Investigating Students’ Perspectives Towards Microsoft-Teams Platform in Covid-19

The current study was brought into existence when the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic has changed the education system globally. Successive students’ perspectives were noticed in Qatari schools through adopting Microsoft team app to sustain and make a progress in the learning process. Students’ perspectives reported challenges through accessing the Microsoft team platform. Challenges are addressed in the study concerned with the effectiveness of the app, online motivation, students’ perspectives and teacher-student interaction. Thus, successive training for both teachers and students to have adaptability on the virtual world is needed inevitably and instantly. This study employs the analytical research methodology by adopting a questionnaire to collect data from preparatory school students to reach the results. The vast majority of respondents admit the positivity of the Microsoft teams and taking part significantly in their academic attainment. However, challenges are drawn through accessing the app and interact successfully. The study proposing strategies to create safe, supportive, and challenging learning environments. Moreover, innovating new policies concerning online motivation through the virtual world, engaging students and develop them as learners along with successive training for teachers concerning the issue of deficiency in watching video lessons.