在之前的文章中，我们介绍了视频会议在 Microsoft Teams(how video conferencing works in Microsoft Teams)中的工作方式。从那时起，Microsoft更新了Teams的新功能，包括期待已久且非常需要的创建分组讨论室的功能。事实上，超过20,000 名 Microsoft 用户在Microsoft Teams UserVoice （ Teams应用程序的用户反馈论坛）上投票支持该建议。(20,000 Microsoft users voted for the suggestion)
任何人都可以通过免费的Microsoft帐户访问Teams ， Office 365套件的高级用户可以享受强大的Teams版本，该版本具有增加的文件存储、会议记录以及为多达 10,000 人举办在线活动的能力等功能。
团队中(Teams)分组讨论室(Breakout Rooms)的最低要求
在开始之前，让我们确保一切就绪，以便您能够在Teams会议中创建分组讨论室。正如您可能想象的那样，需要进行一些设置才能在Teams中启用分组讨论室。在开始之前仔细检查这些设置。(Double-check)
新的会议体验
首先，您必须使用 Teams 的“新会议体验”。您可以通过选择桌面应用右上角的个人资料图片并转到“设置”(Settings)来开启新体验。然后选择打开新的会议体验(Turn on new meeting experience)并重新启动 Teams。
最少参加人数
要使会议组织者可以使用分组讨论选项，会议中必须至少有五名参与者。虽然通过电话打电话的人目前无法加入分组讨论，但他们确实(do )计入了最少五人的人数。
您是会议组织者吗？
只有会议组织者可以创建和管理分组讨论，尽管Microsoft表示他们将允许组织者在未来的Teams更新中分担此责任。
此外，会议组织者必须使用桌面应用程序，而不是浏览器版本或移动应用程序。（不用担心，通过Teams Android或 iPhone 应用加入会议的参与者确实可以加入分组讨论。）
提示：如果会议邀请需要来自将管理分组讨论的人以外的其他人，请让分组讨论管理员创建Teams会议，然后在会议邀请中使用该会议链接。
只要会议链接是由将管理分组讨论的人创建的，谁共享该链接并不重要。
在团队中创建分组讨论室
在撰写本文时，无法像在Zoom中那样在会议前配置(Zoom)Teams中的分组会议室。团队(Teams)会议进行后，您（会议组织者）可以通过选择会议工具栏上的分组讨论室(Breakout Rooms)图标开始。
选择分组讨论室(Breakout Rooms)图标将启动一个屏幕，您可以在其中决定要创建多少个分组讨论室，以及您是否希望Teams自动将参与者分配到分组讨论室，或者您是否希望手动选择每个分组分配到哪个分组讨论室参与者将被发送。
创建分组会议室后，您可以通过分组会议室面板将参与者分配到会议室。
选择分配参与者(Assign participants)，您将看到会议中所有参与者的列表。选中参与者旁边的框，然后选择要将他们分配到哪个房间。
作为会议组织者，您可以在会议期间的任何时间将参与者分配到分组会议室。当您准备好真正开始分组讨论时，选择开始会议室(Start rooms)以同时打开所有分组讨论会议室并将人们转移到分配给他们的会议室。
注意：目前，您无法设置计时器以自动关闭Teams中的分组讨论室。这是我们希望Teams(Teams)在未来更新中添加的另一个功能。
会议组织者的选项
就像在Zoom中一样，会议组织者可以随时加入任何分组会议室。组织者还可以重命名房间，一旦所有分组会议室都打开，他们可以向所有房间广播通知。公告将出现在分组讨论室的聊天面板中。
在会议室设置(Room settings)中，会议组织者可以选择让Teams自动将参与者移动到分组讨论中，而不是强制参与者手动加入他们的分组讨论室。还有一个选项可以允许或阻止参与者在分组会议期间返回主会议室。
内部团队分组讨论室
Teams分组讨论室中的参与者的体验类似于参加(Teams)Teams主会议。参与者可以访问所有常规会议控件。他们可以打开和关闭网络摄像头、将自己静音和取消静音、共享屏幕、举手或打开和关闭聊天和参与者面板。
返回主团队会议
如果会议组织者允许（见上文），分组讨论室的参与者可以随时通过单击“返回”(Return)按钮返回主会议。警告：选择离开(Leave )按钮将导致您完全退出会议。
其他视频会议应用
Microsoft Teams用户当然对最近在(Microsoft Teams)Teams体验中增加了分组讨论室感到高兴，但Teams 仍然缺乏(Teams still lacks some features)其他视频会议应用程序提供的一些功能。如果您不打算使用Teams进行在线会议，您可能会对我们对四种不同视频会议应用程序(four different video conferencing apps)的比较感兴趣。如需进一步阅读，请查看我们关于Google Meet 与 Zoom(Google Meet vs. Zoom)和Zoom 与 Skype(Zoom vs. Skype)的文章。
How to Create Breakout Rooms in Microsoft Teams
In a preνiоuѕ article, we covered how video conferencing works in Microsoft Teams. Since then, Microsoft has updated Teams with new features, including the long-awaited and much-desired ability to create breakout rooms. Indeed, over 20,000 Microsoft users voted for the suggestion on Microsoft Teams UserVoice, the user feedback forum for the Teams app.
