Students Guide to

Microsoft Teams
 ACCESSING MICROSOFT TEAMS ON A Computer
There are two methods for accessing Microsoft Teams:

1. Office 365 Online (www.office.com)

2. Microsoft Teams App (available for Windows, iOS and mobile devices)

METHOD 1: OFFICE 365

ONLINE
1. Go to www.office.com
2. Click Sign in
3. Enter your Email address.
4. Click Next
5. Enter your password.

METHOD 2: MICROSOFT
TEAMS DESKTOP APP

1. If you do not have the Microsoft Teams desktop app on your computer, it may be
downloaded here:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-ie/microsoft-365/microsoft-teams/download-app
2. Once installed, you will be prompted to login with your Email address and
password.

ACCESSING MICROSOFT TEAMS ON A COMPUTER

1. Click the Windows button in the bottom left corner of the
taskbar.
2. Scroll down on the list of apps and click Microsoft
. Teams
3. The first time you will need to sign in.
• Sign-in email address
• Password is your password

MICROSOFT TEAMS ON A MOBILE DEVICE

The Microsoft Teams mobile apps are available for Android and iOS.
1. Download the Teams app on your Personal Device: Download the app from the Google Play
or Apple App Store.
2. Launch the Microsoft Teams App
3. Login with your Email address and your password.
NAVIGATING MICROSOFT TEAMS

VIEWING TEAMS & TOGGLING BETWEEN TEAMS

1. Any teams you are a member of will be listed on the first screen (the dashboard) you
see after logging into Teams.

2. To open a specific team, put your mouse on the team and click.

3. To switch to a different team, look for All Teams on the top of the screen and click.
This will take you back to the team grid
CHANNELS
Every class team has a main discussion area, the General channel. Under General, your teacher may
create more channels to organize topics, projects, and more.

• All channels include a Posts and a Files tab.

• The Posts tab is where you, your classmates, and your teacher can all start and reply to
conversations.
• Look for shared documents in the Files tab.
• Along with Posts and Files tabs, the General channel has Assignments, Class Notebook, and
Grades tabs.

SHARE AND ORGANIZE FILES

ACCESSING FILES POSTED BY THE TEACHER

1. Select the name of your class from the Teams Dashboard.
2. Click Files at the top of the screen.

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FIND OR CREATE A FILE & CLASS MATERIALS

Find or create a file

see the files that you come at your classmates and your teacher have shared in the chat or a channel
by selecting the Files tab .

while in Files you can create a new Word, Excel or PowerPoint document for you and your
classmates to collaborate in

Class Materials

in the Files tab of every class team’s General channel your teacher might add read-only resource is
to the Class Materials folder look here for important documents that can help you with assignments
projects are just staying up to date on class expectations

ASSIGNMENTS & GRADES IN MICROSOFT TEAMS

ACCESSING AND COMPLETING ASSIGNMENTS

Access and Complete Assignments

1. Select the name of your class from the
Teams dashboard.
2. Click Assignments at the top of the
screen
3. Select the Assignment

4. Follow the teacher instructions shown for the assignment.

5. To edit a document, click the three dots next to the document name

6. This will allow you to open the document to edit. It will also save your work in
the document.
7. You can add a file using Add work
7. Once you have finished, click the blue Turn in button at the top right corner.
8. To edit and make changes to an assignment, click the Undo Turn In.
ADDING WORK TO ASSIGNMENTS

1. Once inside the assignment look for My work. Then click the plus sign to Add work.

2. There are three options: OneDrive, New File, or Link.

3. Once you have located the document, click “Attach”. The document will be added to the
assignment.

4. Check to be sure that your document has been added and then click “Turn In”
 VIEWING TEACHER FEEDBACK AND GRADES
View Teacher Feedback and Grades
1. To view teacher feedback and grade, locate the assignment in the assignment tab.

2. Look for a green check mark to indicate the assignment has been returned.

3. Click on the assignment to see the teacher feedback and grade.

4. If changes are needed, edit the assignment and click turn in again to resubmit the
assignment.

KEEPING TRACK OF ASSIGNMENTS

1. Go to the Assignments tab.

2. There are three sections: Upcoming, Assigned, and Completed
Upcoming the assignments are in two categories:
i. Assigned- these are assignments that need to be completed
ii. Completed- these are assignments that have been turned in
3. Click the drop-down arrow to see the assignments listed under each category.
Use of class notebook in teams

Need to take private notes or brainstorm with your classmates? The Class Notebook tab lives in your
class teams general channel if your teacher set up the notebook and directed the class to use it ,
click the tab and explore.

1. Select > to expand the notebook and see all of your section a Collaboration Space for
developing your ideas and projects with classmates, a Content Library where your
teacher can save important resources, and a private notebook section that's just for
your work.
2. Note the section at the bottom with your name- that's your private notebook only you
and your teacher get to see it.
NOTIFICATIONS
Check the activity feed to make sure you don't miss annual assignment or @mention

General Activity – a
post has been made
or you have been
mentioned
You have a chat
message

You have been

mentioned in a Team
post

Work has been

returned

Creating Posts in Channels

Click the compose box to create a new convertsation you can type out a simple message or add on
an image, GIF, sticker or file

Select format and use rich text to make your message stand out

format your message with bullets or make a numbered list

@mention your teacher or classmate so they receive a notification

VIDEO MEETINGS IN MICROSOFT TEAMS

JOINING A MEETING: MEET NOW OPTION

Your teacher may use the “Meet Now” option for class meetings. In this case, you will not have a
scheduled meeting link to join.
Your teacher will communicate to you the date and time for your class meeting. A few minutes
before the start time:

1. Open your Class Team.

2. Once the teacher has started the meeting you will see a Join button in the Posts tab of
the Team.

JOINING A MEETING: SCHEDULED MEETING LINK OPTION

Use meetings and teams to virtually join your teacher and classmates in an online class study groups
presentations aren't whenever you need to learn face to face

1. select calendar to see any meetings or teacher have added you too . click join when it's time
to meet
2. adjust your audio and video settings then click Join Now
 HOW TO USE THE TOOLBAR DURING THE MEETING

Raise Hand

Leave the meeting

Turn your video on/off Share your screen See who’s in the meeting

Mute/Unmute your microphone Use meeting chat