Microsoft Teams

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How to Find Microsoft Teams at Home:

Go to our school district web page (comoxvalleyschools.ca)
Click on Utility Links in the top left corner (or the middle on a portable device)
Click on Office 365
Your username is your school email address (for students: Student#@www.learn71.ca)
Your password is the same one that you use at school
You can click on the purple icon for Teams

Should I Download the App?

Yes, if you can, it is great to have all the office apps on your computer and/or your personal device. Notice when you go in to Office 365 online you can click on Install Office in the top right of your screen. Go for it!

Microsoft Teams Video Training

Click here to go to a Microsoft page of video training for Teams

Creating a Class Team:

To create a Team for your class:

Open Microsoft Teams
Click on Teams on the left
Click on Create or Join a Team in the top right. If you have your Teams organized as a list rather than boxes, you will see the Create or Join a Team link at the bottom left.
Now click on Create a Team
Choose the type of team you would like to create- in this case it is a Class
Give your Class Team a name
Now add your Students-you should be able to find your attendance class group that will add your class all at once.
If you would like to share your Team with other teachers, click on the Teacher tab at the top and add other teachers here.
When you are finished, click on Close.

Below is a short video to show this:

How to Mute Students Chats:

While you can’t mute the student’s private chats, you can mute the chats that take place in your classroom Team. Here are some instructions to help you:

https://support.office.com/en-us/article/mute-student-comments-in-a-class-team-a378de16-ffc0-420c-b08d-e17ec08e7c17

How to Turn off The Meeting Chat:

Click here for the Tip Sheet for Turning of the Chat in Meetings and How to Schedule a Meeting for a Channel.

Note: It is slightly different if you are using a channel you created yourself. Please look at the handout above for instructions.

How to Share Your Screen on an Ipad in Teams:

This video also shows you how to record your screen.

How to Create a Screen-Cast in Teams and post it to a channel:

Creating a recording of yourself or your screen in Teams is also really simple and the recording can be made right in a Team that you are using along with your assignments and lessons. You can also send a link to the video for people to view it.

Click here or on the picture for instructions:

Accessibility tip: Immersive Reader for Microsoft Teams

Available in Assignments, Posts and Chat

FEATURES:

Brings text into a focus window and students can use text supports:

Text to Speech
colour contrast
larger font sizes
picture dictionary
line focus
translation

LINKS

Use Immersive Reader in Microsoft Teams

VIDEO

Immersive Reader in Microsoft Teams

Accessibility Tip: Live captions in Microsoft Teams

Helpful support for students who are deaf and hard of hearing, English language learners and students who struggle with auditory processing.

FEATURES

Available only in Teams desktop and Team iPad app
English only

LINKS

Use Live Captions in a Teams Meeting

VIDEO

Live Captions in Microsoft Teams

Some Quick References to Get You Started:

The ultimate cheat sheet right at your fingertips:

Download the Microsoft Teams quick start guide for EDU.

Teams Quick Reference for SD71

Here is a super short Quick Start Guide with just the basics:

How to Get a Link for a Teams Meeting in Outlook Webmail:

If you would like to send parents a link to a meeting or post a meeting link somewhere for people to use to join a meeting, you need to set up a meeting and then copy the link for it. Here are some instructions for how to do this in the Online Outlook:

Open your Outlook Webmail
Click on the Calendar link in the bottom left
Find the time that you would like to have the meeting in the calendar and click on it
A pop out appears with meeting information – click on More Options in the bottom right of the pop out
Fill in the meeting information – you don’t really need to have a recipient but you can put yourself if you would like
Make sure that you select Teams Meeting on the line that says “Search for a room or location”
Click Save to create the meeting
Double click on the meeting that you now see in your calendar
If you would like the participant to wait in the lobby for you to let them into the meeting, Click on Meeting Options. On the page that opens, click on the down arrow beside “People in my organization” and select “Only Me” then save.
Return to the calendar and double click to open the meetings window again.
Highlight the “Join Microsoft Teams Meeting” link and copy it (Press CTRL + C or right click and click on “Copy Hyperlink”)
Now you can paste this link in an email to the people that you would like to attend the meeting. This link can go into your MyEd BC email or you can post it on an website.

How to get a link for a Teams Meeting in Outlook Desktop Version:

Open your Outlook email Desktop App
Click on the Calendar link in the bottom left
Find the time that you would like to have the meeting in the calendar and click on it
A pop out appears with meeting information
Fill in the meeting information – you don’t really need to have a recipient but you can put yourself if you would like
Highlight the “Join Microsoft Teams Meeting” link and copy it (Press CTRL + C or right click and click on “Copy Hyperlink”)
Click Send to create the meeting
Now you can paste this link in an email to the people that you would like to attend the meeting. This link can go into your MyEd BC email or you can post it on an website.