Microsoft Teams and Office 365 Course

Lesson 1 • Setting Up Your Account

Covers account creation, profile configuration, and initial security settings. Ensures students can access all services before advancing.

Lesson 2 • Navigating the Microsoft 365 Portal

Teaches portal layout, app launcher, and search functionality. Students gain confidence moving between apps efficiently.

Lesson 3 • Security and Privacy Basics

Introduces multi-factor authentication, privacy settings, and data handling principles. Prepares students to work securely from day one.

Lesson 1 • Channels and Conversations

Teaches standard and private channel creation, threaded replies, and message formatting. Connects structured communication to team productivity.

Lesson 2 • Creating and Managing Teams

Covers team creation, membership roles, and privacy settings. Students learn to structure workspaces appropriate to their organization.

Lesson 3 • Notifications and Status Settings

Explains presence indicators, notification customization, and quiet hours. Helps students manage attention and availability effectively.

Lesson 4 • Chat and Direct Messaging

Covers one-on-one and group chats, message reactions, and chat history. Distinguishes chat from channel conversations for appropriate use.

Lesson 1 • Recording and Meeting Notes

Teaches meeting recording, transcript generation, and collaborative notes. Students learn to capture and share meeting outcomes efficiently.

Lesson 2 • Scheduling and Joining Meetings

Covers calendar integration, meeting invitations, and join options. Students learn to schedule meetings from Teams and Outlook seamlessly.

Lesson 3 • Meeting Controls and Host Tools

Teaches in-meeting controls including mute, camera, and participant management. Equips hosts to maintain order and engagement during sessions.

Lesson 4 • Breakout Rooms and Polls

Covers breakout room creation, assignment, and management alongside in-meeting polls. Enables interactive and collaborative meeting formats.

Lesson 1 • OneDrive for Personal File Storage

Distinguishes OneDrive from SharePoint and covers personal file organization. Students learn when to use OneDrive versus shared libraries.

Lesson 2 • SharePoint Sites and Libraries

Explains the relationship between Teams and SharePoint, site structure, and document libraries. Students understand where files are stored and how to access them.

Lesson 3 • Version History and Recovery

Teaches version history, file restoration, and recycle bin recovery. Ensures students can recover from accidental changes or deletions.

Lesson 4 • Files Tab in Teams Channels

Introduces the Files tab, folder structure, and document upload workflows. Establishes file management habits within the Teams environment.

Lesson 1 • Managing Shared Document Workflows

Covers approval workflows, document tagging, and notification settings for shared files. Connects file collaboration to structured team processes.

Lesson 2 • Collaborative Spreadsheets in Excel

Teaches shared workbook editing, cell locking, and comment threads in Excel Online. Connects spreadsheet collaboration to data integrity practices.

Lesson 3 • Microsoft Loop and Collaborative Notes

Introduces Loop components, pages, and workspaces for flexible collaboration. Extends co-authoring concepts to dynamic, embedded content.

Lesson 4 • Co-Authoring in Word Online

Covers simultaneous editing, presence indicators, and conflict resolution in Word. Builds foundational co-authoring habits applicable across all Office apps.

Lesson 1 • Integrating Planner and Forms in Teams

Teaches adding Planner and Forms as channel tabs and linking form responses to tasks. Unifies productivity tools within the Teams workspace.

Lesson 2 • Building Forms with Microsoft Forms

Explains question types, branching logic, and form settings in Microsoft Forms. Enables students to collect structured data from colleagues and stakeholders.

Lesson 3 • Analyzing Form Responses

Covers the Forms response dashboard, Excel export, and data visualization. Connects data collection to actionable insights.

Lesson 4 • Task Management with Microsoft Planner

Covers plan creation, bucket organization, task assignment, and progress tracking. Connects team task management to project visibility.

Lesson 1 • Automating Teams Notifications

Covers flows that post messages, send adaptive cards, and notify channels automatically. Connects automation to real-time team communication.

Lesson 2 • Introduction to Power Automate

Introduces flow types, triggers, actions, and the Power Automate interface. Establishes automation concepts before building any flows.

Lesson 3 • Approval Workflows in Power Automate

Teaches building approval flows with sequential and parallel approvers. Enables students to automate decision-making processes across the organization.

Lesson 4 • Scheduling and Advanced Flow Logic

Explains scheduled flows, conditions, loops, and expressions for complex automation. Prepares students to handle real-world workflow scenarios.

Lesson 1 • Compliance and Data Retention

Explains retention policies, eDiscovery, and communication compliance in Teams. Prepares administrators to meet organizational data governance requirements.

Lesson 2 • Governance and Naming Policies

Covers team creation controls, naming conventions, and expiration policies. Ensures organizational consistency and reduces workspace sprawl.

Lesson 3 • Driving Adoption and Change Management

Teaches adoption frameworks, champion programs, and usage analytics for Teams rollout. Connects technical administration to organizational behavior change.

Lesson 4 • Teams Admin Center Overview

Introduces the Teams Admin Center, policy types, and user management tools. Provides the administrative foundation for all governance tasks.