Zoom to Teams

The University of Guelph is preparing to adopt Microsoft Teams as its central platform for communication and collaboration. Effective Winter 2027, Teams will serve as the University’s primary environment for virtual meetings, instructional engagement, and collaborative work.

To support a successful transition, faculty, staff, and students are encouraged to begin familiarizing themselves with Teams as soon as possible. Exploring the platform now will help ensure a smooth and confident move to the new collaboration experience.

Meeting Size

Up to 1,000 active participants can join a Microsoft Teams meeting with interactive audio, video, and chat. After that, additional attendees join in a view-only overflow capacity (up to 10,000 total).

For events requiring a larger audience, webinar-style broadcasting, moderated participation, or enhanced presenter controls, Microsoft Teams Live Events can support up to 10,000 attendees. Learn more about Teams Live Events here: CCS Teams Live Events

Enabling Microsoft 365 LTI on CourseLink

Integrate Microsoft Teams Meetings with CourseLink to schedule, access, and manage online classes directly from your course site, making it easier for instructors and students to connect and collaborate.

Learn more: Microsoft 365 LTI

Teams Meeting Essentials

• Sharing Content

  • Present content in Microsoft Teams meetings - Microsoft Support

• Sharing PowerPoint

  • Share slides in Microsoft Teams meetings with PowerPoint Live - Microsoft Support

• Sharing a Whiteboard

  • Whiteboard in Microsoft Teams Meetings - Microsoft Support

• Adding Polls

  • Add a poll to your Teams channel or chat - Microsoft Support

• Recording Teams Meetings

  • Recording a Meeting in Microsoft Teams - Microsoft Support

• Meeting Chat

  • Chat in Microsoft Teams

• Live Captioning

  • Use live captions in Microsoft Teams meetings

• Breakout Rooms

  • Manage breakout rooms in Microsoft Teams

• Video in MS Teams

  • Using video in Microsoft Teams - Microsoft Support

Check out the training resources at Teaching with Microsoft Teams Meetings.

On this Page

• Meeting Size

• Enabling Microsoft 365 LTI on CourseLink

• Teams Meeting Essentials

Related Resources

• Classlist-linked Microsoft Security Groups