USING MICROSOFT TEAMS IN ONLINE LEARNING OF STUDENTS: METHODICAL ASPECT

The article presents the main tools, methods and techniques for using Microsoft Teams in online teaching of students, as well as detailed methodical recommendations for teachers on organizing the educational process using Microsoft Teams, based on the author's practical experience. These recommendations allow readers to more easily master the features of working in Teams, which determines the practical value of the article. A model for using Teams in online student learning has been created. It has been found that by using Teams, the teacher can take into account the peculiarities of synchronous and asynchronous ways of submitting assignments by students, as well as the possibility of submitting missed topics of practical classes. Among the main advantages, it is also noted that Teams provides for the creation and posting of the main types of educational materials, including recordings of video lectures, practical tasks and tasks for independent work, current student grades, tests, final grades, etc. The article notes that Teams is well integrated with the main Microsoft 365 applications, including PowerPoint, Word, etc., which is an advantage for the effective organisation of the educational process, as these applications are quite sufficient for teachers to demonstrate presentations at lectures via video conferencing, as well as for them to check the tasks completed by students in the format of text or presentations. Particular attention is paid to identifying the most important features of a teacher's work in Teams, such as the need to create separate teams for each discipline, connecting students to discipline teams using existing corporate university accounts in Microsoft, the ability to post various types of educational materials, commenting and evaluating completed assignments by the teacher. In conclusion, the main advantage of using Microsoft Teams in online learning is the ability to organise the learning process using a single platform. As a result, the structured nature of educational materials using Teams can be one of the most important factors in improving the quality of students' education in online learning.