Does your school or university need to enable Microsoft Teams for remote learning?

Use the information below to get up and running quickly!

IT admin guidance

Get Teams ready for students, faculty, and staff:

• Make sure everyone has access to Teams using the free Office 365 A1 SKU. Please reach out to your Microsoft account team or Switch4Teams if you need help.

• If you already have a subscription, make sure that Teams is turned on for everyone.

• Understand how to get your organization started with Meetings in Teams, including capabilities, requirements and planning considerations for Teams.

Communication

Ready to roll Teams out to your users? You can find email templates here in the Adoption Toolkit:

Faculty

• Use the Get Started Email to tell everyone that Teams is available for them.

• Use the Work from Anywhere Email to help students and faculty feel productive quickly.

• Use the Customize Learning Email to help your school get the most out of Teams.

Students

• Use the Get Started Email to tell everyone that Teams is available for them.

• Use the Learn from Anywhere Email to help students and faculty feel productive quickly.

Guidance

Share these assets with your faculty and students to help them get started quickly:

Faculty

• Use the Quick Start Guide (pdf) to learn the Teams basics.

• Walk through Teams with these Interactive Demos.

• Set up your remote classroom and use meetings to connect with students with these Best Practices.

Students

• Teach students the Teams basics and provide tips for remote learning success with this guide.

• Walk students through how they can use Teams meetings with this resource.

Resources to learn more

IT

• Further your Teams journey with the Teams Remote Learning Guide for IT Admins.

• See Teams in action and get your questions answered in one of our online webinars

• Leverage Teams Meetings from within Canvas, Blackboard, Schoology, and other LMSs

Faculty

• Go deeper in Teams with our educator trainings.

• Enable Distance Learning for students even when bandwidth is low with these tips and tricks

• Leverage Teams Meetings from within Canvas, Blackboard, Schoology, and other LMSs