Course Description
Overview:
This course is designed to help you get started with Microsoft® Teams®, the key communications tool in the suite of Microsoft® 365® productivity apps. Microsoft Teams enables individuals and organizations to chat, share ideas, collaborate on files, and essentially, work together. You can use Teams to have a quick chat with a colleague, participate in a virtual meeting, make an online call, and share files and resources. The Microsoft Teams app is available in three versions: a desktop app, a web app, and a mobile app. Once you are familiar with the Teams desktop app, you can easily transfer that knowledge and work in the web and mobile apps to take advantage of connecting through Teams wherever your work takes you.
Course Objectives:
In this course, you will use Microsoft Teams to communicate and collaborate with your colleagues. You will:
- Send messages to colleagues using Teams.
- Collaborate with people in Teams.
- Configure your Teams environment.
Target Student:
This course is designed for people who need to use Microsoft Teams to communicate with colleagues and participate in meetings. No experience with Teams is required; however, a basic understanding of Office apps will be useful.
Prerequisites:
To ensure your success in this course, you need to be familiar with the Windows operating system and with using a web browser. You can obtain this level of skills and knowledge by taking the Logical Operations course Using Microsoft® Windows® 10.
Course-specific Technical Requirements
Hardware:
For this course, you will need one computer for each student and one for the instructor. Each computer will need the following minimum hardware configurations:
- Sufficient processor speed, RAM, and storage space for good system performance when running Microsoft Teams.
- Mouse, keyboard, microphone, and monitor.
- High-speed, stable Internet connection.
- For the instructor's computer, a method to project and/or share the screen as needed for local and remote class participants.
A web camera and headset are encouraged, but optional.
Software:
This course requires a Microsoft 365 organization with licenses for students. While various plans are available, this course was developed using Microsoft 365 Business Standard. Note: It might take 24 hours for Microsoft 365 accounts to be active.
- Microsoft® Windows® 10
- Microsoft® 365 licenses ( Microsoft 365 Business Standard is recommended)
Course Content
Lesson 1: Messaging Colleagues Using Teams
Topic A: Navigate in Teams
Topic B: Chat with Contacts
Topic C: Post in Team Channels
Lesson 2: Collaborating in Teams
Topic A: Call People in Teams
Topic B: Meet in Teams
Topic C: Share Files
Lesson 3: Configuring Your Teams Environment
Topic A: Configure General Application Settings
Topic B: Configure Notifications and Privacy Settings
Topic C: Configure Call and Device Settings
