Canvas: Microsoft Education LTI Basic Use for Students

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Summary

 This is an introduction on how to use the Microsoft Education LTI for students. 

Understanding Microsoft Education LTI 

 

Teams Functionality Outline 

The Teams app helps you navigate between Canvas and Teams. 

You can access the course team right through the Microsoft Education dashboard for the course.

 

Teams Meetings Functionality Outline

The Meetings app incorporates Teams Meetings into Canvas. Faculty and students can view upcoming and past meetings, find and play meeting recordings, schedule individual or recurring meetings, and easily join meetings related to the course, all from within Canvas.

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How-To

Task: Access Teams and/or Teams Meetings from your Canvas course

Instructions

Step 1 - Once enabled the course menu will look similar to this. 

Microsoft Education in the Course Navigation

 

Step 2 - Once you click on Microsoft Education you'll be able to see Meetings and/or Teams depending on what your professor has enabled. 

Microsoft Education LTI menu screenshot

 

Step 3 - Click the waffle icon (app launcher) in the upper left to access any of the enabled Microsoft tools. 

Waffle icon and apps selected

 

Note: If for any reason you see an announcement like the one below, it is because your professor has not yet enabled Teams and/or Teams Meetings in the new LTI.  This below screen states "Good stuff is coming. It will be available as soon as your teacher enables this app". 

Message displayed when the LTI is not yet installed by faculty

 

Outcome

You are able to access Teams and/or Teams Meetings from within your Canvas course

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Need additional help?

Submit a Canvas (myCourses) support request or visit the Technology Help Desk Support page to locate your local campus contact information or to submit an online technology support request.  For password issues you must call or visit the Help Desk in person.