Microsoft Teams

Target Group: Students and Staff

Microsoft Teams is Microsoft's collaboration platform (part of Microsoft 365) for chat, audio/video meetings, file collaboration, and course/team organization. Teams supports quick coordination via chat as well as scheduled video conferences, hybrid teaching, and project-based work in channels. You need a PC/Mac, laptop, tablet, or smartphone with internet access and a headset, speakers, or microphone. Meetings can be started and joined via the Teams app or a modern browser. Depending on permissions, participants can also join as guests.

Important features

• Audio and video communication (one-to-one and group meetings).
• Chat, channels and persistent communication within Teams.
• Screen and application sharing.
• Co-authoring of files (students only).
• Recording of meetings (students only).

Sign-in / Usage

Access is via your Microsoft 365 account. Meetings can be scheduled directly in Teams or via Outlook/calendar invitations. Participants usually receive an invitation link and can — depending on settings — join as guests without their own Microsoft account.

Please use your Palucca email address and your Palucca password to sign in.

Notes on recording & data protection

Meeting recordings are by default saved to OneDrive (private meetings) or to SharePoint (channel meetings). Please inform your participants if you are recording a session. Staff are prohibited from uploading internal university files and documents to Microsoft OneDrive or record meetings. Please use the DFNconf service for recordings. Files stored on Microsoft OneDrive are not covered by backups and will be automatically deleted 30 days after a student's deregistration or an employee's termination of affiliation.

Guides & Support

Quick introductions to the basic features can be found on the official Teams help pages: Click here
 

DFNconf

Target Group: Staff

The DFNconf service enables video, audio, and web conferencing. You need a PC/Mac, laptop, tablet, or smartphone with internet access as well as a headset, speakers, or microphone. You can join a conference via browser, app, or phone. Lectures can also be live-streamed and recorded. In this case, students only see the lecturer. A chat is available for communication with participants. If you want to get to know the service, the DFN association flyer (PDF) provides a good first overview: Click here

Staff at Palucca University can create and manage virtual meeting rooms with up to 100 participants max (display limited to 34 video streams) in the DFNconf portal. The portal offers invitation texts that allow organizers to invite participants to a video conference. Once the organizer enters the room, other participants can join.

Login to the Organizer Portal

Link to the DFNconf Organizer Portal: https://my.conf.dfn.de/disco

Select "Palucca 捷报比分 für Tanz Dresden" as the organization.
Please use your Palucca account to log in.

Note: Participants in video conferences you organize do not need to log in. They receive an invitation link by email and can join the meeting room as guests.

Features in the Organizer Portal

After successful login as an organizer, a list of your own meeting rooms is displayed on the homepage. You can perform the following actions there:

• Create new meeting rooms or lectures
• Edit or delete the configuration of your meeting rooms
• Enter a meeting room as an organizer
• Display a text template for an invitation to a meeting or lecture

The text template contains the required information to join a meeting via various access methods.

Joining a Video Conference

To join a meeting room or lecture, enter the dial-in information provided in the invitation text into the corresponding field. Dial-in is possible via various access methods, such as browser, SIP/H.323 room system, phone, Skype/Skype for Business, or the Pexip app for smartphones. Available features during the video conference may vary depending on the access method:

• Audio and video communication
• Presentation display
• Screen or application sharing
• Chat window
• Options to control your device (mic mute, etc.)
• Possibly organizer options for conference management

Instructions

Quick Start Guide: Click here
Instructions: Click here