Microsoft Teams has added a capability to add custom backgrounds for video calls, which looks identical to that of the Zoom. Going forward, you will be able to add custom background during video calls, which will make the entire conversation interesting. With schools worldwide making effective use of Microsoft Teams due to lockdown, the addition of interesting features will help users to have an awesome experience. However, the Redmond-based software giant is yet to add support for custom images.
Commenting on the development, Jared Spataro, Corporate Vice President for Microsoft 365 disclosed that custom backgrounds enable you to replace your background in Teams meetings with a fresh and bright home office. The feature is designed based on the background blur, which leverages advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) to blur the environment behind you. Spataro also added that they are working to provide support for custom images in the near future.
According to Microsoft, there has been a new daily record of 2.7 billion meeting minutes in one day. Moreover, Microsoft Teams is facing a 200 percent increase in the consumption on March 16. The company added that there are 183000 tenants in 175 countries using Teams for Education in a bid to enhance distance learning capabilities.
Microsoft will roll out an update with which you will be able to download a participant report, which will include Join and leave times. This will help teachers to know who joined their Team meetings. Microsoft will add real-time noise suppression, which makes use of AI to reduce background noise such as loud typing or a barking dog in Teams meetings. You will be able to interact with students without any abnormal sounds.
The COVID-19 outbreak has forced schools and teachers worldwide to tap the rich potential of digital learning. With the closure of schools, students are also finding ways to learn the content from the comforts of their homes. The latest features integrated with Microsoft Teams will go a long way to improve the quality of e-learning including the delivery of classroom materials. The effective usage of platforms like Microsoft Teams will go a long way to enable digital education from the comforts of the home.
