Hello—and welcome!
In this video, we would like to introduce MS Teams.
MS Teams is another online platform
beside Zoom for hosting video meetings.
The platform combines the possibility of synchronous (“live”)
digital communication with collaborative work
on documents such as notes and presentations.
To facilitate the work process, we recommend
you install the program on your computer rather than
opening it in your browser.
Use your university email address
and password to sign in.
FirstName.LastName@studium.uni-hamburg.de
The program has 7 tabs: Activity, Chat, Teams,
Assignments, Calls, Files, Planner.
You are only able to participate in meetings
when you are a team member, so you will need to sign in.
Your lecturer or tutor will send you an invitation link or code.
If you receive a code,
select the “Teams” tab, then click on
“Join or create a team” and enter the code.
Teams are made up of channels. Each channel is devoted
to a specific topic or project.
It is here that the actual work takes place:
chats, voice and video calls,
and file sharing with the entire team.
To participate in a video call, select a channel under the “Teams” tab
and click on “Join” to access the call.
Be sure to mute your microphone
and deactivate your camera before you join.
Teaching staff cannot require you
to participate in a meeting via microphone and camera.
But of course they do want you to participate if you can.
Questions can also be asked and answered
in the integrated chat window.