KB1358 - Using Breakout Rooms in Teams

Using Breakout Rooms in Teams allows you to sub-divide and organize large meetings or online classes into smaller groups.

Breakout Rooms can help to encourage active participation, foster focused discussions, and improve collaboration between participants. Many online meeting platforms provide a feature like Breakout Rooms (e.g. Teams, Zoom, BigBlueButton, etc.)

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Other Resources:

• Google's AI Summary: "why use breakout rooms in online meetings"
• Read Microsoft's extensive information on how to manage breakout rooms in Microsoft Teams.
• Microsoft Learn Educator Center: Teams for Education