Canvas: Turning on Microsoft Sync

Summary

This article reviews the process of turning on Microsoft Sync in order to have better functionality with Teams Meetings and additional Microsoft capabilities. 

 

How-To

Task: This article explains how the Teams Classroom Learning Tool Integration (LTI) in Canvas works, and how it works with the Teams app outside of Canvas. 

 

Instructions:

Canvas has collaborated with Microsoft to streamline the digital workspace and make it easier to for instructors and students to find and navigate to course resources, communicate with each other, and share documents for any-time collaboration. Microsoft Sync creates a Class Team that can be accessed from your Teams Dashboard and also creates the ability to add your roster to Microsoft Teams Meetings. 

Microsoft Sync in Canvas, also known as Teams Sync, syncs a Canvas course with Microsoft Teams to keep enrollment information up to date: 

  • Automatically adds students and faculty to a Microsoft Teams team 
  • Periodically syncs with Canvas to reflect changes in enrollment and other course information 
  • Allows users to create a course group and use all the features of the Microsoft Teams

Setting Up Microsoft in Canvas

  1. Log into Canvas and open the course in which you wish to turn on Microsoft Sync
  2. Select Settings from the course navigation menu. 

  1. Select the Integrations tab that appears.
  2. Enable Microsoft Sync by setting the toggle to on.
  3. Click on the Sync Now button to create the course Team which is linked to your Canvas course. The Canvas roster will continue to sync to Teams Class after the initial sync. No additional action is needed. Access the class on your Teams application. 

Microsoft Sync in Canvas

 

Outcome:

Teams Meetings: Integration with Canvas 

 

Need additional help?

Please fill out this Canvas webform with as much detail as possible, or contact the Technology Help Desk on your local campus.

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