Top 10 tips for Teaching using Microsoft Teams

[@MaartenFlaton]

Teaching my first 2nd grade middle school class (12 - 14 yo) using Teams tomorrow. Quite nervous about it, but video's like this help a lot, especially during already stressfull times like this. Thank you very much!

[@jontrewfrombarry]

Thanks for your honest and very useful video. Ive found that Teams is not a natural teaching medium but a corporate collaboration tool. So it's great if you are scientists wanting to build a better bomb but not good when children are trying to learn at home on a Tesco Hudl. However it's been forced on us by IT professionals who have never spoken to a child. However, thank you for your great tips and advice.

[@nunosendas]

You sir, are gentleman and a scholar. Thank you.

[@benaryder]

Why thank you Sir. Good luck with your online teaching.

[@angelaruti]

Thank you I am an Exceptional Educator I support students with disabilities in the GENERAL EDUCATION setting.

[@Miley_Le]

Thank you so much Ben! My school has been pushed into online learning as of today and after today, it was very rough. But I'm so grateful I came across this. They're very helpful tips.

[@stephenhale3665]

Thanks for the highly practical advice to keep in mind when using Teams. I like how you made a list of the tips in your video description with references to the time points where they're discussed in your video.

[@benaryder]

Glad it was helpful!

[@mrsphillips8072]

It was very kind of you to make this video, it is most useful.

[@StevenMichels]

Thank you! I've been teaching with Teams for a while now, and I wish I had known these things earlier. Raising the hand feature will be great.

Super useful! thank you so much

[@Simte]

Very insightful, thank you.

[@khairatyusuf9026]

Very wonderfully presentation, With this

[@edhorn5640]

What microphone do you use for your recordings/trainings? Thanks. Nice presentation.

[@benaryder]

A blue Yeti, more recently with a pop-filter.

[@daviddelgadovendrell]

What about "Guest user" students? Some particular advice regarding Teams, SPO, and Azure Active Directory management?

[@benaryder]

A bit beyond my level of expertise I'm afraid. My ICT admin has been able to add guests in our EDU tenant, so I know it works.

[@sharonjohnson3292]

Excellent presentation - very professional -- this skill seems to disappear in this current time. Love this from a standards-driven instructional designer.

[@markrutjes]

Interesting and thank you. Don't forget the golden rule: practice what you preach. So apply your rule nr: 6😉

[@nathaninparis]

Really useful tips. Many thanks.

[@benaryder]

You're welcome. Good luck with your online classes

[@annepatrick6458]

This is really helpful - many thanks

[@akandeyemi8021]

Thanks for this explanation

[@claudioabado3317]

Thank you! These are good suggestions! I hate having to learn the hard way :-)

[@rebeccareeve158]

Thank you Ben, really helpful. Do you know if students can tweak the name that shows on their video?

[@benaryder]

This will probably be locked down so they can't change their name - it is usually set by your school Admin centre.

[@mimihughes3034]

Thank-you , this is very helpful. Can you tell me how you achieved that view: video of you talking top left, slides filling rest of screen? I am struggling to find out how to do this - I think it is important to have a good view of the teacher talking.

[@MichelleKrummel]

I don't know how he's doing it, but I have done it using Camtasia. It will record your screen separately from your webcam and then you can add/remove/resize/reposition the webcam feed during editing.

[@benaryder]

Hi - I used 'Screencastomatic' for this presentation, recording my PowerPoint screen and my webcam together, as Michelle points out below. There's not way to get a nice view of this yourself as teacher on Teams, but your students can - and do - when you share your screen - they see a large screen share, and a small camera, by default.

[@sharonjohnson3292]

If I present a powerpoint, the participant control panel disappears. I can't see the chat, poll, or hand raise while I'm teaching. Someone said you can toggle using ALT + Tab--but that's too much work. Any suggestions? This works in Zoom but not

[@benaryder]

It's all so much easier with a second display. I teach with Teams on one screen, and my presentation / OneNote / other screen-share on the other screen. I make my screen-share screen the laptop screen with touch screen so that I can annotate with stylus.

[@haseenahebrahim9361]

Very helpful. Thank you.

[@alinanita4727]

Thank you, this is very useful. Different question-how do I make a video presentation like this?

[@benaryder]

I used Screencastomatic.

[@applecharm9130]

Very helpful!!!Thanks

[@EffUsh]

This was a very concise, useful video. Thank you @BenRyder. One thing I would like to be able to do is to have a small thumbnail of my videocamera stream at a corner of the screen while I flip through a presentation. In fact exactly what you have done in this video. Is this possible in MS Teams ?

[@benaryder]

Thanks! When you are sharing your screen in Teams, if you keep your camera on, then the end users get to see both screenshare and camera. By default, it's a large view of the screenshare, and thumbnails of the most recent speakers (usually the teacher!). Students can change the view though by 'pinning' a user. They can also enter fullscreen mode, where the video feeds will disappear unless you move the mouse.

[@royceearnest3037]

This is great, thanks. Did you make this presentation in OneNote? I assume that, since you scrolled through it, it was not PowerPoint. thanks.

