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Microsoft Teams is a workspace for real-time collaboration and communication, meetings, file and app sharing, and even the occasional emoji! All in one secure place accessible to everyone you choose to collaborate with. Connect with anyone on campus - all Geneseo users are licensed for Teams, making it easier to add people to a team or search, call, and chat. For more information, head to Microsoft Teams at Geneseo
Tips for video meetings
Create a live, editable doc so everyone in the meeting can contribute notes in real-time. Google docs and /wiki/spaces/HELP/pages/76780389 are good places to do this.
Assign clear roles such as a moderator, speaker, tech support to ensure minimal glitches during the meeting
Strongly recommend all attendees turn their cameras on (if bandwidth allows) to encourage organic connections and accountability that everyone is engaged
Logitech sells quality webcams on their website.
Use frontal light
Be aware of what's behind you
Use a headset
the headphones that come with your smart phone will work
Logitech sells a variety of good headsets on their website.
Stay muted while participating until you are ready to speak
Join your session a few minutes early to ensure proper connection
Make sure you have reliable network access - when meeting from home, be sure that other family members are not using high-bandwidth applications (Netflix, gaming) while you are meeting
Ensure quality video (in the event of low bandwidth, forgo video in place of good audio)
If asked to provide your name, please use your full name so other participants can identify you
Close any applications that are not needed while you are meeting
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