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Microsoft Teams: Muting All The Participants Without Allowing Them To Unmute
Dear All, Is there any option in Microsoft Teams to mute all the participants without allowing them to unmute back? I mean, Is there is any option for the speaker to mute all the students, and th...
- Hi joef1665
Live events are one to many broadcasts. Like a TED Talk or a lecture: you can read more here
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/teams-live-events/what-are-teams-live-events
Only the presenter can speak, but attendees can Q&A.
You would need A3/A5 licencing to set it up. Pros - no noise, no interruptions, can have large amounts of attendees. Downside, less interaction, harder to setup. In a classroom format I would go with better policing rather than a Live event - as a former secondary school teacher I would have an assistant/LSA to be muting anyone whilst I am talking. That's how Microsoft do it today whilst they develop the appropriate features
Hope that answers your question
Best, Chris
Hi Christopher,
Thank you so much for your prompt reply, I really appreciate it.
Regarding the Live Events, could you please give me more details?
Do you think it can be applied in classrooms? or what are the pro & cons of this option?
Sincerely,
JOE
Thank you so much for your prompt reply, I really appreciate it.
Regarding the Live Events, could you please give me more details?
Do you think it can be applied in classrooms? or what are the pro & cons of this option?
Sincerely,
JOE
Hi joef1665
Live events are one to many broadcasts. Like a TED Talk or a lecture: you can read more here
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/teams-live-events/what-are-teams-live-events
Only the presenter can speak, but attendees can Q&A.
You would need A3/A5 licencing to set it up. Pros - no noise, no interruptions, can have large amounts of attendees. Downside, less interaction, harder to setup. In a classroom format I would go with better policing rather than a Live event - as a former secondary school teacher I would have an assistant/LSA to be muting anyone whilst I am talking. That's how Microsoft do it today whilst they develop the appropriate features
Hope that answers your question
Best, Chris
Live events are one to many broadcasts. Like a TED Talk or a lecture: you can read more here
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/teams-live-events/what-are-teams-live-events
Only the presenter can speak, but attendees can Q&A.
You would need A3/A5 licencing to set it up. Pros - no noise, no interruptions, can have large amounts of attendees. Downside, less interaction, harder to setup. In a classroom format I would go with better policing rather than a Live event - as a former secondary school teacher I would have an assistant/LSA to be muting anyone whilst I am talking. That's how Microsoft do it today whilst they develop the appropriate features
Hope that answers your question
Best, Chris
Hi ChrisHoardMVP,
accordingly to this MS doc, the 'LIVE EVENT' feature is available to:- An Office 365 Enterprise E1, E3, or E5 license or an Office 365 A3 or A5 license
- A Microsoft Teams license
- A Microsoft Stream license
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/MicrosoftTeams/teams-live-events/plan-for-teams-live-events