Anyone can access Teams with a free Microsoft account, and premium users of the Office 365 suite enjoy a robust version of Teams with features like increased file storage, meeting recording, and the ability to host online events for up to 10,000 people.
Minimum Requirements for Breakout Rooms in Teams
Before we begin, let’s make sure everything is in place for you to be able to create breakout rooms in your Teams meetings. As you might imagine, some setup is required to enable breakout rooms in Teams. Double-check these settings before you start.
New Meeting Experience
First, you must be using Teams’ “new meeting experience.” You can turn on the new experience by selecting your profile pic in the top-right corner of the desktop app and going to Settings. Then select Turn on new meeting experience and restart Teams.
Minimum Number of Participants
For the breakouts option to be available to the meeting organizer, there must be at least five participants in the meeting. While people calling in by phone can’t join breakouts at this time, they do count towards the five-person minimum.
Are You the Meeting Organizer?
Only the meeting organizer can create and manage breakouts, although there is some indication from Microsoft that they will allow the organizer to share this responsibility in future updates to Teams.
Moreover, the meeting organizer must be using the desktop app, not the browser version or mobile app. (Don’t worry, participants who have joined the meeting via the Teams Android or iPhone app do have the ability to join breakouts.)
Tip: If the meeting invitation needs to come from someone other than the person who will be managing the breakouts, have the breakout manager create the Teams meeting and then use that meeting link in the meeting invitation.
As long as the meeting link was created by the person who will be managing the breakouts, it doesn’t matter who shares the link.
Creating Breakout Rooms in Teams
As of this writing, breakout rooms in Teams cannot be configured in advance of the meeting like they can in Zoom. Once the Teams meeting is in progress, you, the meeting organizer, can begin by selecting the Breakout Rooms icon on the meeting toolbar.
Selecting the Breakout Rooms icon will launch a screen where you can decide how many breakout rooms you want to create and whether you’d like Teams to automatically assign participants into breakout rooms or if you’d prefer to manually select which breakout room to which each participant will be sent.
Once you’ve created the breakout rooms, you can assign participants to the rooms via the breakout rooms panel.
Select Assign participants, and you’ll see a list of all the participants in your meeting. Check the box next to a participant and then choose which room you want to assign them to.
As the meeting organizer, you can assign participants to breakout rooms at any point during the meeting. When you’re ready for the breakout session to actually start, select Start rooms to open all the breakout rooms simultaneously and move people into their assigned rooms.
Note: Currently, you can’t set a timer to automatically close breakout rooms in Teams. This is yet another feature that we expect Teams to add in future updates.
Options for the Meeting Organizer
Just like in Zoom, the meeting organizer can join any of the breakout rooms at any time. The organizer can also rename rooms and, once all the breakout rooms are open, they can broadcast an announcement to all rooms. Announcements will appear in the breakout room’s chat panel.
Inside Room settings, the meeting organizer can choose to have Teams automatically move participants into breakouts vs. forcing participants to manually join their breakout room. There’s also an option to allow or prevent participants from returning to the main meeting room during the breakout session.
Inside Teams Breakout Rooms
The experience for participants inside breakout rooms in Teams is similar to being in the main Teams meeting. Participants have access to all the regular meeting controls. They can turn their webcam on and off, mute and unmute themselves, share their screen, raise their hand, or toggle the chat and participant panels on and off.
Returning to the Main Teams Meeting
If the meeting organizer allows it (see above), participants in breakout rooms can return to the main meeting any time they want by clicking on the Return button. Warning: Selecting the Leave button will cause you to exit the meeting entirely.
Other Video Conferencing Apps
Microsoft Teams users are certainly happy about the recent addition of breakout rooms to the Teams experience, but Teams still lacks some features that other video conferencing apps offer. If you’re not dead set on using Teams for online meetings, you may be interested in our comparison of four different video conferencing apps. For further reading, check out our articles on Google Meet vs. Zoom and Zoom vs. Skype.
