Student Sandbox

Virtual Training

To support rapid adoption of MS Teams during the COVID-19 crisis, Microsoft is hosting online training sessions in both English and French. The sessions are intended for for GC employees and aims to help with building the skills to support the adoption of Teams and M365. Topics to be covered will include:

  • intro to Teams
  • using Chat, Channels, Activity, Meetings
  • coordination of meetings, activities and more

The sessions will be offered in two formats, pre-recorded and live. However, both feature live moderation to answer your questions in real-time. Find a date and time below that works for you.

Live Training Sessions

Hosted by Microsoft, these sessions are delivered by both online moderators and a team responding to questions received via chat in real-time throughout the lesson. Up to 10,000 participants can join per session but NO registration is required. All sessions are 60 minutes unless otherwise indicated. Please remember to stay off the VPN and join using your personal device. Note the session will be recorded and your name and/or phone number will be visible during the call to other participants who attend.

How to participate:
To join, simply click on the link and allow it to launch in your web browser (please use Firefox, Chrome or EDGE)

  • Be sure you've got the time blocked on your calendar to join us.
  • Simply select one of the following dates to join the session that works for you.
  • If you have the Teams application installed → click on “Open in Microsoft Teams” in the pop-up window or “Launch it Now”.
  • If you do not have the Teams application installed → click “Join on the Web Instead”.


Introduction to MS Teams

English sessions
June 8 at 1:00 pm EST
July 6 at 1:00 pm EST
September 14 at 1:00 pm EST
French sessions
June 9 at 1:00 pm EST
September 15 at 1:00 pm EST

Teams Meetings

English sessions
August 3 at 1:00 pm EST
French sessions
August 4 at 1:00 pm EST

MS Teams Advanced Meetings and MS Planner

English sessions
June 15 at 1:00 pm EST
French sessions
June 16 at 1:00 pm EST

Teams as a Platform

English sessions
September 28 at 1:00 pm EST
French sessions
September 29 at 1:00 pm EST

Teams – Breakout Rooms

English sessions
June 23 at 1:00 pm EST
French sessions
June 22 at 1:00 pm EST

Teams 200

English sessions
July 13 at 1:00 pm EST
September 21 at 1:00 pm EST
French sessions
September 22 at 1:00 pm EST

Teams Channels and Files

English sessions
August 10 at 1:00 pm EST
French sessions
August 11 at 1:00 pm EST

Teams Live Events for Organizers

English sessions
September 7 at 1:00 pm EST
French sessions
September 8 at 1:00 pm EST

Tasks (To Do and Planner)

English sessions
July 20 at 1:00 pm EST
French sessions
July 21 at 1:00 pm EST

SharePoint 100

English sessions
July 27 at 1:00 pm EST
French sessions
July 28 at 1:00 pm EST

OneNote

English sessions
June 29 at 1:00 pm EST
French sessions
[Dates pending]

PowerBI

English sessions
April 13 at 1:00 pm EST
August 17 at 1:00 pm EST
French sessions
April 14 at 1:00 pm EST
August 18 at 1:00 pm EST

Power Automate

English sessions
May 11 at 1:00 pm EST
August 24 at 1:00 pm EST
French sessions
May 12 at 1:00 pm EST
August 25 at 1:00 pm EST

Power Apps

English sessions
May 4 at 1:00 pm EST
August 31 at 1:00 pm EST
French sessions
May 5 at 1:00 pm EST
September 1 at 1:00 pm EST

Accessibility Vision

English sessions
May 18 at 1:00 pm EST
French sessions
May 19 at 1:00 pm EST

Accessibility Hearing

English sessions
May 25 at 1:00 pm EST
French sessions
May 26 at 1:00 pm EST

Accessibility Neurodiversity

English sessions
June 1 at 1:00 pm EST
French sessions
June 2 at 1:00 pm EST