Custom backgrounds in Microsoft Teams video meetings can be great fun and can also add a degree of professionalism to when working from your messy kitchen. In class, however, student customisable backgrounds are fertile ground for mischief and disruption. Fortunately, you can now manage custom background in Teams through a new set of policies: You […]
Guides
How to use chat in Microsoft Teams
Chat in Microsoft Teams is great for quickly setting up one-to-one or group online meetings with students and teachers. This PDF guide shows you how to get the most out of chat in Teams. Feel free to download and share this guide with other teachers and students.
How to record and share a lesson in Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams makes it really easy to record and share an online lesson with your class. This downloadable guide takes you step-by-step through the process so you can create a library of online lessons for your students. Feel free to download and share this guide with other teachers and students.
How to use @ to get the attention of a student or group in Microsoft Teams
Did you know that you can use @ mentions to get the attention of individual students, groups of students, or even an entire class in Teams? It works in the same way as Twitter. Just start typing a post with the @ symbol and then type of select the student or group name. The guide […]
How to update Microsoft Teams on Windows and Mac
Microsoft Teams updates itself in the background without you even realising it has happened. But if you want to check that your Teams app is up to date and that you have all the latest features, you can do so in just a few simple steps. To update Microsoft Teams you don’t even have to […]
