Setting up a new Class Team

Overview

This guide will take faculty members through creating a new class type Team and adding students to it.

Creating a Team

1. Install Teams, if you haven't already (installation guides are available if helpful)
2. Launch Teams
3. Navigate to the Teams view, represented by this icon:
   
    
4. Select the downward caret symbol for New Items:
   
    
5. Select New Team
   
    
6. Make sure From template is selected (on the left), and then select Class
7. Select Use this template
8. Enter a Team name (we recommend using class title and section), and optionally a description, then click Create
9. There are two ways to add students:
   • To add them one at a time, type each email address into the box here and click Add when you've got everyone
   • To instead use a link you can mass email to your whole class at once, click the Skip button here, and then follow steps below

Using a Link to add students to your Team

Step 1 - Generate a Team link and email it to your students

1. Select the More team options icon (...) next to the name of your team
   
    
2. Select Copy link
3. Email this link to your students with instruction to click Request to join after using the link

Step 2 - Approve student membership to the Team

As a security measure, you'll have to approve each student who attempts to join via the link you sent.

To accept requests to join your Team:

1. Select the More team options icon (...) next to the name of your team
   
    
2. Select Manage Team 
3. Select Pending requests in the row of tabs across the top
4. Click Accept next to students you've verified are in your class

Need help?

Contact your local IT support for assistance using Teams.