Getting started with Teams and Online classes?

If you are new to using Teams and have not yet joined an online class this guide will direct you to the best guides and articles on getting started with Teams. It will also guide you to articles on How to locate your classes and where to find the recordings of your online classes.

For a full list of getting started guides on Teams,Moodle and the IT Help Centre please see this article: Quick Start Links for Help Center, Moodle and Teams

Accessing your Online Class.

Step 1.

To access your online class the first thing you need to do is download the Teams application on your Laptop, Mobile or Smart Device. To do this follow this guide: How do I download Microsoft Teams?

Step 2.

Now you just need to sign into the Teams application with your student credentials. Please see this article for more information on your student account and what your login details look like. To sign into Teams please follow this guide: How do I sign into Microsoft Teams?

Step 3. 

Now after signing into Teams you need to locate the online class invite in your calendar, please follow this guide: How do I view my upcoming online classes in Teams calendar and Join?

You should now be able to sign into Teams, Locate your class within the calendar and Join. 

Accessing your Online Class Recordings.

Lecturers will add the link of the recording to Moodle for the student to access. Please check your Moodle page to see if the links of the recordings have been posted. 

Step 1.

Open Moodle and then open the module for which the online class took place. Its up to the lecturer to add the recording link here. 

How do I access Moodle?

Step 2.

Once you find the link left click on it and it will open the Steams application where the recording will play. You may be prompted to sign into streams with your student credentials. If you don't have access to a recording please contact your lecturer. 

Sample of a Streams recording link in Moodle. 

Hopefully you have now accessed and been able to watch a recording of your online class. 

If you have any IT related issues when accessing your classes or video recordings please submit a request to the IT Department by following this guide: How do I submit a request in the IT Help Center?

We also have a knowledge base full of useful documentation and guides see below:

What is the IT Help Center?
How do I access the IT Help Center? 
How do I sign into the IT Help Center?
How do I use the IT Help Center knowledge base search?