[@benaryder]

No, it is PowerPoint. I just applied slide transitions. (Be thankful I didn't use that horrible curtains transition!)

[@royceearnest3037]

@@benaryder Thanks, both for the clarification and for not using the curtains

[@pluto4724]

I want to learn how to show myself talking while I am sharing my screen or using the interactive whiteboard, can you help me please.

[@suzyastacio1303]

Great video

[@RakshitBrosVlogs]

Hello, I am a regular presenter using Microsoft Teams. Now, since my screen stays on a small window at the bottom left of my computer screen. Is there any trick to make it on the full screen mode ? I tried using Camera app and other video meeting apps and activated share screen feature, but the students are saying they are seeing me inverted, like a mirror effect. I DESPERATELY NEED HELP IN THIS REGARD.

[@benaryder]

Just use 'share my screen' in Teams. The end users get to see your screen full-screen. It's all built in!

[@RakshitBrosVlogs]

@@benaryder That's fine but how can I see my own feedback video ( the small one on the bottom left ) on a large scale ? I am a Mathematics teacher, and I have got to show sums on camera, but since the screen is very small, I can't be sure of how I am presenting myself.

[@benaryder]

I haven't found a way to make your own video feed full screen, apart from adding another device to the call and viewing on that screen as another student would

[@RakshitBrosVlogs]

@@benaryder Alright sir. Got you. Thanks for taking the pain to reply. Stay well! :)

[@geetanjalisharma7332]

Is this 3X3 grid available now? As i am not able to see more than 4 prsns on the screen. Is there any option of deleting the meeting also so that no one can join the meeting later on.

[@benaryder]

Yes, videos should show up to 3x3. Make sure your Teams client software is up to date. If you delete a meeting from your (Teams) calendar, then students cannot join it.

[@ashwiniamarnath4883]

the post : Dear Educators, how do you use microsoft teams for asynchronous learning. Using the 'files' option in the channels?? Any specific best practices that has worked for you for asynchronous learning?==> posted by me

[@benaryder]

If you do use the files area, be careful with read only folders (as mentioned in my video). If you don't use a read only folder, then students are able to edit the documents. There is also a nice 'assignments' feature of Teams, which I haven't gone into in this video.

[@ezaldinahmad6112]

Thanks a lot for this clear and useful video. I tried a meeting yesterday and I found that I lose (cannot see) the chat box when I start sharing a power point presentation. I could not solve it... I appreciate if you have a way to keep the chat box in front of me while sharing power point, so, I see what participants write and reply to them on spot.

[@benaryder]

I think there is the option to use a 'pop out chat' now

[@renatovarnariano2233]

Im trying to signup on teams by using my personal email and it simply doesnt work, either by chosing "schools" or "family and friends"..it simply doesnt work,

[@premalathak2963]

Thank you nice video

[@MrMrlosteruk]

Thanks for this 👍👍

[@benaryder]

No problem 👍

[@carlosserrano8641]

Thanks for this video

[@swatisingla9141]

HI....you have made very informative video, thanks a lot. Can you please explain how to use whiteboards without allowing students to edit it?

[@benaryder]

I would prefer to share my screen and use OneNote, rather than use Whiteboard. It offers a nicer interface and it's easier to control who can write on each page using the Class Notebook.

[@vivianahermida9104]

Excellent video!, Im sharing this with our trainers

[@rahuldikshit5455]

How to user pointer in Team?

[@benaryder]

When you share your desktop in teams, then users can see your mouse pointer.

[@JB-id2em]

Thank you Ben for your really helpful tips. Can you please let me know what microphone you use or recommend one?

[@benaryder]

I use a Blue Yeti. I'd recommend it!

[@JB-id2em]

@@benaryder Thank you Ben for the information.

[@adminclasses1]

Can I unmute my students ?

[@benaryder]

No, they have to unmute themselves even if YOU have muted them.

[@ThePlaneguys]

Could a standard potentially be adopted for joining meetings? Outlook calendar meetings don't show up in teams when they are active, and the only way to join is to find the email and click the link to join the meeting. Some classes start a meeting from Teams directly and others use the outlook calendar. There have been instances where I was waiting for the teacher to start a meeting just to find that I missed the start of the lesson because it could only be accessed from the email.

[@benaryder]

Calendar meetings show up in the Calendar tab in Teams, don't they? However my guidance is that schools should set up a TEAM per class, and the teacher should hold a meeting in that CHANNEL. This helps massively with finding meetings, and sharing resources.

[@fkumsurabaya]

how to show more than 4 participants in the screen?

[@benaryder]

Microsoft have recently released 3x3 grid layout (9 users) which is expected on Teams by the end of this week (17 May 2020)

[@gunjanmishra507]

How to stop students removing others.

[@benaryder]

Exactly. Point number 1. The most important point for teaching with Teams.

[@gunjanmishra507]

I am still waiting for your reply

[@benaryder]

In relation to your last question - did you actually watch the video? It's literally the first point I make.

[@afsheeninayat3744]

I'm zero in this field.