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Instructors can create their own synchronized companion Class Team on demand, using the Microsoft Block.
Instead of asking eLSupport to create a companion Class Team for your Moodle course, you can trigger its creation yourself using the Microsoft Block.
This "DIY" process can be completed within a few clicks, in just a few minutes - much faster than waiting for eLSupport to do it for you.
Here's how to create your own synchronized Class Team:
- First, ensure that your Moodle course shell is visible to Students.
(If it's not ready yet, you can always switch it back to Hidden once these steps are completed.)
- Next, ensure that you are in the Teacher role in that Moodle course. (Moodle Teachers become Teams Owners in this process.)
- Add the Microsoft Block to the Moodle course.
It should look like this:
- In the Microsoft block, click on "Configure course sync".
- In the page that appears, set "Sync option" to "Enabled", and Save changes.
- After a minute or two, look inside your Teams app. You should see a new Class Team created, named after your Moodle course. You will be the Owner of that new Team.
- You must Activate the new Team to make it available to Members. (New Teams made by this mechanism are not automatically active upon creation.)
- After activation, you will see your Moodle course Students all become Members of the new Team.
Re-hide your Moodle shell if you need to. (Your Class Team will stay in place.)
My Class Team hasn't appeared yet. Why?
There are a few reasons why your Class Team won't appear right away:
- Is your Moodle shell set to be visible to Students? It needs to be visible while your Class Team is being created. Once the Class Team has appeared, you can hide your course again if you need to. (The Class Team will stay in place in Teams after creation.)
- In your Moodle course, are you set to the "Teacher" role? Moodle Teachers become Owners of the companion Class Team, and Moodle Students become Members.) If you're just a Manager (or a custom role like "SIE-Student Teacher"), you won't see the new Class Team. It may have been created, but you won't be its Owner unless you're the "Teacher" in the Moodle course.
- When all your steps have been done correctly, it can still take a few minutes to create a companion Class Team. It's not instantaneous.
If you're waiting for a long time for your Class Team to appear, reach out to eLSupport@vcc.ca and we'll help you.
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