Self-creation of Teams on Office 365-Teams

Introduction

How to create a Microsoft Team and join a team

Instructions

How to Create a team:

1. Choose a team type
2. Create a team for classes
3. Create a team for staff

Teams are made up of three types of channels:

1. Standard (available and visible to everyone)
2. Private (focused, private conversations with specific people who are on the same team)
3. Shared (focused, private conversations with specific people who may not be members of the team)

• Delete a channel

Teams and channels can be configured with different security permissions, so a new team is not necessary for every project or working group. Please consider utilizing channels for different projects, course sections, work groups, and subunits. 

Ways to Join a Team:

1. Click the waffle icon in the top right corner.
2. Locate Microsoft Teams from the drop-down.
3. If you do not see Microsoft Teams, click the All Apps arrow link at the top right of the menu to see more.
4. You can also download the Microsoft Teams app from your device's app store if on a mobile device. If you are on a State device:
   1. For Windows, see our knowledge base article Software Center.
   2. For a MAC, see our knowledge base article Updating Applications through SCSU Self Service for Mac

• Find and join a team
• Use a link or code to join a team
• Create a link or a code for joining a team
• Accept or deny requests to join a team
• Leave a team

Additional resource links:

A quick video about Microsoft Teams

Learn more about Microsoft Teams (and Channels within Teams)

Best practices for organizing Teams

Microsoft Teams Tips and Tricks

Link to Microsoft Teams training videos

Creating Private Channels in Teams