Jun 21 2017 02:56 AM - edited Jun 21 2017 03:17 AM
What are the features of Microsoft Teams for EDU which will differentiate it from the standard Microsoft Teams? Is there anyone who could give us a sneak peek at what we can expect.
I'm quite excited about Microsoft Teams and I have started playing around with it. I can see its potential in creating a unified user interface to do what Microsoft Classroom was meant to do - but which came across quite disjointedly. I know that it may seem like a setback for the early adopters of Ms Classroom - sorry for that! However, that is how it goes in IT for those who are on the cutting edge of technology. Sometimes you get cut!
There are posts like Meet Microsoft Teams, with some information. It would be nice that, while we tinker with Teams, we have a better idea of features that we may expect - so that we can plan with that in mind.
Jun 21 2017 03:05 AM - edited Jun 21 2017 03:07 AM
Answering my own question. This is what we have so far (taken from the post linked to above, with my comments in italics):
The new classroom experiences in Teams will help teachers manage their daily workflow more easily than ever before. Using Teams, they can:
Any further explanation?
Jun 25 2017 02:01 PM
SolutionIt has appeared today in my Teams dashboard!
Jun 26 2017 12:28 AM
Indeed! Thanks for the heads-up. This is huge!
I would not have picked that up - instead waiting for a different Teams for EDU tile in the Office 365 dashboard.
Interesting at this stage is some small differences between the desktop app and online app interfaces:
Something else I have picked up is that Class Notebook settings are not yet available as supposed to be according to the FAQ page. This is probably being updated as we talk.
An aside - don't we need a separate space for Teams for EDU - or is it going to live in Classroom?
Jun 29 2017 05:13 AM
Like you, we are struggling to figure out just what features Teams for EDU provide over the regular Teams experience. Specifically, is there a gradebook? How are Forms quiz grades imported into Teams, or are they? How can students view their grades from Teams?
Aug 18 2017 09:40 AM
I would love it if they just integrated the grades into OneNote. That would allow you to see and grade the work - and then just enter a grade.
The idea of an assignments tab that collects all of the assignments into one place and groups it by due date seems kind of slick... but it is annoying to have to switch between Teams and OneNote.
I would love a better connection between the two.
It looks like the "Classroom Notebook" add-on did this - but I think that it only worked for the 2016 version. (If you're using the free version then I don't think it's there.)
Jun 25 2017 02:01 PM
Solution