Microsoft Teams is the central hub for collaboration within Office 365, providing services for chat, audio and video meetings, and collaborative file sharing. It integrates seamlessly with Office 365 applications and other tools through extensions. Watch an introduction video on MS Teams.
Microsoft Teams equips staff, faculty, and students with the tools they need to connect, stay engaged, organize tasks, and communicate effectively to achieve more.
What can Teams do?
Teams are collaborative spaces where faculty, students, and guests can communicate, work together, and share content in real-time. Teams are private and accessible only to members. To create a team, you need an O-Key account. Below are some key features of Teams:
- Channels: Channels are organized spaces within a team dedicated to specific content or topics. They can be standard, open to all team members, or private, restricted to select members.
- Chat and Collaboration: Chat features range from one-on-one messaging to group chats, with the ability to share, access, and co-edit files like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents.
- Meetings and Calling: Teams supports audio and video meetings that can be joined from anywhere, allowing screen sharing and recording options.
- Security: Microsoft Teams data is encrypted both at rest and during transit, enhancing protection against unauthorized access.
Getting Started
A Teams license is automatically provided when your @acg.edu email account is activated. You can use Microsoft Teams via the web client at https://teams.microsoft.com or through the desktop client.
Learn to use MS Teams with Microsoft Teams video training.