Lucy Thacker
Within a Microsoft Teams session, as an organiser you can disable the use of microphones and cameras to ensure your presentation goes uninterrupted. In order to do this the participants of the session must have attendee status. For a...
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When writing messages and posts in teams you can add tags, these are simply words or phrases with a # in front. By adding the tag to messages you can easily search for any message relating to that specific...
When sending an announcement from any channel you can also send it to any other channel in any other module team with your Teams environment. This could be great if you have to send the same announcement to all...
The Microsoft whiteboard is built into all stand alone and channel meetings so can be used in all teaching sessions and well as in breakout rooms. The whiteboard lets students collaborate on a task and add ideas quickly to...
Did you know you can add colleagues to priority access list for when you are on ‘Do not disturb’
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Priority access means you can give specific colleagues priority so when your Teams status is Do not Disturb you will still receive notifications when they @mention or message you. The video below gives a quick demonstration on how to...
When using Microsoft Teams you can save channel posts for later creating a bookmarking tool of important posts to remember and have easy access to while using Teams. The video below gives an overview on how to save posts...
Adding custom tabs to your Module Team in Microsoft Teams allows you to create a more unique learning environment for your course with quick access to frequently used resources embedded into Teams. The video below gives a short demonstration...
When working on Microsoft Teams we communicate with colleagues regularly. However a colleague may be busy when you wish to contact them and instead of checking their profile every so often you can set up notifications to automatically let...
Your Microsoft Teams homepage can look pretty busy but you can hide inactive or past teams by adding them to a Hidden Teams Category. This however, isn’t a a permeant change and can be easily reversed. The video below...
Using Microsoft Teams you receive lots of notifications, whether it be an @ mention or if someone has liked a chat message and they are all placed together. However, you can filter this panel. The video will give quick...