Microsoft TEAMS
Communicate & Collaborate
Microsoft Teams provides a chat-based hub for teamwork and group-based collaboration. Have a conversation, share files, store files and notes, or hold a meeting in Teams. Teams is both easy to use and very useful.
Academic and administrative departments can request to have a Team created by emailing helpdesk@longwood.edu, submitting a work order via the web, or calling 434-395-4357. Once the departmental Team is in place, unlimited Channels can be created. Channels offer the same functionality as a Team!
Features:
- Chat with other faculty and staff at Longwood (you do not have to be in a Team
to use the chat feature) - Collaborate in Team conversation boards
- Share files and notes within Team channels and connect with BOX
- Hold an online meeting with video and screen sharing options
- Trigger notifications by tagging people/channels (ex. @Lancer, Elwood or @channel)
You can access the Teams download within the Software Center on your Windows computer, Self Service on your Mac, or by logging into https://office.com/ and clicking in the Teams tile. In Software Center, you will click on the Applications option on the far left top of the window to view the list of software available.
Stay in touch with the Teams Mobile App! Search for Microsoft Teams in the iOS App Store or Google Play Store.
Microsoft's support site offers an overview of Teams features:
First Things to Know:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/first-things-to-know-about-chats-in-microsoft-teams-88ed0a06-6b59-43a3-8cf7-40c01f2f92f2
Overview of teams and channels:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/overview-of-teams-and-channels-c3d63c10-77d5-4204-a566-53ddcf723b46?wt.mc_id=aid573689_qsg_185038&ui=en-us&rs=en-us&ad=us
TEAMS Meetings:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/join-a-teams-meeting-078e9868-f1aa-4414-8bb9-ee88e9236ee4
Microsoft Planner
Microsoft Planner offers a simple solution to the chaos of collaborative projects. Users are able to create new plans, organize and assign tasks, and discuss with others what they're working on. Planner provides a complete list of your tasks and their status while also allowing users to attach files to tasks and work together on files in real time.
Planner can be accessed through the Teams client app installed on your computer. To add Planner, click the (+) icon on the left-hand side and then Planner. Or online by logging into https://office.com/ and clicking in the Planner tile.
Stay in touch with the Planner Mobile App! Search for Microsoft Planner in the iOS App Store or Google Play Store.
Microsoft's support site offers an overview of Planner features:
BOX in TEAMS
Team owners can add a BOX folder to a channel, at the top of the screen in a Channel click the (+) button and select BOX. Follow the prompts to log in and select a folder.
Users can also add the BOX application to TEAMS integrate with their BOX account.
To add BOX to TEAMS, click the +Apps icon on the left-hand side and then select BOX. You will be prompted to log in to your BOX account.
ITS recommends that you use an Organizational Account folder in BOX for Teams. You can request an organizational account here:
https://solomon.longwood.edu/usersupport/forms--documents/box-organizational-account-request.php#form
Quick Start:
https://support.box.com/hc/en-us/articles/360044681474-Using-Box-for-Microsoft-Teams
Need help using Teams or Planner? Find answers to your questions and much more in the Microsoft Teams Help Center. As always, you can contact the Help Desk at x4357.