Microsoft TEAMS Guidelines 

 

DO

• Make sure you log into Microsoft Teams at the times designated by West St. John High School.
• Follow West St. John High School’s bell schedule– it will help to give a structure to your school day and should assist in timely submission of your class assignments. 

• All lessons are delivered as live lessons, s/he will mute your cameras and microphones during recording. Your teacher will prompt you when the live lesson begins.
• Make sure that for every lesson you have all the materials that you need. Find a quiet place to work and leave your mobile phone in another room unless you need it to access the internet for the purposes of the lesson.
• Complete all the work set by your teacher by the deadline stated and upload it according to the teacher’s instructions. Ideally, place it in your Class Notebook or on Assignments (rather than a photograph which is difficult to mark).
• Make sure that you have regular screen breaks and get some fresh air and exercise outside (in accordance with government guidelines).
• Check your teacher’s feedback and respond quickly to comments and questions from your teacher about your work. 
• Use either Teams or school email when you need to send a message to your teacher.
• Check Teams and school email regularly to see if your teacher has asked you a question.

 

DO NOT

 

• Rush your work.
• Copy other students’ work or put pressure on your peers to share work.
• Listen to music while working – it is usually counterproductive.
• Use Teams Chat to send messages to other students – it is only to send messages to your teachers.

 

RULES FOR LIVE SESSIONS ON MICROSOFT TEAMS

 

• Your teachers will want to use Microsoft Teams to hold a live session (either videoconferencing or audio only). If they do so, the session will be held at the normal time, as shown on your class schedule.
• When your teacher invites you to a session it will appear in the relevant channel on Teams. You should ensure that you have notifications switched on so you will notice this. But you should also check Teams each morning to see what sessions are happening live that day. Make sure that you are in a quiet, safe environment, free from distractions for your lesson. Ideally, this should not be your bedroom. Make sure that you are dressed appropriately for your session in clothes that would be suitable for a school nonuniform day – please ensure that you are not wearing anything which would cause you or others embarrassment or offence. Please make sure that there is nothing in the background which might cause embarrassment or offence.
• You should let the rest of your household know when you will need access to the computer / device and will be involved in a “live” session.
• Just like in the classroom, it is rude to talk at the same time as the teacher. So, keep your microphone on mute unless you want to ask a question or say something. When you receive permission to speak, say what you want to say, and then mute your microphone again.
• During “live” sessions, your teacher will mute your microphones and disable your camera devices.
• You must behave online as you would in a classroom setting. Interact with your teacher and other students respectfully and sensibly. Always use appropriate language.
• You cannot record or take photos of teachers or students during video conferencing sessions, and you must not share lessons publicly.
• Please be advised that attendance will be taken daily via Microsoft Teams. If you are tardy or absent for "live" sessions for any reason, please contact your teacher.
• Be aware that, like with all Office 365 applications, anything posted on Teams can be accessed by school.
• You should not share personal information or make personal comments about other people.
• If you do not follow these simple rules which have been designed to keep you safe online, we will contact your parents and sanctions may be applied.