Microsoft Teams

What is Microsoft Teams?

Microsoft Teams is a collaboration app which has been created for your to stay involved with many different people and groups. There is the option to create specific groups and teams of people so you can keep work separate from others. There is also the option for video calling and meetings so you can keep in touch with those you need to collaborate with.

Teams has a number of different options available but here are the basic ones you will need to know:

Teams - Find channels to belong to or create your own. Inside channels you can hold on-the-spot meetings, have conversations, and share files.
Meetings - See everything you’ve got lined up for the day or week. Or, schedule a meeting. This calendar syncs with your Outlook calendar.
Calls - In some cases, if your organisation has it set up, you can call anyone from Teams, even if they’re not using Teams.
Activity - Catch up on all your unread messages, @mentions, replies, and more.

How to use Teams

It is important to be able to collaborate and learn how to use video calling software as due to the pandemic, it is more likely that online-learning and work will become the norm. At Warrington and Vale Royal College, we want you to be able to feel confident on using video calling software.

As an institution, we are working towards using Microsoft Teams as the main choice for communication between staff members. With this in mind, it is important you understand how Microsoft Teams works.

This link has more information on how Microsoft Teams works..

Video Conferencing, Meetings, Calling | Microsoft TeamsMicrosoft Teams is the hub for team collaboration in Microsoft 365 that integrates the people, content, and tools your team needs to be more engaged and effective.