How to use Microsoft teams app on laptop or mobile phone for students?

Microsoft Teams app (MS Teams app)

Microsoft teams app is a complete package for teamwork that compiled everything needed for the smooth online work of a team. Nowadays it is in more demand as most of us are switching to online work from home during the lockdown in the corona crisis.

In schools and offices, this is the priority app. When lockdown started and later most of us started switching to online work from home then most of us used the Zoom app for online meetings but due to some security issues this app was sidelined and Microsoft teams app chosen as the best alternative of the zoom app.

Now let’s see the benefits of this app. This app is designed very vast and it has so many features and benefits but here we will talk short with the few and useful benefits for the students.

Microsoft teams app benefits:

• When it comes to security this is trustworthy.
• It has everything under one roof. You can chat, do video meetings or conferencing, make calls to anyone in the organization, set assignments or works, set your schedule, etc in the same app.
• When used in schools teachers can set their assignments or home works here itself.
• Students can have instant access to the websites (which are regularly used) if uploaded.
• You can call or contact anyone added to the organization.
• Students can discuss classwork among themselves in the same app.
• Students are being more digitally literate at a younger age.

How to use Microsoft teams app on laptop or mobile phone for students?

Students will be provided login Email ID and password for this app by the school. You need these details while logging in MS Teams app after download and installation on your device.

After login, you will be asked to reset the password immediately. Now first learn how to download and install this app on PC and mobile phone.

How to install Microsoft Teams app on PC or mobile?

For Mobile: To download MS Teams app on the mobile phone, tab, or any other android device you need to go to the Google play store and search MICROSOFT TEAMS.

Microsoft Teams app for PC: To download the MS Teams app on PC you need to visit this link https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/microsoft-365/microsoft-teams/group-chat-software of Microsoft. Suggest opening this link in Google chrome as it works better in this browser. You will come to the page as shown below.

Click on the “Sign in” button here. Enter your Email ID and password provided by the school (generated for every student by the school).

After login immediately you are asked to reset the password and set a new one.

Now the next page of the browser will give you 2 options, first is “Get the Windows app” means MS Teams app for PC/computer and the second one is “Use the Web app instead” means you may continue with the browser itself. Go ahead as per your choice and you are done with the download and installation of the MS teams app.

MS teams app for students

The below image will show you the view of this app on PC as well as the mobile phone.

There are different menus (or tabs) in the app for various activities and actions. They are all mentioned below.

Activity: 

This is your feed section. All recent activities will be shown in the Activity Tab. You can also filter your activities here.

Teams: 

In schools, this tab is used for different subjects. Here various teams are created as per the subject. When you click on a particular subject or team then you will find the related assignments and scheduled meeting details if any.

Once you enter a particular subject then you see various tabs/sections inside named Post, Files, Class Notebook, Assignments, and Grade.

Here you will see the concerned subject’s posts, files, subject notes, homework, and the grade which student acquires after the assessment.

Calendar: 

Here all the meeting details are found date wise. It means this is your time table.

MS Teams app general information for students

• Student can raise their hands to grab the attention of the teacher for any query or a fruitful discussion.
  Tap on the three dots beside the phone icon (at the bottom of the screen) and you may raise the hand, pin yourself, and switch your camera.
  You may end the meeting by clicking the phone icon in red color
  
  
  
  
  
• You can mute another student/participant only for you to avoid unnecessary noise if created from his/her side. This can be done by pressing on the video of the particular student.
  
  
• The chat icon is on the top right corner. Tap it and type your message here.
  
  
• You may see the total number of participants by tapping on the symbol beside the chat on the top right corner.
  
  

How to pin someone in MS teams app on mobile phone or PC?

Keep on pressing on the video which you want to pin. Then you will see the option of ‘pin’, tap it, and you are done. You can pin the host or any attendee or participant in the meeting.

To pin someone in the MS team app in PC you need to right-click on the particular video and select the pin and that’s it.

Overall this is a great app for online work from home and online studies. Do you have more values to add in this post which might be useful for the students? If yes then please share with us in the comment.

How to apply for Sonu Sood Scholarship - application, email

Sonu Sood Scholarship (email, application)

After completing numerous good works and helping several people in need, now Sonu Sood pledged to support the complete college education for students in need. Recently he tweeted announcing the "Prof Saroj Sood Scholarship" for the 12th pass students who are willing to study further but deprived of money which may cause them to move ahead in their education. 

