Forum Discussion
Unmute participants as the meeting organizer.
Mrs_Leach Hello Megan, this is coming!
Microsoft Teams: Hard audio mute
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=66575
Hard mute students audio in a meeting (so they cannot unmute themselves)
https://microsoftteams.uservoice.com/forums/599053-schools-and-universities/suggestions/39949276-hard-mute-students-audio-in-a-meeting-so-they-can
dietcokecrazyI agree. I am virtually teaching Kindergarten-5th grade severe and profound students. It is impossible for them to unmute themselves, but the often need muted so the rest of the class can't hear what is going on in the home. This is a huge hindrance to my teaching as muting is basically not an option. I would think this is a similar concern for many early elementary teachers.
It is a concern and Microsoft Teams does not seem to care about how smoothly early childhood teachers can facilitate a lesson
I assure you, williamkuehnle that this is a priority along with the numerous other features/fixes that customers have requested. I urge you to vote on the Uservoice items: https://microsoftteams.uservoice.com/forums/599053-schools-and-universities/suggestions/39949276-hard-mute-students-audio-in-a-meeting-so-they-can
Back in September I followed all your advice and posted and voted on UserVoice, still looking for leadership from Microsoft Teams in support of early childhood education teachers. No one can give us a reason or offer to hear suggestions. Message boards have asked for this since March. It is a hurdle that happens everyday I teach with children.
williamkuehnle I'm moving this discussion to the Microsoft Teams for Education community forum in the hope that someone with more experience using Teams for Education can assist. MikeTholfsen ?
Teams cannot be used effectively in schools unless we can unmute children. We should not have to vote for something that makes the product usable. Nor should we need to wait as this is an urgent issue for all schools delivering remote learning.
J_Gray825 Hello, you have many options available right now! (see my previous reply above as well).
'Keeping students safe while using Teams for distance learning'
(note the tabs for admin/educator/policy quick guide)
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/keeping-students-safe-while-using-teams-for-distance-learning-f00fa399-0473-4d31-ab72-644c137e11c8?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US#ID0EBBAAA=For_educators
