Class for Teams – Recording Content

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Capturing recorded footage in Class for Teams depends on which tool you use. Some tools can be recorded automatically where as others require extra steps or cannot be recorded at all. Below are the three mechanisms that Class for Teams uses to capture recordings of its tools:

  • Recording Mode –  This mode is enabled upon clicking on the Record button inside the Class session.
  • Follow Me – This mode requires enabling Follow Me which appears only on certain tools.
  • Record Tab – This mode requires enabling the Record Tab which appears only on certain tools.

The chart below quickly references which tools in Class can be recorded and what actions are necessary in order to capture footage from each specified tool.

 
Tool Recordable Required action Notes
Screen share ✅ Recording Mode
Whiteboard ✅ Recording Mode + Recording Tab
Presentation ✅ Recording Mode + Record Tab
Session audio and cameras ✅ Recording Mode If Privacy Mode is on, learners are told the session is going to be recorded and asked if they want to turn their camera off. If they don’t turn their camera off, they will be recorded.
Chat ✅ Recording Mode Only ‘Everyone’ and direct private chats are captured. Instructors can turn the Chat feature on or off for recordings viewed by students using the option titled Anonymize transcriptions, hide chat and participants from students in interactive playbacks. This option is found in under Advanced Settings in the Settings & Schedule widget.
Closed captions ✅ Recording Mode Close Captions must be turned on by the instructor and remain on for the duration of the lecture in order for it to be captured by the recording.
Video ✅ Recording Mode + Record Tab
Files ✅ Record Mode + Follow Me
Web pages ✅ Recording Mode + Follow Me
Assignments ✅ Recording Mode + Follow Me Shows the submission screen only. The assignment itself cannot be not captured.
Surveys ✅ Recording Mode + Follow Me Shows the survey results screen only. Survey questions are not captured
Polls ✅ Recording Mode + Follow Me Shows the poll results screen only. Poll questions are not captured.
Quick Polls ❌ Quick Polls cannot be recorded.
Breakout rooms ❌ Breakout rooms cannot be recorded. If recording, initiating breakout rooms automatically pauses the recording. When ending breakout rooms instructors will be reminded to restart the recording.

Recording Mode

Information about the default recording feature and how to activate it is explained in the following job aid.

Class for Teams – Recordings

Follow Me

The Follow Me feature by itself lets instructors control what students see when sharing uploaded files. Follow Me also allows the use of optional annotations tools and the ability to share audio from any embedded media elements.

To record footage of tools which use Follow Me, Follow Me must be activated in addition to the record feature. If Follow Me is not activated, then the shared tool will not be captured by the recording even if this has been activated.

Tools which support Follow Me

  • Content tools
    • Files
    • Web Pages
  • Learning Tools
    • Assignment
    • Polls
    • Survey

Enabling Follow Me

To enable Follow Me please do the following:

  1. Share content using a tool which supports Follow Me.
  2. Toggle Follow Me above the shared content.
  3. Select Allow. A green border shows what learners see.
  4. Toggle Follow Me again to turn it off.

Follow Me Annotations

Follow Me Annotations are off by default. To enable:

  1. Beside Annotations, select Disabled and choose who can annotate:
    • Only Me
    • Instructors
    • Instructors and Presenters
    • All Users
  2. Use annotation tools:
    • X: Interact with file (e.g., move slides)
    • Trashcan: Clear annotations
    • Arrow: Select annotations
    • Pencil: Free draw
    • Square: Draw shapes
    • Textbox: Add text
    • Circle: Change outline/fill color

Playing Audio with Follow me

To share audio with Learners using a Follow Me supported tool:

  1. Enable Follow Me and select Allow.
  2. Toggle Share tab audio.
  3. Play the media.

When Share tab audio is on, all other microphones are muted. Only the instructor can speak unless permissions are granted.

Recording Tab

The Record Tab appears only for the Presentations, Whiteboards or Videos tools and only after a recording in Class for Teams has been initiated. In order to capture footage of any of these tools in a recording, the Record Tab must be toggled on. otherwise footage of these tools will not be captured even with the recording initiated. 

Tools which support Record Tab

  • Content Tools
    • Videos
  • Activities Tools
    • Presentations
    • Whiteboards

Enabling Record Tab

To enable the Record Tab you must do the following:

  1. Initiate a recording in Class for teams
  2. Share content using a supported tool
  3. Toggle Record Tab above the shared content
  4. Toggle Record Tab again stop recording the shared content

Record Tab Annotations

The Presentations or the Whiteboards tool each have embedded annotations which will be recorded automatically if used. Videos shared using the Video tool do not support annotations at this time.

Playing Audio with Record Tab

It is not possible to play or share audio using the Record Tab. If you need to capture audio we recommend using the Share Screen tool with the system audio toggled on instead of using the Record tab.

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