robyholmes

I'm not sure if the error is the same but I've had problems in the past when using USB adapters that it thinks your re-imaging the same machine but the hardware might have changed. This is because it's using the LAN MAC for it's identification (Which doesn't change as your re-image machines with the same adapter). I think in WDS you could tell it not to identify machines by MAC or at least don't auto name. Not sure if this helps at all but something to consider when using an adapter.

- You'll need to create staff and student groups. If your syncing with AD the school might already have a staff and student group. If not you could try using a dynamic group which looks for the licence applied to the user (Faculty Licence or Student Licence) and adds them to the group. - Limit who can send emails to staff groups is a good idea. You can do this on the group itself either in AD (If you have the Exchange schema) or in Office 365 - We limit Year 7, 8 and 9 students to internal emails only but allow trusted sources (Education sites for example). Year 10 and Year 11 are fully open to all external. Create a bad words list using email rules to catch any 'bad words' reaching students, or even worse, students sending.

The NAS would just sync from OneDrive, no one would save to it or work off it (Unless they wanted to). So long as it was setup with a two way sync for both services, it's just acting like a PC signed in to both services, syncing away. Otherwise you could look at cloud backup providers.

Depending on their internet connection, could you buy a NAS with enough storage, then configure cloud syncing to two services (OneDrive and GDrive for example)

If they're removable batteries I find that powering them up without the battery, then installing it while logged on seems to kick windows in to showing it's charging again. I guess they are flat and it's not just Windows saying they are?

Found the new update from Microsoft now, saying that automatic creation is back as an option: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/education-blog/9-awesome-teams-updates-for-it-admins-and-back-to-school/ba-p/1537468 Just had to get down in to Edugeek a bit more to find it. Thanks @tapb for posting it.

Also, I can see the storage issue but putting a 30 days then delete it would cover that issue.

Have they reintroduced automatically creating teams? I thought they'd removed it and it was down to staff to create them but by then clicking on 'Use an existing group'

We've used this upload to stream feature to allow students who couldn't join the lessons at the time to watch it back later. If they have to download the video, which for a 1 hour lessons is going to be very big they aren't going to watch it. This along with changes to how Teams are made from SDS in September means our plans for using it even when school returns are now looking a lot less likely. Just when Microsoft seemed to have a product which worked quite well for lessons they start to make peoples life's harder. I've made a uservoice for the change and I'd really appreciate if people could vote for it to get noticed: https://microsoftteams.uservoice.com/forums/599053-schools-and-universities/suggestions/40974037-education-allow-uploading-to-stream

Over lockdown I created a MS Form and Flow which would do an approval process, including cover where required and save it all in a list. This was to replace a paper system we use. However it wouldn't quite show you who else is on holiday (List is HR staff only) If you use MS365, look at Teams Shifts. If you have multiple techs for example it would work quite well.

This is my method. Wait until just before the logo appears and press INS. It takes a number of goes. Or at least it does for me.

Yep, if you find any repeat offenders, take a picture and send it to the head CCing the staff member in. Seems to get the point across.

I've found that just sort of the period length works best for IWB machines. For example 1 hour period would be 45 or 50 minutes. With a register at the start and normally a change of slide half way through the lesson it shouldn't lock them out. Full screen video normally stops it locking but windowed doesn't.

We purchase ours from here: https://www.mdsbattery.co.uk/ Batteries only so you reuse the caddy if it has one and the cabling.

We use Local Profiles but with UE-V so some Microsoft settings can roam. Seems to work well but you do need to keep clearing out local profiles (Combination of Group Policy & DelPro2 when it fails)

We're with Civica / NRS here, as said above they charge you for everything they can and a little more besides that. The product itself works ok, never really have to contact support but then I tend to fix things myself anyway, normally via the on off method. The product seems to be very over complicated for what it does. I can't understand why someone doesn't come up with a cloud based product, a simple web page for the tills and with ID card readers which type the number (Used on our library system) you don't need any local software installed. Maybe one of the MIS providers could add it. I just wish I could program.

Great news. I guess someone has the job over summer of re-uploading and linking them all.

This is the Powershell code I run to get the library ID. You need to edit it a bit to point to the library you want to get the ID for: $tenant = 'TenantURL' #Tenant name at the start of URL $tenantId = 'TenantID' #Tenant ID, can be found in azure AD $siteName = 'SiteName' #Sharepoint site name $docLib = 'Library Name' #Sharepoint Document Library #Connection #$cred = Get-Credential -UserName $username -Message "Password: $username" Connect-PnPOnline https://$tenant.sharepoint.com/sites/$siteName -UseWebLogin #Convert Tenant ID $tenantId = $tenantId -replace '-','%2D' #Convert Site ID $PnPSite = Get-PnPSite -Includes Id | select id $PnPSite = $PnPSite.Id -replace '-','%2D' $PnPSite = '%7B' + $PnPSite + '%7D' #Convert Web ID $PnPWeb = Get-PnPWeb -Includes Id | select id $PnPWeb = $PnPWeb.Id -replace '-','%2D' $PnPWeb = '%7B' + $PnPWeb + '%7D' #Convert List ID $PnPList = Get-PnPList $docLib -Includes Id | select id $PnPList = $PnPList.Id -replace '-','%2D' $PnPList = '%7B' + $PnPList + '%7D' $PnPList = $PnPList.toUpper() $FULLURL = 'tenantId=' + $tenantId + '&siteId=' + $PnPSite + '&webId=' + $PnPWeb + '&listId=' + $PnPList + '&webUrl=https%3A%2F%2F' + $tenant + '%2Esharepoint%2Ecom%2Fsites%2F' + $siteName + '&version=1' Write-Output 'List ID: ' $FULLURL This gives you the full code which doesn't need converting. Simply copy and paste in to the group policy rule for syncing libraries. We have one rule for all subjects and if a user doesn't have access to the library it just skips it.

I found it started syncing within 30 minutes. I'll check my settings on Monday so we can compare.

Yes I have it working. The key is getting the Library IDs right. I used a script to get them as I wasn't seeing the 'Copy ID' text which the Microsoft document talks about. I found the script online from looking up about the messing text.

It needs the Teams app to be up to date to apply. So if your using your phone or tablet, check the app is up to date. On the windows desktop client, you can request it to check for updates on your user profile image.

Sort of, staff can still setup meetings with students for 1 to 1 chats. So we're using this for SEN students. We normally invite more than one staff member to the meeting. One staff member tends to join but it means others (Like our safeguarding lead) can watch the recording back which was made of the meeting if required.

We allow it but students don't have chat and create create meetings. Meaning they can't contact someone external without a staff member creating the meeting.

Sort of, is going to be my answer. When you create the meeting on the calendar you can invite multiple groups. However you can only meet in one Team + Channel. So for students not in the team you've meeting in, they won't get: Message about the meeting in Posts Ability to then join the meeting from post, due to the above They need to accept the meeting, so it's put in there calendar and then they can join (Or click in the link in the email) They won't get the recording, if you record lessons, in the posts area of the team. However they can view it if a link is sent out later by the teacher (If your invited to a meeting, you can view the recording) So as you can see, yes you can but you use some functions from it. It's like asking the class next door to come in to your lesson. They can watch, but they'll have to stand at the back and can't take notes as there's no desks.

Microsoft have now confirmed that disabling video sharing is not possible. Could you ask people to upvote the following so it gets noticed and added: https://microsoftteams.uservoice.com/forums/599053-schools-and-universities/suggestions/40706908-mobile-share-video-add-option-to-disable-it