Due to the nature of the COVID-19 situation and the speed at which we have needed to adapt to this world where remote learning has become so important for the education of our young people, many of us have faced many challenges with technology. Many of us are now having to set work in ways which we never could have imagined to ensure that our pupils are able to access materials and continue some form of their education.

To help with this I have created a series of videos for colleagues to access, similar to the ones available for the pupils. The videos are largely focused on Teams as this is the platform that most of us seem to be using and also the platform which some of us may be less familiar with.

Apologies in advance if it seems like some of the videos are teaching you things you already know but I thought it best to cater for all levels of experience!

Hope they can help!

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Fraser Mearns

Teacher of Modern Languages (0.8FTE)

Principal Teacher of Modern Languages (0.2FTE) (Acting)

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Please click the following links to take you to the video you need, alternatively click here to view the entire series on YouTube from start to finish. 

If you are viewing the videos on a mobile device please access them on YouTube using the link above.

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1. How do I create a new Team?

2. How do I find my pupils on Glow?

3. How do I create a Team from an existing one and why would I do this?

4. How do I set up new tabs on my Team?

5. How do I add/remove pupils or change settings in my Team?

6. How do I use posts to communicate effectively with pupils?

7. What is the Files tab and how do I use it?

8. What is Class Notebook and how do I set it up?

9. What is a Teacher-Only Section and why would I use it?

10. How do I create a new Assignment?

11. How do I attach resources to an Assignment?

12. How can I set resources to be read-only or editable?

13. How do I check a file is up to date before attaching it?

14. How can I use OfficeLens to take pictures of materials and attach these to Assignments?

15. How do I schedule an Assignment to be given to pupils in the future?

16. How do I distribute an assignment to multiple Teams?

17. How do I differentiate using Teams Assignments?

18. How do I re-use an assignment I've made before?

19. How do I give feedback on Assignments?

20. How do I access Teams files by using SharePoint?

21. How do I use the Grades tab to view pupil progress?

22. How do I see what my pupils have been doing on Teams?

23. How do I set up Live Lessons using Teams?

24. How do I change my notifications and other settings?

25. How do I record a lesson using PowerPoint?

26. How do I record a lesson using Skype for Business?

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Hopefully you find these videos helpful, if you still have questions after watching them then please don't hesitate to get in touch!