Sonu Sood offered this scholarship for those students who are brilliant in the study and facing financial issues to educate themselves further. This is named after his late mother's name Saroj Sood. Read further and know the steps to apply for the scholarship.

How to apply for Prof Saroj Sood scholarship (by Sonu Sood)- the procedure

1. As mentioned in the tweet by Sonu Sood declaring about the scholarship, the students need to send emails on email ID scholarships@sonusood.me.
2. Once you send the email, an automatic response will come within a few seconds with a link to a form to be filled by students interested in the scholarship.
3. Enter your full name, phone number, email ID, State (where you are currently living), name of the school and city (Grade 12), grade 12 subjects (science, commerce, or arts), Grade 12 Board (CBSE, ICSE, or State board), Grade 12 Score (in percentage), annual family income and preferred courses (such as MBA, MSC, Engineering, Diploma, Bachelor course, Medical, etc)
4. You will also be asked whether you are comfortable studying out of your state or not.
5. The next section of the form will ask you to enter your life goals. You need to be more specific and clear with your goals in order to win the scholarship. This offer is for the needy people who have the potential to excel beyond the limitations.
6. Also, you will have to enter why you need this scholarship. Here you may describe your real limited financial condition which is the restriction in further studies.
7. They also have a partial scholarship option which means the student has to pay half of the college expenses. You have to select your option from the given options.
8. Fill all the details completely, correctly, and most important honestly. submit the form and let the selectors work on it.

If you are one of the selected beneficiaries for the Prof Saroj Sood Scholarship offered by Sonu Sood then you will be contacted by their team.

You can also check out the details of Sonu Sood scholarship from the CT University website https://ctuniversity.in/psss/. 

What is Bikayi app, features, services and how to use it?

What is Bikayi app, features, services, and usage?

Bikayi app is an inventive android application that helps you to create your Whatsapp integrated eCommerce (online) store and sell your products without any hassle. This is also WhatsApp Integrated which offers the service to share your products or catalogs in different versions such as a text message, images, video, and pdf form. Customers can also book orders by looking at the photos, description, and price of products on WhatsApp. Thus you reach your customers simply online.

Bikayi app is a free android application but also offers premium services in case you are interested in branding your business and receiving additional useful features to excel in business and reach another level.

Bikayi app can be downloaded from the Google play store.

How to use Bikayi app?

Bikayi app is very easy to use due to its simple User interface.

After installation, when you open the app it asks for login. You may log in through a mobile number, Gmail, or Facebook account.

Once logged in, you are asked to enter a few details about your store. Here you may type the name of your store. Select your language from English, Hindi, and many other regional languages. Now are done with the registration and you are ready to create a catalog of your products to showcase your online store to the customers.

There are five tabs at the bottom Home, Catalogs, Services, Social, and Help. These take you to particular sections for the successful creation and promotion of your store. Below are the details explained.

Catalogs

Select “Catalogs” to create a catalog of the products. Name it and then add products. You must have images of the products which are being added in the catalogs.

How to edit, rename, or delete a catalog.

Select the specific catalog and then tap on the “Action” at the bottom of the screen. Here you can do everything concerned with catalogs such as addition, creating subcategories, editing, renaming, or deleting. Also, you may hide a particular catalog.

Services

The Services tab tells the services being offered to the sellers.

• You may create different shareable catalogs for the various products.
  
  
• You may add or manage your staff members here and assign them limited or full access as per the role.
  
  
• You may checkout the inquiries and orders placed by the customers. Also, orders and inquiries from the customers can be answered as per their requirements.
  
  
• You may offer discounts to your customers by offering a promo code for a limited period of time.
  
  
• Sellers can explore the whole statistics report of the products or catalogs. You can see the number of visitors who viewed your products. You instantly receive a notification whenever someone is going through or checking out any of the products on your online store on Bikayi.
  
  
• Bikayi offers ready to use free images for several grocery items.you may add them in your catalog if you don’t have your own images of that product.
  
  
• See the reviews of the customers or you may ask for a review.
  
  
• Online payment, COD everything can be set in Order settings which are meant for checkout settings, pay mode, delivery terms, etc.
  
  
• Business settings meant for adding the logo of your store, your business details (address, GST, Email, etc), privacy and return policy, and a small bio about your business.
  
  
• You may link your social media accounts such as Facebook and Instagram pages to your Bikayi online store.
  
  
• You may offer customers to order on Whatsapp.
  
  
• Using Theme settings sellers can edit fewer things for a free account. If you want to manage your theme further as per your interest then you can upgrade to VIP where you will get a theme builder that facilitates changing your theme simply using drag and drop method.
  
