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title: Teams Breakout Rooms are Here!
description: BLOG:Learn how to use this great resource today
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# [Teams Breakout Rooms are Here!](https://blog.dsstpublicschools.org/helix/teams-breakout-rooms-are-here)

 Written by [DSST Public Schools](https://blog.dsstpublicschools.org/helix/author/dsst-public-schools) | 12/09/20

 

If you haven’t seen it yet, breakout rooms are in Teams now!

- *Only the meeting organizer *can start breakout rooms. So teachers will only see this in meetings that they organized. 

**Getting Breakout Rooms In Your Teams**

- This is being rolled out to users across our network. It may take a day or two.
- You will only see the button for this if you are in a meeting *that you organized*.

| Make sure that the new meeting experience is enabled (Teams -> Settings -> General -> Check “Turn on new meeting experience”) |  |
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| Check and make sure you have the latest Teams updates ([Update Microsoft Teams - Office Support](https://support.microsoft.com/office/update-microsoft-teams-535a8e4b-45f0-4f6c-8b3d-91bca7a51db1)) |  |

**How to Use Breakout Rooms**

Teachers can learn more about using breakout rooms by reading [this resource from Microsoft](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-and-manage-breakout-rooms-during-class-meetings-18b340cd-1106-4fa5-a852-5676614f7e7d?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US). That article will be updated continuously by Microsoft.

The DSST Tech Team will also be tracking any DSST-specific guidance in [this Help Center article](https://dsst.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360053538651-Microsoft-Teams-Breakout-Rooms). We will all be learning this as we go. Please make sure you share new things with your Virtual Learning Champion and other colleagues. 

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