- Microsoft Teams in educational settings is a hub for content and the centerpiece for collaboration. Learn about the structure and components of a team.
Upon completion of this module, you'll be able to:
- Explain the types of educational teams (class, staff, PLC, other).
- Describe use cases for each type of team.
- Demonstrate how to create and share new teams.
- Explain the difference between the Me Space and We Space.
- Describe the ways to communicate with colleagues and learners.
- Demonstrate where to store, find, and share files in teams.
ISTE Standards for Educators:
Educator - Citizen
Educator - Facilitator
Educator - Collaborator
UNESCO Standards for Educators:
Application of Digital skills
Organization and Administration
- Unlock the power of Microsoft Teams for administrators, educators, and learners. Learn to collaborate, customize, and organize effectively in Microsoft Teams.
Upon completion of this module, you'll be able to:
- Explain how to customize a team's visual identity.
- Manage team members, settings, and permissions.
- Create and manage channels.
- Communicate and collaborate in Teams.
- Use apps to personalize Teams.
- Manage and collaborate on files and class and staff OneNote notebooks in Teams.
ISTE Standards for Educators:
Educator - Designer
Educator - Facilitator
Educator - Collaborator
UNESCO Standards for Educators:
- Organization and Administration
- Learn to use Microsoft Teams for Education to share content, collaborate, and communicate with learners, guardians, colleagues, and the larger school community.
Upon completion of this module, you'll be able to:
Describe how to use the Class Notebook as a central location for course content.
Explain how educators can use non-Microsoft apps to share content with their class.
Identify ways to build class community in Microsoft Teams.
Describe ways to connect and communicate with parents and guardians.
ISTE Standards for Educators:
Educator - Facilitator
Leaders - Equity and Citizenship Advocate
Leaders - Systems Designer
- Create and organize content in Classwork, manage assignments, simplify assessments, give timely feedback, and track academic and SEL trends within Class Teams.
Upon completion of this module, you'll be able to:
- Create and organize class resources and assignments efficiently with Classwork in Microsoft Teams.
- Create, distribute, collect, and grade assignments with Assignments in Microsoft Teams.
- Create and embed polls, quizzes, and surveys with Microsoft Forms.
- Track learner progress with Insights in Microsoft Teams.
ISTE Standards for Educators:
Educator - Citizen
Educator - Facilitator
Educator - Collaborator
UNESCO Standards for Educators:
Application of Digital skills
Organization and Administration
- Staff teams and PLC teams in Microsoft Teams facilitate collaboration between professional colleagues and incorporate file sharing and organization.
Upon completion of this module, you'll be able to:
- Identify the differences between staff teams and PLC teams.
- Select and create the right type of team for specific use cases.
- Describe how to make the most of the OneNote Notebook in each type of team.
ISTE Standards for Educators:
Educator - Facilitator
Educator - Collaborator
Leaders - Systems designer
UNESCO Standards for Educators:
Application of Digital skills
Organization and Administration
- Explore the specific controls educators need while meeting with learners in Microsoft Teams for Education and ways to share different types of content.
Upon completion of this module, you'll be able to:
- 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.
