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Settings for students
Can someone advise me what the best setting are to allow students to have when enabling Teams for the first time?
Don't allow them to chat, and don't allow them to set up channels. These were the most requested controls by teachers when we started using Teams.
I'd agree with most of the posts above.
I recommend disable the creation of teams for all users using the relevant PowerShell Script
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Manage-who-can-create-Office-365-Groups-4c46c8cb-17d0-44b5-9776-005fced8e618
Use SDS to create Class Teams and design a specific structure for staff Teams for administration with appropriate permissions.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/education/get-started/use-school-data-sync
The new Teams admin center allows more granular controls and you can enable certain features for certain users.
I'd disable private chat and audio and video calling for students.
https://admin.teams.microsoft.com
Initially I also disable students from editing and deleting their own chat messages so if they post something inappropriate the teacher can take a relevant screenshot to follow standard discipline procedures and then delete it.
I recommend disable the creation of teams for all users using the relevant PowerShell Script
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Manage-who-can-create-Office-365-Groups-4c46c8cb-17d0-44b5-9776-005fced8e618
Use SDS to create Class Teams and design a specific structure for staff Teams for administration with appropriate permissions.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/education/get-started/use-school-data-sync
The new Teams admin center allows more granular controls and you can enable certain features for certain users.
I'd disable private chat and audio and video calling for students.
https://admin.teams.microsoft.com
Initially I also disable students from editing and deleting their own chat messages so if they post something inappropriate the teacher can take a relevant screenshot to follow standard discipline procedures and then delete it.