How to participate in your classes live online on Microsoft Teams:

MS Teams app is available for iPhone and Android phones. You can also use the web browser (Chrome / IE preferred) version of Teams app. This instruction will show you how to do this on Chrome:

Please log into your Microsoft Office 365 with your free @nygc.edu account here: https://portal.office.com (If you don’t have your @nygc.edu account, you must contact us to get it setup for you)

Once you’re logged into Office 365, please choose Teams:

If you’re being asked whether to install a Teams app or use the Web app version, choose Web version.

Select SchoolCampus:

 

DISCUSSIONS:


In SchoolCampus, you will find your classes, if you don’t find it, click on the “hidden channels” to see more:

 

The “General” class/channel is where you can ask questions/discuss in public with teachers, staffs and students.

You can start your conversation in the bottom box. Or do audio/video chat with your fellow students/teachers with the video icon:

If your teacher has started a video/audio session in the class, you will see an option to JOIN:

 

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS:

For homeworks in word/excel documents, you create them in the web version of Word/Excel and attach them to your class:

 

Choose either Word or Excel and then select Create New Blank Document:

After working with Word or Excel, select File and Save with a name of your choice. You will be notified that when your file has been saved online (on OneDrive):

Then you can attach your work with the “paperclip” icon > select OneDrive > choose the file you just named.

You teachers/class mates can then review them.

For private discussion, attachment, type the person/teacher’s name in the top box and select that person to start a private chat/sharing:

 

Please behave and mind your language in Teams.

Thank you very much and stay safe!!!