79 The European Commission's support for the productionof this publicationdoes not constitute an endorsement of the contents, which reflect the views onlyof the authors, and the Commissioncannotbe held responsible for anyusewhich may bemade of the information containedtherein. Project Number: 2020-1-RO01-KA226-HE-095434 Teams provides the possibility to exchange information, track and coordinate the progress of the entire work. This app contains tools for communication, collecting and updating documents, etc. 8. Purpose/Aim MS Teams is a collaboration app that helps the group of people to efficiently organise their distance learning, work and communicate in one place. The main features and benefits enable to: ● assign, track, and grade class assignments ● share screen or presentation in the real time ● read conversations and chats in a more personalised form (immersive reader) ● freely collaborate through infinite digital canvas (whiteboard) ● make voice heard without disrupting other students (raise hand) ● see the whole class in a new way for discussions and presentations ● create custom educational experiences with Teams by integrating it into the virtual learning environment ● blur meeting background, choosing a free image, or uploading your own ● access student engagement data from a dashboard. MS Teams is used for providing formal content through synchronous sessions and asynchronous collaboration. 9. Target group Higher Education faculty & staff University leadership teams Learning designers/educational technologists Higher Education students 10. Evaluation (results) of its effectiveness (if applicable) MS Teams is widely used for organisation and implementation of distance learning activities and remote work at Vilnius University. The need for the app increased significantly during the pandemic (2019-2020). MS Teams is available in 181 countries in 44 languages. MS Teams is used in over 183.000 educational institutions. It has over 145 million daily active users in the world. 11. Overview of the lessons learned In comparison with other collaboration and communication systems, such as Zoom, MS teams is preferred due to its functionality. Virtual learning environments can be integrated into MS Teams that are very important for
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