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Simply search your Play/App Store (as you would do normally) for Microsoft Teams and install:
Then see “Your Login Details” section below.
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If you want to use teams online you can do that from https://teams.microsoft.com though the experience is not quite as rich. The same link will also available via “My Runshaw” soon on the College website, as well as from within your mailbox whilst using Outlook web; simply click on the button in the top left and you should then see “Teams listed” (although you may have to click the “All Apps” button if you don’t see it listed):
Again see “Your Login Details” section below.
Full Client Install
- To download the app to your device (including College PCs and Laptops)
- Visit https://teams.microsoft.com/downloads
- Click “Download Teams”
- It will automatically detect which is the correct version for your device and will download the installer file and will likely appear automatically at the bottom of your browser
- Run the file and follow the on-screen prompts
The app is available on both Windows and Apple devices.
Once you have installed Teams on your chosen device, please ensure that you enable notifications so that you are alerted when someone tries to call you for example, or when a meeting is about to start, etc.
Your Login Details
You’ll need to log in with your user id formatted in the same way as you do for Outlook on the web, i.e. username@runshaw.ac.uk for Staff and studentid@student.runshaw.ac.uk for students:
E.ggs. BLOJ01@runshaw.ac.uk or BLO12345678@student.runshaw.ac.uk
Your Class Teams
You will have automatically been added to a Teams group for each on of your classes. You can locate these via the “Teams” option on the left hand side (after logged in):
Joining Team Meetings
There are numerous ways to join a meeting:
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When you join a Teams meeting via one of the methods above, if appropriate you may need to enable your webcam and/mic button for the meeting, simply click on the button(s) below before clicking “Join Now”
Webcam and/or Mic Not Detected
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- Click “Join Teams Meeting”
- On the Pop-up click “Cancel” and then click “Continue on this browser”
Outlook Client
Click “Join Online”
Click “Cancel” (or click “Open Microsoft Teams” if you have been using the Teams client successfully already)
Click “Join on the web instead”
Click on the “Join Now” button
Via Calendar
- Simply click on the Teams Calendar button
- Click on the meeting
- Click “Join” in the top right
Teams Hasn’t Been Set Up For Your School or Function Yet
We have only set up Teams so far on request from the Line Manager/Head of School. If your School/Function hasn’t been set up yet, please ask your manager to complete the form on our Self Service Portal to request this.
https://servicedesk.runshaw.ac.uk:8081/servicedesk/customer/portal/1/create/209
Teams for Courses/Classes
We are looking at the best way to create Teams to enable collaboration with your Students too but at this time we are unable to take requests.
Teams Chat Function and Professional Boundaries
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Student Engagement Via Teams
Posting to Multiple Classes At The Same Time
Once the groups have been created, you have the option to post to more than one group at the same time:
- Click “Teams”:
- Press the Format button:
- You can then drop down from ‘New Conversation’ to ‘New Announcement’ if you wish (which is where nobody can reply), or leave as ‘New Conversation’:
- Type your message and subject and then press ‘Post in Multiple channels’
Here you will then select the Classes you wish to post to.
Manage Class Notifications
You can choose not to receive notifications for a particular class:
- Go into the Team
- Ensure you're on the "General" tab
- Click the three dots on the right hand side
- Manage Notifications
Some Videos to Help
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https://www.youtube.com/user/officevideos/search?query=channel
Issue Loading Pre-Recorded Lessons
If a student experiences issues downloading or playing a pre-recorded lesson, the first thing to try is for the teacher to copy the recording to their OneDrive, Right click on the file and share it with the student that way.
As ever if you have any questions, please reach out to us via the Service Desk Portal: https://servicedesk.runshaw.ac.uk:8081/servicedesk/customer/portals