Teams: Communicate & Collaborate Efficiently

Microsoft Teams: Communicate and Collaborate Efficiently within Your Org

In this three-hour class for Windows and Mac users, you will learn how to use Microsoft Teams for Business (different than Microsoft Teams for Education) to communicate and collaborate efficiently with teams of people within your organization through instant chat and online meetings. You will learn how to build new teams, create discussion channels within a team, initiate chat conversations, and upload and manage files in a channel's library. You will also learn how to schedule and conduct online Teams meetings, share your screen, collaborate on a whiteboard, and use breakout rooms. You will explore the gallery of apps available within the Teams ecosystem, and learn how to govern permissions over your teams and channels.

Outline

Getting Started
- navigate in the Teams for Desktop app
- create a new team
- add and invite members
- create channels in a team

Communicate
- create posts (conversations) in a channel
- make announcements and restrict replies
- chat with people outside of a team channel
- make and record calls and video calls
- attach files to a post

Manage Files
- upload and organize files in a channel
- download files from a channel
- work on files together (co-authoring)
- search for files, messages, or people

Scheduling
- manage your calendar
- schedule meetings

Meetings
- launch and conduct an instant meeting
- share your screen during a meeting
- whiteboard and other collaboration
- use breakout rooms

Use Apps
- add a to-do list app to a channel
- explore other apps

Set Permissions
- manage permissions over teams and channels
- add, remove, or promote/demote users
- delete channels and teams

Prerequisites

This class requires only basic computing skills, such as using a mouse and opening and closing windows. No prior Teams experience is required.