Choose a team type to collaborate in Microsoft Teams

Ethan Reed

Nov 03, 2021

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Upon creating a new team in Microsoft Teams, there will be several options to choose from. Once School Data Sync is fully implemented, most teams will be based on the Class type from information in Jenzabar and course rosters.

Type	Class	Professional Learning Community (PLC)	Staff	Other
Description	Teachers and students collaborating on group projects, assignments, and more.	Educators collaborating within a professional learning community. Examples: academic department, grade band, or group working on a shared goal.	Staff leaders and staff members collaborating on school administration and development.	Students and school employees collaborating in interest groups and clubs.
Team owners & team members	Teachers are team owners and add students as team members.	Educators form the team and other educators join the team.	Staff leaders are team owners and add staff members as team members.	Any combination of students and school staff can form a team and add members.
Permissions	Teachers moderate student conversations and who can post where. Students only have write permission in certain areas.	Educators share equal read-write permissions.	Staff leaders control posting settings. Staff members only have write permission in certain areas.	Team members share equal read-write permissions unless the team owner(s) alter the settings.
Features	Class Notebook	OneNote notebook	Staff Notebook	OneNote notebook

	Assignments	Conversations	Conversations	Conversations

	Conversations	Files	Files	Files

	Files	Meetings	Meetings	Meetings

	Video and audio calls	Video and audio calls	Video and audio calls	Video and audio calls

	Chat (if enabled)	Chat (if enabled)	Chat (if enabled)	Chat (if enabled)

	Pinning new tabs with documents or sites like Microsoft Forms	Pinning new tabs with documents or sites	Pinning new tabs with documents or sites	Pinning new tabs with documents or sites
Educational goals	Assign, track, and review student work	Collaborate in professional learning communities	Oversee professional development, staff, and administrative goals	Collaborate and communicate with team members

	Export grades	Communicate	Communicate	Make announcements

	Collaborate and communicate in the classroom	Make announcements	Make announcements	Share content

	Make announcements	Share work	Share content and progress reports	Organize virtual or face-to-face meetings

	Administer quizzes and polls	Organize virtual or face-to-face meetings	Work in smaller groups	Work in smaller groups

	Work in student groups	Work in smaller groups	Organize virtual or face-to-face meetings

	Share and organize rich content	Share and organize content

	Invite virtual experts into the classroom

Sourced from Microsoft.