Create a Team for your class

1. Open up Teams either within the app or from the web site using teams.microsoft.com
2. Choose Teams on the left side of the app, then select Join or create a team at the bottom of your teams list.
3. Hover over the Create a team card and select Create team.
4. Choose Class
5. Create your Team name and description, your Team name should clearly indicate which class it is for.
6. When you're done, select Create.

Create channels for each class period

1. Go to the team you want to create the private channel for and select More options >Add channel.
2. Enter a name and description for your channel.
3. Under Privacy, select the down arrow on the right, and then choose Private – Specific teammates have access.
4. Select Create to add the private channel to the team.

Restrict the General channel to teachers only

1. Select More options next to the channel name.
2. Choose Manage Channel
3. Select Only owners can post messages, and the option will automatically save

Invite your students

1. Go to the team name in the teams list and click More options > Get a link to the team
2. Select Copy and the link will be saved to your clipboard
3. Share your link, once your students have clicked on the link you will need to approve their request
4. Go to the team name in the teams list and click More options > Manage Team
5. Choose the Pending Requests tab and approve your students' requests

1. Go to the team name in the teams list and click More options > Add member
2. You will need to type your student's names individually into the search box.
3. When you're done adding your students, select Add.

1. Go to the team name in the teams list and click More options > Add member
2. You will need to type your student's names individually into the search box. (must already be in the team)
3. When you're done adding your students, select Add.