This week you have been assigned to a team that you will work with for the entire semester. Each team has a workspace with a dedicated set of tools that only your team and your instructor can access.

To find your team space:

1. Click on People in the course menu.
2. Find the Project Groups tab.
3. Click on the 3 dots to the right of your team name and choose Visit Group Homepage.

Your team space includes the following Canvas tools for the exclusive use of your team:

You can use Announcements to notify team members of upcoming deadlines or important information. Announcements will be emailed to team members.

Using Collaborations for joint work on documents and assignments.

In your Canvas group area, you will see a link for Collaborations, which allows all or some members of the group to jointly work on documents, either through Google docs or Office 365. If your group includes international members, Office 365 may be the best choice for you, as not all countries allow access to Google.

To establish a joint document in Collaborations, one member of the team should:

1. Enter the Collaborations area.
2. Click the red +Collaboration button.
3. Choose Google Apps or Microsoft Office 365.
4. Choose a document type from the drop-down and give your document a name.
5. Select group members to share the document. (Note: This step is very important. You must add everyone to the Collaboration, even when you are in your group.)
6. Now everyone you have added will see the document when they enter the Collaboration and can start editing it.
7. When you are ready to submit a document, download it by clicking the 3 dots to the far right on the document menu bar.

Using Zoom for Synchronous Meetings

If your team wants to meet in real time, you can access Zoom through northeastern.zoom.us. One team member should log into the platform using their Northeastern credentials, schedule a meeting, and share the invitation with the team.

You will not be able to establish a meeting through the Zoom Meetings link in the course menu. This is reserved for your instructor.