Communication / Collaboration · Digital communication · Teams

#723 How to set a status duration in Teams

When you need to concentrate, Teams can prove to be a distraction. You can help to manage that by either setting your status to Do Not Disturb or Appear Offline, the only trouble is remembering to reset it when you are done! This handy tip shows you how to set a duration to your temporary… Continue reading #723 How to set a status duration in Teams

Communication / Collaboration · Digital communication · Digital participation · ICT proficiency · Teams

#719 Teams chat notifications causing a distraction? Mute them!

In-call notifications for chat messages can quickly become an annoying distraction, particularly in large meetings with a busy back channel. To stop these annoying pop-ups you can quickly and easily mute the chat. In the video below we show how to do this from within the Teams call and how to do it from the… Continue reading #719 Teams chat notifications causing a distraction? Mute them!

Communication / Collaboration · Digital communication · Digital participation · Teams

#665 How to quote a message in your reply during a Teams meeting

The chat in Teams meetings can move on quickly, and your reply may get lost as the chat moves on a pace. One way to help with this, is to use the reply function in Teams. This then adds a quote of the message you are replying to and helps prevent your message getting lost… Continue reading #665 How to quote a message in your reply during a Teams meeting

#1minuteCPD · Communication / Collaboration · Digital collaboration · Digital communication, collaboration and participation (participating) · Formative assessment · Teams

#645 Teams: Using Microsoft Whiteboard to facilitate an exit ticket activity

The Whiteboard function in Microsoft Teams has recently had an update. It now has a range of templates to help you quickly put together a collaborative activity for students. In this video we show you how to use it to create an exit ticket activity: Featured image: CCO from Pixabay https://pixabay.com/photos/background-concert-music-tickets-219668/

Classroom technology · ICT proficiency · Teams · Top tip

#612 Toggle Presenter View on and off in MS Teams

You may have recently noticed that when you upload your presentations to MS Teams, the default is to show in the new Presenter View. This has lots of advantages, as you can view your notes and see which slides are coming next….however if you are a Windows user and you would prefer not to use… Continue reading #612 Toggle Presenter View on and off in MS Teams

#1minuteCPD · Digital learning and personal/ professional development (learning) · Teams

#606 Teams: Find short training videos and information about updates

Did you know that there are lots of short instructional videos available within Teams? You can also find information about the updates that have taken place recently which is super useful. Watch the video to find out more: Featured image: CCO from Pixabay https://pixabay.com/illustrations/video-conference-online-home-office-5167472/

Classroom technology · Communication / Collaboration · Digital communication · Teams · Timesavers · Top tip

#604 One message to send to multiple Teams Channels? No problem!

If you are managing multiple MS Teams and multiple channels, there will be times when you will need to send the same message to multiple teams and channels, fortunately this is really easy to do in MS Teams, have a look!

Teams · Timesavers · Top tip

#600 Been sent something useful in Teams? Here’s how to save a message!

Lots of us are now using Microsoft Teams as one of our main points of communication with colleagues, however information can be shared in a variety of ways and it can be easy to lose track of where that important message or document went. In this video we show you a super quick and easy… Continue reading #600 Been sent something useful in Teams? Here’s how to save a message!