Chat and Virtual Meetings

Microsoft Teams is the campus-supported chat and virtual meeting solution. 

Zoom is also a supported virtual meeting tool.

These tools are used to connect with students and colleagues for virtual or hybrid meetings along with being an instant messaging platform for campus.

Available To

Faculty, Staff, Students

Benefits and Key Features

• Quickly collaborate with others within the UW Stout organization with video conferencing, screen sharing, and chats.
• Connect with colleagues at other UW System institutions.
• Combine with a conference camera to create an easy hybrid meeting.
• The Teams mobile app allows users to quickly answer chats or join meetings while on the go.

Requirements

• UW Stout email and password
• Microphone and camera for video conferencing

Getting Started

• Microsoft provides extensive directions on how to use Microsoft Teams. We maintain a list of these directions in our KnowledgeBase:
  • Microsoft Teams: Help and Tutorials
• Zoom can be accessed by logging into https://wisconsin-edu.zoom.us
  • Getting Started with Zoom