{"id":17746,"date":"2020-08-18T16:17:57","date_gmt":"2020-08-18T20:17:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/it\/kb\/?post_type=ht_kb&p=17746"},"modified":"2025-08-14T15:34:28","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T19:34:28","slug":"class-teams-for-students","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/it\/kb\/article\/class-teams-for-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Teams – Lectures and Class Teams for Students"},"content":{"rendered":"

You may have been added to a team that is associated with a UVM course you signed up for in MyUVM. Class Teams are not much different from normal teams in Microsoft Teams<\/a>, except that these are automatically generated for every UVM course.<\/p>\n \t\t

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\r\n \t\t\t\t\t Class Teams do not show up until they have been activated by your instructor. If you don’t see your Class Team, please check with your instructor or TA.<\/p>\n

Additionally, if you just signed up for the course, it may take some time to appear<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Class Teams<\/h2>\n

Class Teams are similar to other teams in Microsoft teams, except that some sections and backend options are automatically selected or created. If one of your instructors activates their Class Team, it should generally appear similar to Class Teams activated by another instructors. Each one has a class notebook tab, a General channel, and a regular, automatically-maintained class roster.<\/p>\n \t\t

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Where do I find class materials and files?<\/h3><\/div>\r\n \t\t\t
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Many of your class resources, such as your course syllabus, can be found in Brightspace as normal. Your instructor or TA may also store some of these materials in the Files<\/strong> tab in the Class Team.<\/p>\n

To view files stored in the Class Team:<\/p>\n

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  1. Open Microsoft Teams<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  2. Find and select your Class Team. Typically, the name of the class team will include some course identifiers (course number, section, etc.) followed by the course name and CRN.
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    \n \t\t\tLocation may vary<\/span> \t\t\t \t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

    \n \t\t\t\t\tThe location of the list of teams will depend on how Teams is set up. You may or may not have to select the Teams<\/strong> tab first. For more information about the new chat and channels experience in Microsoft Teams, see this Microsoft Support article.<\/a> \t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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  3. Click the\u00a0Files<\/strong> tab from the menu at the top of the Class Team
    \n    \"General<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    How do I chat or meet with other students?<\/h3><\/div>\r\n \t\t\t
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    Depending how the course is set up, your instructor may expect you to communicate with fellow students in a specific channel within the Class Team, as these messages will be visible to everyone. Other instructors may ask that you directly message your classmates.<\/p>\n

    Chats – <\/em>Direct Messages<\/h4>\n

    Chats can be one-on-one messages, or small groups can use them to collaborate or communicate. You can rename chats, search for content or messages in chats, share files with those groups, and much more.<\/p>\n

    To start a chat with a classmate, search for their name or NetID in the search bar, then find and double click on them.
    \n    \"Teams<\/a><\/p>\n

    If you need to chat with multiple people, you can click this icon to add more to the conversation. \"Add<\/a><\/p>\n

    Conversations<\/em> – Channel Messages<\/h4>\n

    Every channel in Teams has a Posts<\/strong> tab. The conversations there have a few differences from the normal chat\/direct messages, the main one being that Channel Messages are threaded into conversations.<\/p>\n

    When you create a new conversation, other members of the channel can see and Reply<\/strong> to that conversation. These messages will appear as replies<\/em> to the conversation, which can be expanded or collapsed.<\/p>\n

    \"Channel<\/a><\/p>\n

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    What is the Class Notebook<\/h3><\/div>\r\n \t\t\t
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    The Class Notebook is a OneNote digital notebook where students and instructors can store text, images, videos, attachments and more.<\/p>\n

    By default, the Class Notebook is located in the General channel of your Class Team<\/strong>, and is broken up into sections:<\/p>\n