When you create a new Team in Microsoft Teams, you will be asked to select from one of four Team Types. Learn more in the table below about which Team meets your teaching and learning goals.
Types of Teams
Types of Teams to Choose From
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Description
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Class
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Teachers and students collaborating on group projects, assignments, and more.
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Staff
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Staff leaders and staff members collaborating on University administration and development.
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Other
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Student organizations or groups collaborating on University initiatives and development.
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Professional Learning Community (PLC)
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Students and University employees collaborating in interest groups and clubs.
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Choose a Team to collaborate in Microsoft Teams
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Class
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Staff
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Other
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Professional Learning Community (PLC)
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Description
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Teachers and students collaborating on group projects, assignments, and more.
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Staff leaders and staff members collaborating on university administration and development.
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Educators collaborating within a professional learning community. Examples: academic department, grade band, or group working on a shared goal.
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Students and university employees collaborating in interest groups and clubs.
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Team Owners & Team Members
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Teachers are team owners and add students as team members.
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Staff leaders are team owners and add staff members as team members.
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Educators form the team and other educators join the team.
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Any combination of students and university staff can form a team and add members.
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Permissions
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Teachers moderate student conversations and who can post where. Students only have write permission in certain areas.
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Staff leaders control posting settings. Staff members only have write permission in certain areas.
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Educators share equal read-write permissions.
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Team members share equal read-write permissions unless the team owner(s) alter the settings.
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Features
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Class Notebook
Assignments
Conversations
Files
Video and audio calls
Chat (if enabled)
Pinning new tabs with documents or sites like Microsoft Forms
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Staff Notebook
Conversations
Files
Meetings
Video and audio calls
Chat (if enabled)
Pinning new tabs with documents or sites
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OneNote notebook
Conversations
Files
Meetings
Video and audio calls
Chat (if enabled)
Pinning new tabs with documents or sites
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OneNote notebook
Conversations
Files
Meetings
Video and audio calls
Chat (if enabled)
Pinning new tabs with documents or sites
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Educational Goals
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Assign, track, and review student work
Export grades
Collaborate and communicate in the classroom
Make announcements
Administer quizzes and polls
Work in student groups
Share and organize rich content
Invite virtual experts into the classroom
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Oversee professional development, staff, and administrative goals
Communicate
Make announcements
Share content and progress reports
Work in smaller groups
Organize virtual or face-to-face meetings
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Collaborate in professional learning communities
Communicate
Make announcements
Share work
Organize virtual or face-to-face meetings
Work in smaller groups
Share and organize content
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Collaborate and communicate with team members
Make announcements
Share content
Organize virtual or face-to-face meetings
Work in smaller groups
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