FEATURE: Effectiveness of Microsoft Teams as a Distance Learning Platform by Lenon Garcia

Today, the world is facing a health crisis we do not expect to happen that suddenly changes our way living as a student. A crisis that brings a huge impact to the world, especially in education.

This gives rise to the use of a virtual platforms to continue learning without having the entire academic year into waste. As a result, Lyceum of Alabang (LOA) sees a possible solution through the well-known online platform, Microsoft Teams—a powerful online communication platform that provides effective and efficient distance learning for every Lycean.

Lyceans gratefully acknowledge the efforts of the management of LOA for its endless assistance in giving outstanding and quality education.

Education right now is not as easy as before. Implementing the use of MS Teams as a learning platform eases the communication between students and teachers. It helps learners to be more productive and at the same time, boosts their capabilities such as having a knowledgeable skills in cellphones or computer applications. Besides, the MS Teams unites learners along with their teacher during online interactions with high security.

Microsoft Teams provides also something special. It is a platform where students and teachers function, build and share content together. A platform where you can assess and enjoy features like notebook, assignment, grade, and it offers other applications that you can use to create an activity or assignment. It has everything that you are looking for from a multi-purpose platform for distance learning.

Proven that the Microsoft Teams is the easiest platform to learn, it has more features to prove how incredible this application is. MS Teams has different components such as teams and channels, chat function, conversations within channels and teams, online video call, screen share and many more functions that helps students become more effective learners. 

This shows that MS Teams stands out for having different components that makes it more fascinating as compared to the other online learning platforms.

Indeed, Microsoft Teams is an effective distance learning platform to adapt with the 'new normal' of education in this pandemic. An easy to learn platform where every Lycean can use. A platform that strengthens the relationship between learners and teachers virtually and a platform that changes the vision of today's education for better learning and a better future.