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Getting Started with Microsoft Teams: for Parents and Guardians

Microsoft Teams for Education brings conversations, content, assignments and video meetings together in a secure
learning experience. With Teams, parents and guardians can help their students connect with their teachers and learn
from anywhere. Use the information below to connect your student to their virtual classroom quickly!

Get Started

Set up a learning environment


1
To join an online class or video meeting in Teams and access Teams chats, files, and
assignments from home, your student will need a computer, tablet or smartphone.

If you can, try to set up a space free of distractions and background noise.

2 Open Microsoft Teams


You can use Teams from most web browsers or by downloading the app.

To download the Teams app on mobile or desktop, visit aka.ms/getteams.

To use Teams on a browser, visit office.com and click on the Teams icon, or visit
teams.microsoft.com.

Sign In
3 Note: Don’t see your student’s class
Your student can sign in with their school email and password. teams?

Their teacher may have invited them


Watch the Sign in Video for a walk-through. via a join code or a direct link (check
your email).

How-to videos for learning at home Teams tips and tricks for student success

4 Join scheduled class meetings 7 Use background blur or a


for class, review sessions, or custom image to
school activities either in the help conceal your child or
app or via a link from the student’s surroundings
teacher. during an online classes.
Joi n a Meeting (only available on PC, Mac, and iOS)

5 Quickly connect your student 8 Optimize for low bandwidth


with their classes, teachers and networks by syncing files to
friends using video chat, audio your computer and mobile
calls, and chat from either mobile device and following these
or desktop. other best practices.
Connect with Classes

6 Help your student organize 9 Launch Immersive Reader,


their schoolwork by managing to enable read aloud, parts
their files, class notes, and of speech, picture
assignments. dictionary and other tools
to help your student
improve their reading
Orga ni ze Schoolwork

More resources:
RE MOTE LEARNING FOR PARENTS | REMOTE LEARNING FOR ST UDENTS | TEAMS ETIQUETTE FOR ST UDENTS | FAMILY LEARNING CENTER

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