Introduction to Micrsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams is a collaborative platform for working with small teams. The app allows you to:

• Chat with other members of the Unisa Tenant
• Create teams to:
  • Create conversations in channels.
  • Collaborate and share files.
  • Add apps from various sources to create a central work environment.
• The Calendar allows for the creation of:
  • General Meetings
  • Group Meetings
  • Live Events
  • Webinars
• Add apps to your Teams app such as:
  • Forms
  • OneNote
  • SharePoint
  • Flip (Formerly Flipgrid)

Outcomes

Upon completion of this module, you'll be able to:

• Structure Teams through channels, tabs, files, and apps
  • Determine the ideal structure for each Team
  • Understand how to create and share new Teams
  • Explain how to customize Teams with tabs like apps
• Collaborate with colleagues through live Teams meetings and OneNote
  • Select and create the right type of team for specific use cases
  • Understand how to make the most of the OneNote Notebook in each type of team
  • Identify features to optimize collaboration and accessibility in Teams
• Work collaboratively with Staff and PLC Teams
  • Recognize the differences between Staff Teams and PLC Teams
  • Describe use cases for each type of team
  • Understand how to organize people, files, and communications in Teams
• Converse, collaborate and build a community in Teams
  • Identify ways to build a class community using Microsoft Teams
  • Explain how Teams facilitates conversations and collaboration
  • Describe how to use the Class Notebook as a central location for course content
• Assemble learners and staff with Microsoft Teams meetings
  • Identify ways to create, share, and launch virtual meetings in Microsoft Teams
  • Define multiple purposes and uses of virtual meetings
  • Describe Microsoft Teams features for security and sharing content

Duration

This lesson will take you, on average, 120 hours to complete.

Video

Watch the video below from a workshop that will guide you through all the content.

Presentation

Learning Path

Click the button below to open the Microsoft Learn modules and complete the following learning paths:

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