705<\/td><td>\u2705<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Use audio and video<\/td><td>\u2705<\/td><td>\u2705<\/td><td>\u2705<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Screen sharing<\/td><td>\u2705 Best experience<\/td><td>\u2705 Experience may vary<\/td><td>Limited<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>PowerPoint Live<\/td><td>\u2705 Best experience<\/td><td>\u2705 Experience may vary<\/td><td>View only &#8211; experience may vary<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Breakout rooms<\/td><td>\u2705<\/td><td>\u2705<\/td><td>\u2705 Limited by screen size<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Whiteboard<\/td><td>\u2705 Full experience<\/td><td>\u2705 Experience may vary<\/td><td>Experience may vary, lmited on small screens<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Meeting recordings<\/td><td>\u2705<\/td><td>\u2705<\/td><td>\u2705 View recordings<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Live captions<\/td><td>\u2705<\/td><td>\u2705<\/td><td>\u2705<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Multi-tasking<\/td><td>\u2705 Best experience<\/td><td>\u2705<\/td><td>Limited by screen size<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article will cover the different ways to join a Teams meeting\/session<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"ht-kb-category":[379],"ht-kb-tag":[382,380,260,383,381],"class_list":["post-8557","ht_kb","type-ht_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","ht_kb_category-teams","ht_kb_tag-desktop","ht_kb_tag-join","ht_kb_tag-online","ht_kb_tag-teaching","ht_kb_tag-teams"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/8557","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ht_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8557"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/8557\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8559,"href":"https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/8557\/revisions\/8559"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8557"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-category?post=8557"},{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-tag?post=8557"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}