By now many organizations are looking to move many, if not all, activities online. We are in uncharted waters but there are resources to help you successfully navigate your digital transformation from in-person to online work.

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3 Ways to Engage Your Organization with SharePoint, Stream and Microsoft Teams

Free Online Collaboration Offers from Microsoft, Google & Others

Many providers of online meeting and collaboration tools are offering free services or removing limitations on free accounts. Here are few you should know about that can help keep you and your organization working even if you can’t be in the same physical space:

Microsoft is offering its premium version of Teams for free for six months and has lifted existing user limits on its free version. The premium Teams product was already available for no extra cost to those who pay for the Office Suite, and Teams had already been free for many schools.
Google made the premium version of its Hangouts Meet product free until July 1, allowing for free calls with up to 250 participants, live streaming for up to 100,000 viewers and recording capabilities.
LogMeIn is making “Emergency Remote Work Kits” available for free for three months for nonprofits, schools, and health care organizations that aren’t already customers. The kits include GoToMeeting, GoToWebinar–where users can host presentations for up to 3,000 users–and LogMeIn, which provides remote desktop access from numerous devices.
Cisco is offering the free version of its Webex service with no time restrictions. In addition, it will allow up to 100 meeting participants and has added toll-free dial-in features with a 90-day license for businesses that are not already customers.
Zoho is offering its Remotely suite of online collaboration and work tools for free through July.

Zapier’s Ultimate Guide to Remote Work

Working remotely on a full-time basis can require a bigger adjustment than you think. Whether you currently work in or run a remote team, or you think you might need to in the future, this ebook is full of good information.

https://zapier.com/learn/remote-work/

5 Quick Tips for Managing Files in Microsoft Teams

If you and/or your colleagues are working remotely, you’ll want to know how to work on and share files effeciently. This article has some tips for working with Teams and Sharepoint that I found pretty helpful. (It isn’t nearly as intuitive as it should be!)

https://www.avepoint.com/blog/microsoft-teams/microsoft-teams-file-management/

Best Resources For Creating Live Virtual Training Right Now

Connie Malamed has gathered a collection of resources for transitioning from the classroom to live virtual education, training, meetings and events.

http://theelearningcoach.com/elearning_design/virtual-training/

When Virtual Classrooms Become Virtually Required: Leveraging the Virtual Classroom To Meet the Needs of Business During a Crisis

Jane Bozarth and Jennifer Hofmann joined forces for a special 90-minute session to explore how to meet a sudden demand for help as organizations move their already planned conferences, meetings, and training events online.

https://blog.insynctraining.com/modern-learning-resource-library/recording-when-virutal-classrooms-become-virtually-required