Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams and Collaborate Ultra
Microsoft Teams is a workspace that allows groups of people to communicate and work collaboratively. Teams uses the Microsoft eco system and integrates well with Outlook meaning that sessions can be set up and students automatically receive the invite in their calendar.
The video conferencing aspect of Teams has made it a powerful alternative to Collaborate Ultra which has historically been the default way of holding synchronous online sessions with students. The official university guidelines are that Collaborate should still be the go-to for student sessions and that Teams should be used for staff meetings or very small student groups (up to 7 participants).
Video Guides
Microsoft video guides
Microsoft has its own YouTube channel with tutorials an all the whole Microsoft suit which includes Teams.