Microsoft Teams

What is Microsoft Teams?

Microsoft Teams allows you to work in one application to glance at your calendar; chat with colleagues; start meetings; and store, edit, and collaborate on shared files. Teams provides a space for your team/department/committee to work in one place with all the Microsoft apps.

Microsoft Teams Features

• Videoconferencing
• Shared calendar
• Collaborative documents in Office 365 apps
• Shared file storage
• Chat
• Shifts app for employee scheduling
• Planner app for team to-do lists and tracking
• Private channels
• Breakout rooms

Feature Comparison: Zoom vs. Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams is available on all devices, including mobile, so you can work and collaborate from anywhere at any time.

Teams for Faculty

• Teams is an optional tool that can be used to augment your instruction.
• School Data Sync (SDS) will automatically create Microsoft Class Teams with official course rosters. Rosters will update daily as students add and drop courses.
• Courses created in Sakai will also be created in Teams with the same name.
• You must “Activate” the Team for student use, much like you must “publish” a Sakai course site.
• You can post a link to your Team in Sakai (use the ellipsis to the right of the Team name to get link).

Microsoft Teams Resource

• Teams Intro Video
• Teams Video Training
• Teams Handout