Microsoft Teams is a messaging app that facilitates phone conversations, video chats, and virtual presentations. It serves as a platform where users can easily access meetings, notes, and files, enhancing teamwork and productivity
Setting up Microsoft Teams
Teams can be downloaded to your computer. To begin, go to signon.stjohns.edu and enter your account information. Click on the Office 365 tile on your My Apps page. Click on the App launcher and select the MS Teams icon. In the new window, click on the ellipsis (three dots) in the upper right corner and click on download.
Conducting a Class Using Teams Meetings
To conduct class using Teams Meetings, open Teams. Navigate to the Calendar and click + New meeting. Finally, enter details, add participants, and click Send.
Recording a Class Using Teams Meetings
You can record your Teams meeting automatically before a meeting or manually during a meeting. If you have already created your meeting, you can enable this feature in Meeting Options by accessing your meeting in Teams calendar. If you are currently in a meeting and wish to record, select More in your meeting window and click on Record.
Recording a Lecture Using Teams Meetings
To document a lecture using Teams, the Meet now feature allows you to record yourself while presenting documentation. Simply start the meeting, then in the meeting controls, click More actions (the three dots), and select Start recording. Teams allows you to share PowerPoints, Excel and Word documents with ease.
Accessing my Recording in Teams
Once you have recorded a lecture or meeting, Teams meeting recordings are saved to the meeting organizer's OneDrive and Teams calendar.
Using Breakout Rooms in Teams
Please note that this feature is only available in the desktop version of Teams. If you wish to set up Breakout Rooms before your Teams meeting. Locate your meeting in Teams calendar. At the top of the meeting window, locate and select Breakout Rooms. Manage the number of Breakout Rooms, manually or automatically assign attendees and assign additional presenters to manage each Breakout Room. For a complete overview of Breakout Rooms, click here.