Teams for Teaching: Essential Tools and Practices (online)

This session will cover the essential skills needed to teach effectively with Teams. 
There will be an opportunity to book a 121 session after the session.  

Course content

This session will cover:

• Assigning roles, lobby settings, and chat settings. 
• Screen sharing methods, considering accessibility and presentation context.
• Breakout rooms in Microsoft Teams, including assigning participants, broadcasting messages, and adjusting room settings.
• Interactive tools such as Forms, Polls, and Reactions to support session goals and participant engagement. 
• Interpreting the attendance report to support tracking and reporting needs. Locating meeting recordings and sharing appropriately.  

Learning objectives

At the end of this course you will be able to:

• Explain how assigned roles, lobby settings, and chat settings affect people’s ability to join, contribute, and perform tasks.
• Explore screen sharing methods, considering accessibility and presentation context.
• Explain how breakout rooms are created and managed in Microsoft Teams, including assigning participants, broadcasting messages, and adjusting room settings.
• Use interactive tools such as Forms, Polls, and Reactions to support session goals and participant engagement.
• Interpret the attendance report to support tracking and reporting needs.
• Locate meeting recordings and share appropriately.