This is a short guide on how students can use MS Teams during an online sessions.
When you enter an MS Team Class session, you will be introduced to the screen below.
Tools and Functions
As a student, you have various tools and functions available to actively participate and engage with your peers and lecturer.
![teams menu for students](https://blog.westminster.ac.uk/blackboardhelp/wp-content/uploads/sites/41/2024/08/chrome_V84Ws9kLLm.png)
Interact with your class
You have the option to view the instructors and attendees in the session. You can raise your hand to ask a question and to gain your instructor’s attention. You can use the “React” function to react to discussions and conversations. You can also change the view layout on your screen to view your instructor or any document they are sharing making it easy to engage and study.
![Interact with your class](https://images.tango.us/workflows/97adc249-2e95-4e1d-b4bf-d11d2c07db67/steps/1f18f7b8-87e6-4e16-9d8c-7cc04f2f0bc7/3624ecce-e987-4428-99e0-f8258fcb7086.png?fm=png&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5000&fp-y=0.5000&w=1200&border=2%2CF4F2F7&border-radius=8%2C8%2C8%2C8&border-radius-inner=8%2C8%2C8%2C8&blend-align=bottom&blend-mode=normal&blend-x=0&blend-w=1200&blend64=aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWFnZXMudGFuZ28udXMvc3RhdGljL21hZGUtd2l0aC10YW5nby13YXRlcm1hcmstdjIucG5n)
Settings & Features
As a student you can arrange the settings to help you better interact with your classes and to better view and use this class space.
Video Effects and Settings: You can use various green screens and adjust the camera settings
Audio Settings: You can control the audio settings, both speaker and microphone.
Language and Speech: Use live captions
You have various other settings.
![Settings & Features](https://images.tango.us/workflows/97adc249-2e95-4e1d-b4bf-d11d2c07db67/steps/8fd98bf0-181c-4171-be0e-a310fddea86b/63f1160a-4035-423e-90d9-1e2069f70c2a.png?fm=png&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5000&fp-y=0.5000&w=1200&border=2%2CF4F2F7&border-radius=8%2C8%2C8%2C8&border-radius-inner=8%2C8%2C8%2C8&blend-align=bottom&blend-mode=normal&blend-x=0&blend-w=1200&blend64=aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWFnZXMudGFuZ28udXMvc3RhdGljL21hZGUtd2l0aC10YW5nby13YXRlcm1hcmstdjIucG5n)
Speak and Be Seen
You can adjust the settings of your video camera to choose an appropriate camera, or use any greenscreen. You can also control the correct microphone, and audio volume control.
![Speak and Be Seen](https://images.tango.us/workflows/97adc249-2e95-4e1d-b4bf-d11d2c07db67/steps/ed7716a9-4603-4bed-b059-617bf99101e2/731856ac-a6d8-469d-966b-ab8356166d6c.png?fm=png&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5000&fp-y=0.5000&w=1200&border=2%2CF4F2F7&border-radius=8%2C8%2C8%2C8&border-radius-inner=8%2C8%2C8%2C8&blend-align=bottom&blend-mode=normal&blend-x=0&blend-w=1200&blend64=aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWFnZXMudGFuZ28udXMvc3RhdGljL21hZGUtd2l0aC10YW5nby13YXRlcm1hcmstdjIucG5n)
Share Content
In MS Team Class, you can share your entire screen, as well as different applications and tabs on your web browser.
![Share Content](https://images.tango.us/workflows/97adc249-2e95-4e1d-b4bf-d11d2c07db67/steps/87ba162d-64a8-4c12-9c5a-915fa339ae95/4df39e1d-8735-4615-968a-a8461eec03da.png?fm=png&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5000&fp-y=0.5000&w=1200&border=2%2CF4F2F7&border-radius=8%2C8%2C8%2C8&border-radius-inner=8%2C8%2C8%2C8&blend-align=bottom&blend-mode=normal&blend-x=0&blend-w=1200&blend64=aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWFnZXMudGFuZ28udXMvc3RhdGljL21hZGUtd2l0aC10YW5nby13YXRlcm1hcmstdjIucG5n)