Community Review of Microsoft Teams | Common Sense Education

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My Take

I LOVE Microsoft Teams! I enjoy the power it gives teachers to monitor conversations and mute a student if necessary. I appreciate the easy conversational panel...so easy to traverse and easy to use. Students and teacher may private chat, as well. All resources may be attached to conversations as well as stored for the Team to reference. There is no way a student can lose his/her materials, and the confidence that comes from being, essentially, "Mess-proof" means a student can find what he/she needs without panic.

How I Use It

I am a Trainer of Teachers, so I see Microsoft Teams used in a variety of settings, grades four to twelve. Because it is unique to each classroom/section, teachers customize their Team to fit their roster of students. I have seen differentiated assignments, formative assessments (Forms), curated notes (Class Notebook), resources (websites and other links in Tabs). Students may communicate with each other in Conversations, specifically choosing their topic by choosing the Channel that was built for that topic. For example, in an English class a teacher has a channel for each of the novels his class is reading right now...a virtual book club. As a District Trainer, I use Teams to generate district-wide conversations and sharing for district-wide initiatives. For example, our district is beginning the process of building STEAM labs and Makerspaces. Rather than leading from the top, our interested parties in the district are having a grand old time

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Serena L.

May 2, 2022

Provides a great way to collaborate with other students and teachers

Overall, I think that Microsoft teams is a great teaching tool. It is a great tool for students to collaborate with other students. Its a great to communicate with teachers as well. Students are also able to view assignments and organize their materials. It also is great for students to help manage their work as well and stay organized.

Luis O.

March 21, 2018

Microsoft Teams is a great platform for organizing, distributing work, collaborating, and sharing resources. Teachers can use many tools with their students without the need for multiple logons. The ease of use is a definite plus.

I absolutely love Microsoft Teams. My Ells sometimes have never touched a laptop before coming into my class so having an environment that only requires one login is amazing. The versatility of the tool and the ability to use so many apps and tools within Teams makes it a must for teachers who work with special populations. The use of Immersive Reader within OneNote is an example of a tool that can help special populations. Teams can be used by any student and teacher to accomplish many of the tasks that normally require multiple accounts with multiple logins. That in itself makes it a perfect choice for educators who have a difficult time finding time to get everything done.

Registered U. Santa Margarita Catholic High School Rancho Santa Margarita, CA

March 20, 2018

Seamless integration with OneNote, plan, collaborate, organize, submit

Product helps as a one-stop platform to seamlessly organize the Class Notebook, Assignments, attachments, files, and any other apps I'd like to add for quick access. It eases communication between students working and learning together through filtered conversations,, ties to Skype and Chat. Just a powerful tool for putting it all together and helping me differentiate work and process as well as helping students self-manage their work and learning while staying organized. Really a powerful management tool!

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