JotCast Moderated Discussions App Docs

1. Join your Microsoft Teams meeting.
2. Click the "Apps" button in the meeting toolbar.
3. Search for "JotCast" in the search bar.
4. Click the "Add" button next to the "JotCast Moderated Discussions" app.
5. If prompted, grant consent for the permissions the app needs.
6. You're all set! The app will launch and you can start creating your moderated chat.

Prerequisites

1. JotCast Moderated Discussions for Microsoft Teams can only be used while you are in a Teams meeting. Make sure to join your meeting before launching the JotCast Moderated Discussions app.
2. If you don't already have a JotCast account, you'll be able to create a free account that will be linked to your Microsoft account via SSO after adding the app.

Creating a Chat

1. After clicking the "Add" button for the JotCast Moderated Discussions app:
   • If you don't have a JotCast account connected to your Microsoft account, you'll see an informational screen about the product.
   • Click the button to create your free JotCast account and link it to your Microsoft account.
2. You'll be brought directly to the "Create Chat" form.
3. Enter a Chat Name for your chat.
4. Configure as many additional options for your chat as you'd like. See our full Support Guide for more information on all the different ways that you can customize your chat.
5. Once you've finished configuring your chat, scroll to the bottom of the form and click the "Create Chat" button.
6. After creating your chat, you'll be sent to the Chat Details page. From here, you can:
   • Review your chat details and make modifications if necessary
   • Add additional moderators
   • Edit your chat settings
7. Click the "Save" button to finalize your chat. This will automatically add a new tab to the meeting that all participants can see.

Moderating your Chat

1. After clicking "Save", a new tab with the JotCast icon will be added to your meeting.
2. If the tab doesn't open automatically, click on the JotCast tab to enter the moderator panel for your chat.
3. In the moderator panel, you have full control over your meeting's chat. Messages sent by meeting participants are queued in the Message Queue tab of the moderator panel until they are manually approved or rejected by a moderator.
4. Moderators can freely send and reply to messages, create polls, quizzes, and much more. For more details on all of our features, check out our comprehensive support guide, or watch our tutorial video to help you get started.

Joining a Chat

1. After joining your Microsoft Teams meeting, look for the JotCast tab that has been added by the meeting organizer.
2. Click on the tab with the JotCast icon.
3. The tab will open on the side of the meeting, and you'll automatically enter the chat.

Participating in a Chat

1. You can type your message into the textbox at the bottom of the chat, but you'll need to wait for one of the meeting hosts to approve it before it appears.
2. Messages will appear in the chat area. By default, all messages must be approved by the meeting host(s) first.
3. There are lots of additional features that your host may choose to enable - like reactions, peanut gallery, or instant messaging. For more details on all of our features, check out our comprehensive support guide.