As a component of Office 365, Microsoft Teams lets you share and edit files in a single secure location; and with features like chats and video conferencing, everyone has the right tools to stay connected no matter where they are. At VSU, we offer two types of Microsoft Teams: a General and a Class Teams.


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General Teams are geared for business or departmental collaborations and projects and are ideal for faculty, staff, and registered student organizations. Owners can add members, create private channels, schedule meetings, and so much more.

Interested in creating a General Team? 

Submit a request for a General Team at . You will be notified once your Team has been created.

NOTE: General Teams are not available for individual students. See Class Teams.

Class Teams are uniquely created to foster collaboration in academic classes between students and teachers. Although it has many of the same features as a General Team, it includes teaching and learning tools such as a Class Notebook, Assignments, and Grades.

A Class Team is created automatically for each academic class based on the following setup:

  • Team’s Name/Title: The name of the class (ex: ACED2400A-SP2020)
  • Team’s Owner: The assigned faculty/instructor
  • Team’s Members: All registered students in the class at the time of setup. *Throughout the term, faculty will need to manually add/remove student members in accordance to add/drop/withdraw records.*

Faculty: You will receive a Microsoft invitation letting you know that your Class Team has been created. You can then log in and when ready, click the Activate button on the top of the screen. Students will then receive notification. Each academic Microsoft Teams Class is accessible for approximately 90 days in read-only mode after the last day of finals.

Download the Class Teams Quick Start Guide

   Activate Microsoft Class Team

Students: If your class is using Teams, you’ll be able to connect with your classmates, edit files with classmates at the same time, ask your teacher questions, submit assignments and much more.

Download the Student Teams Quick Start Guide


To access a General or Class Teams from Office 365:

  1. Log in to MyVSU
  2. Click Microsoft OneDrive/Office Apps from the Portals link (select it from the View All list if you do not have it set as a ‘favorite’ link)
  3. Click Teams from the list of available apps

Download the Desktop Version of Teams:

While in Teams via Office 365, click on the Download desktop app icon located in the bottom left corner of the screen.

Follow prompts to install and launch Teams

When using Mircosoft Teams Meeting LTI, faculty can schedule and conduct Teams meetings directly in their BlazeVIEW courses.

For assistance with Teams Meeting LTI in BlazeVIEW, contact VSU eLearning or visit eLearning Course Technology Information.

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  • (Login using your MyVSU credentials)


  •  (Microsoft Educator Center 1-Hour Course)

  • Faculty: For additional help with integrating Class Teams into your teaching and learning scenarios, please contact eLearning.

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229-245-4357 (HELP)

Submit a help request at

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Friday: 8am - 5 pm
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Sunday: 8am - 2pm

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