TEAMS Webinars – Trying to use technology to help organic farmers.

There are a tremendous number of new things going on in agriculture and many, many new things in organic agriculture.  The problem is trying to get these new things to you the organic producer without eating up your time and energy and being more efficient with our time and energy.  That said one of the things we want to do is introduce you to Microsoft Teams and how it can be used to get you information quickly and easily.  This is not a replacement for an in-person meeting, but it will be a supplement to help you get information and updates that should help make you more efficient and better prepared. Plus, we can get some really great speakers from all over if they don’t have to travel!

Let me show you how this will work so that you won’t be frustrated by trying to be a part of a webinar.  First, you will get a link to register in an email or even a QR code in a mailed letter that takes you directly to the registration website.

QR Code that you scan with your cell phone camera.

Email sent directly to you with a website link in the email!

If you get an email link that you click or if you scan the QR code, both will take you to this screen.

You will just click on the Register button, and it will pop up a screen with a fill-in-the-blank registration. First name, Last name, Email Address. Simple!

Once you register, the Teams Webinar Program will send you an email (below) about the webinar including the date, time, and a button to click to join event – the webinar.  Don’t join right away because the webinar won’t be starting till 15 minutes before the scheduled time. If you do join by accident don’t worry it will just tell you to wait and wait and wait….

Once you click the Join Event button you will be taken to your web browser (Google Chrome, Safari, Edge) and click the continue on this browser button and you will be in the meeting.  Or use the Teams app if you have it or download it. Just remember the browser method is fine.

I know this can sound very confusing but don’t worry. It is easy and after a few times will become second nature. It is the way a lot of education is going because there is so much to learn. As an aside, I have heard from many that this whole process works well on a smart phone!