Audience: Active Franklin University Students, Adjunct Faculty, and other Faculty and Staff.
Disclaimer: The results and functionality of the following article only apply to the audience listed above.
How to Start a Conversation with a Student or Group of Students
If you are familiar with using Microsoft Teams, the process to start a conversation with a student or group of students is a little different than may be expected. Based on the configuration of student accounts, a few things are needed that will be covered below.
1. Collect the student email address(es) from the student(s). Student email addresses end with the suffix @email.franklin.edu. Instructors can use this method to collect their students email addresses.
2. In Teams, use the ellipsis (3 dots) to reveal the People App in Teams. This people tab will be used as an address book for contacts.
3. Next, add the student email address into the People tab by adding a new contact. After saving the new contact, the contact card will show up in your list of contacts. Repeat this step for all students with whom you are wishing to start a chat.
4. To start a new chat in Teams, return to the chat application.
5. Start a new chat using the icon shown below. You can add any contact to the chat from your list of saved contacts in the People tab.
6. Once a chat has been started, it will show up in your list of chats. You can also change the group name using the Pencil icon.
7. From that established chat, you can start audio/video calls with the members of that chat. You can also share files and other forms of collaboration.
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