6 NEW features in Microsoft Teams 2021 | Whiteboard updates, Reply to Specific Chat message, & more

Опубликовано: 16 Июль 2026
на канале: Mike Tholfsen
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In this step-by-step tutorial video, I walk through 6 new features in Microsoft Teams 2021 (Fall). Microsoft Teams new features include a fully re-done and NEW Whiteboard in Microsoft Teams, Reply to Specific Chat message, Breakout Rooms in Teams updates, and lots more. New features in MS Teams are always rolling out and updating, so this can help you keep up with the latest additions.

NOTE: This is a personal project and the opinions expressed in this video are my own, not those of my employer (Microsoft.)

✅ Microsoft Teams Whiteboard updates blog: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t...
✅ Microsoft Teams Breakout Rooms co-presenters https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t...
✅ Microsoft Teams Reply to Specific Chat message:
✅ Supervised chats in Microsoft Teams: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/micr...
✅ Delete Chat roadmap item: https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/micro...
✅ 25 Microsoft Teams tips and tricks:    • Top 25 Microsoft Teams tips and tricks  

📝 Table of contents
0:00 Introduction
0:11 Major Whiteboard updates - the all-new Whiteboard
3:24 Reply to specific Chat message
4:03 Breakout Rooms updates - Pre-create rooms easy room assignment, others
5:26 Breakout Rooms co-presenters and owners:
6:50 Background in Teams for web
7:18 Supervised chat, delete chats, etc.

For a Microsoft Teams tutorial and lots of tips and tricks, check out my Teams quick tip video playlists:
📺 All Microsoft Teams tips playlist:    • Microsoft Teams quick tip videos  
📺 Microsoft Teams meetings tutorial playlist:    • Microsoft Teams meetings  
📺 Microsoft Teams basics playlist:    • Microsoft Teams - the basics  
📺 Microsoft Teams advanced playlist:    • Microsoft Teams - advanced  
📺 Microsoft Teams for Education playlist:    • Microsoft Teams for Education  
📺 Teams Assignments tutorial playlist:    • Microsoft Teams Assignments quick tip videos  

I am always creating more quick tip Microsoft Teams teacher tutorials, so let me know in the comments about other features you'd like to see videos for.

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*Distance Learning Resources:
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*Distance Learning Resources:
Microsoft EDU Remote site: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/educa...
Teams EDU Quick Start Guide: https://aka.ms/TeamsEDUQuickGuide
Webinar series: https://aka.ms/RemoteLearningPlaylist
Resource, training and tips collection: https://aka.ms/RemoteLearningWakelet