How to Access Microsoft Teams 3/31, #2 of 3

Hello Everyone,

Your next task is to get in to Microsoft Teams successfully, so we can all meet in the same place. First, read this entire blog post carefully!

How can I get to Microsoft Teams?

  • Log in to your One Drive account at home.
  • If you look up in the top left corner, you will see a small grid of dots. Click on it.
  • There will be a menu of O365 Apps (Applications). Click on “All Apps”
  • Choose the app called TEAMS (it has a purple icon/symbol)
  • A new screen will come up for TEAMS, click on O-365 Suncrest Division 5 Team
  • Scroll to the top of the GENERAL page to see my posts there from the start.

What can you do in the program Microsoft Teams?

  • You can have a group written conversation on a topic or ask questions on the main page GENERAL section by replying to prompts Ms. D puts up on that page. Make sure you are on topic. Scroll through the page before you post a question. If you have a question for a specific member of the team, you can put an @ symbol in front of their name to address them, but it will be visible to everyone.
  • You can be in a video conference with any number of members from our class team. Ms. D has to lead those meetings and send you an invite to join.
  • You can see your assignments on the assignments tab at the top.
  • You can upload your assignments using the assignments tab, and then it will show me you are done with something I assigned.

Submitting assignments:

  • For our first assignment on the e-port, finish the e-port entry. Then, view your post online. Copy the LINK to your e-port entry that is in the address bar of your browser. Then, paste the LINK in the assignments part of TEAMS. Press submit and it will show me you are done!
  • ALL assignments on the eport can be done that way.
  • If the assignment is something else, like MAKING YOUR SCHEDULE AND TAKING A PICTURE OF IT, which is assignment #2, then you can upload a photo and submit it under that assignment.
  • Questions, ask Ms. D.

What MS Teams is NOT:

  • It is not a hangout where we chat at any time — it is for school.
  • It is viewed by everyone, visible by myself and District people, so please use the Golden Rule.
  • It is not a place to put spam like tons of pictures and random messages that are not on topic. It will ruin our ability to communicate learning together, so please don’t do it.
  • It is not perfect — there will be some hiccups along the way, but we will be patient with the technology and make sure it works for us.  Thank you for your cooperation and collaboration so we can make distance learning work!

Okay, go check it out! If you have problems accessing it, let me know.

Ms. D