  
• Bikayi app also offers Premium services through which you can explore branding and other services. These additional services help sellers to take their business to another level.
  
  

Who can use or register in the Bikayi app?

Anyone who is selling something can register their business on the Bikayi app. All types of businesses can be listed here. Any shop owners (Kirana shop, Medical shop), online sellers -resellers, service providers, and the one who is doing dropshipping can open their online store on Bikayi.

Bikayi customer care number

In case of assistance, you may contact them in several ways mentioned below.

• Whatsapp chat is the preferred way to contact for help.
  
  
• For Live support from Bikayi, you may call on Phone: 080471 89960.
  
  
• You may also do Live Chat from the app.
  
  
• Email on support@bikayi.com or infor@bikayi.com.
  
  

Tap on the Help (?) tab on the bottom-right corner and you will have the above-listed contact support ways. Select the desired one and continue to resolve your issues.

Also, read How to register the Jio Mart app?.

Conclusion

Overall Bikayi app is a good app to create your online presence. This is very easy to use and loaded with so many useful features for free that anybody can easily create an online store from scratch.

Information videos are already present in the app to serve the knowledge and help sellers for the successful journey of their business on Bikayi. Also, Bikayi customer care present through various ways to resolve the issue arise if any.

Have you ever used Bikayi app, if yes then what is your review?

Vehicle or Car leasing in India

Vehicle or car leasing in India

Buying a car is everyone's dream but many times people are unable to fulfill their desire of owning a car due to lack of money so here the concept of vehicle leasing comes forward to help them to own a car of their interest without buying. Nowadays approximately all the car companies offer cars on lease.

Car leasing companies are giving people a chance to become car owners even without buying.

Vehicle or car leasing means you get the vehicle or car without buying for a fixed period at payment agreed between buyer and seller. This is advantageous for both parties.

Many car companies have started this car subscription program which means car leasing.

Under this program, neither maintenance cost nor insurance cost will be paid from the customer. Also, there is no need to pay down payment either.

Customers only have to pay the car subscription amount set for the particular vehicle and return the vehicle after the subscription duration expires.

The year 2020 is known for the pandemic caused by Coronavirus and several changes seen in our lifestyles due to this virus.

customers are shifting from public transport to personal vehicle and they are in search of a pocket-friendly solution that will not be a burden financially. So here the car subscription helps that enables customers to own a car for certain duration.

Vehicle/Car leasing companies in India:

Nowadays most car companies such as Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai, Tata Motors, Mahindra, Honda are providing cars on the lease as a part of the Car subscription program.

Here I am listing a few of the well-known car leasing companies in India.

• Zoomcar - It is a well-known car rental company in India which provides service in most of the locations in our country.
  
  
• Avis Lease - This is operating in 170+ countries including India. This is working in India for more than 16 years and this is established as one of the top car or vehicle leasing companies.
  
  
• Revv.co.in - This is also like Zoomcar which services in 22+ cities across India for renting the car.
  
  
• ALD Automotive India - They provide car rental services in 280+ locations across India.
  
  
• SMAS Auto Leasing India - This is Japan's leading car leasing company providing commercial vehicle and car rental services in several cities of India.
  

How to lease a car?

You can browse any of the websites mentioned above for your requirement and continue with the offer given online otherwise you may visit the nearest car dealer or the showroom and do inquiry as per your interest.

Suggest going through each and every aspect of the car subscription program which might affect you financially and do not forget to discuss the below-mentioned points with the dealer or the car rental companies.

What should you know before leasing a car?

Before signing the contract for leasing a car you must check out the below things with the dealer:

• What is included in the car or vehicle subscription such as annual usage of the permitted kilometer, road rax, car usage cost, insurance coverage, registration cost, and maintenance cost?
  
  
• Be aware of the maintenance details being offered in the subscription.
  
  
• What if the customer ends the lease early i.e. can you return the car early before the leasing duration expires?
  
  
• The on-road or road-side assistance or support offered by the company.
  
  
• Is there any lock-in period? It means the period, during which the customer can't cancel the subscription.
  
  
• What are the charges if damage occurs due to the mishandling or negligent driving.
  
  
• What will happen in case of car theft or accident?

So you inquire about everything you need to clear all your doubts and get yourself packed with the required details for a better leasing experience and no frustration later.

Have you ever driven a car on the lease? If yes then plz share your experience here and you are most welcome to add value to this post by including your tips for leasing.