Audience: Faculty & Staff
One of the best reasons is the cost, SXU has already paid for your Teams license, and there are no additional costs to the user or department. Here are a few examples that show how your department could use Teams.
Note: Teams is similar to Zoom in that you can have video meetings, but Teams offers more collaboration tools for committees similar to Team Sites.
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If you...
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Use a Team to...
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Easy Meeting Recordings
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record meetings using Zoom and
send out or upload the recording
to a shared space afterwards
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schedule meetings that will record and automatically upload to the team space
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Document Collaboration
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send a group email with an attachment asking for feedback
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upload a document to edit directly in Teams and collect feedback in the comment section
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Calendar Coordination
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have a group calendar that each person adds to their Outlook
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schedule meetings that will show up both in the Teams calendar and on each member’s Outlook calendar
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Communication Hub
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have an inbox overflowing with quick email exchanges
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use the chat area for internal communication and leave email for more important tasks
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Shared File Storage
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have a shared drive for your department or a cross-departmental group
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store and share files securely in the cloud with everyone in the Team
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Project Management
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have frequent meetings with your team to update on work
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give updates in the chat space, or use the Planner feature to keep track of tasks and due dates
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Organization
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already use other Microsoft 365 apps like Outlook, OneDrive, Notebook, Planner, or Skype for Business
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keep all your O365 content organized in one place
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