How to Prerecord Lecture in Teams

In online or hybrid courses, some instructors may choose to prerecord their lectures to allow students to view asynchronously.  The following instructions on how you can use Teams to prerecord your lectures and share recordings to students.

1. Login your Microsoft Teams.
2. Locate a class Team. Click the … (more actions) next to the Team name.  Select Add channel.
3. Enter the channel name and description (optional.) Select Add.
4. Under the “Channels” section, the “Prerecord Lecture” channel is shown.
5. In the “Prerecord Lecture” channel, click the down-arrow next to the “Video camera Meet” icon at the upper right-hand corner and select Meet now.
6. Enter a subject. Then, click Join now.
7. An “Invite people to join you” message is shown, click X.
8. In the meeting control at the top, click on … (more actions), and select Device settings to test your microphone or video.
9. To prevent students from joining this meeting accidentally, click on … (more actions), and select Meeting options.
10. In the “Who can bypass the lobby?” section, select Only me. Then, click Save.
11. To share the content for recording, click on the up arrow (Share content) icon in the meeting control.
12. Choose to present your entire screen, a window, or a PowerPoint file selecting from “OneDrive” or “My computer”
    Note:  If you open or select a PowerPoint file under “PowerPoint Live” section and use laser pointer, pen, and highlighter tools during the meeting presentation.  The annotation can’t be recorded. 
13. After the PowerPoint file is loaded, click on … (more actions) in the meeting control. Select Start recording.
14. When a “You’re recording” message is shown, select Dismiss.
15. When the recording is finished, click on … (more actions) in the meeting control. Select Stop recording.
16. A confirmation message “Stop recording” is shown. Select Stop recording.
17. A message “Recording is being saved.  ….” is shown.  Click Dismiss.
18. In the meeting control, select Leave button to leave the meeting.
19. To access the recording, go to the “Prerecord Lecture” channel, and click on the Files tab.
20. Click the Recordings folder.
21. Click View Only folder to access the recording which is saved at UH SharePoint.
    Note:  The transcript automatically generates in the video. 
22. To download the recording, select the file and click Download.
23. To share the recording link in Blackboard, click … (more actions) next to the file and select Open in SharePoint.
    Warning:  Do not use “Copy link” in Teams.
24. In the “SharePoint’ window, select the recording file, and click Copy link.