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IT Workshops in Bloom—Microsoft 365 Training & More
Ready to refresh your tech skills this spring? Join our IT Workshops in Bloom series and discover how Microsoft 365 tools can help you collaborate, stay organized, and work more efficiently. Use the sign up links to register for our FREE workshop series focusing on essential Microsoft tools.
Teaching Resources
UMass Boston Learning Design staff can assist with all aspects of teaching online and supporting your curriculum.
IT Workshops in Bloom
Join our IT Workshops in Bloom series and discover how Microsoft 365 tools can help you collaborate, stay organized, and work more efficiently.
👥 Microsoft Teams
Stay connected and make teamwork easier. Use the links to register for the desired date and time:
Introduction to MS Teams
Microsoft Teams is a collaboration app that helps your team stay organized and have conversations - all in one place. Attend a one-hour overview webinar to learn how to organize your projects, collaborate more efficiently, and reduce the endless emails, with Teams! New Teams features will be integrated into all Teams Online Trainings.
Managing Your Files in Teams
This one-hour online training will address the differences between sharing a link and uploading a copy of a file in a Teams channel and Teams chat, how to locate and share your files from OneDrive and files shared with you across the Teams you’re in, managing the file libraries located in the Teams channels you’re a part of, sharing a file stored in a Teams channel with someone outside your organization, and how to use the check in and check out feature in Teams to view your version history and collaborate in real time. New Teams features will be integrated into all Teams Online Trainings.
Customizing Your Teams Experience
Once you're up and running with Microsoft Teams, there's a lot you can do to customize it. There are a few settings you may also consider changing to tweak your experience. Notifications, application behavior settings, and more are customizable. In this one-hour workshop we are going to look at some of your options and settings you can change or try out in Microsoft Teams. New Teams features will be integrated into all Teams Online Trainings.
☁️ OneDrive
Store, share, and access your files from anywhere. Use the links below to register:
Introduction to OneDrive
OneDrive gives you secure cloud file storage, and it's free for everyone at UMass Boston. Learn some of the great features and tricks in this tool, as well as several ways you can learn more about OneDrive in detail at this workshop.
Office Online and Advanced Sharing in OneDrive
Manage access to existing files and folders, create new files with Office 365 online, and create and apply custom permission levels in OneDrive.
📋 Planner & Loop
Organize tasks and improve your workflow. Use the links below to register:
Introduction to MS Loop
Join us for the "Introduction to Microsoft Loop App," a workshop designed to showcase how this innovative tool can transform the way you and your team work together.
Introduction to MS Planner
Unleash your team's productivity potential with Microsoft Planner! This new workshop helps you discover the power of this intuitive task management tool.
📝 Microsoft Forms
Easily create and share surveys, quizzes, polls, and collect feedback in Office 365 or Microsoft Teams.