How do I enable Microsoft Teams for synchronous virtual meetings in a course?

Microsoft Teams Meetings is a video conferencing tool that has been integrated into MyClasses. You can schedule class meetings in Teams from your Canvas course menu, and users can easily find the links to those meetings. Students can also schedule Teams meetings among themselves, allowing and encouraging collaboration.

To Enable Microsoft Teams in MyClasses

1. Navigate to your class home page.

   1. Click Settings at the bottom of the left menu

   2. Click the Navigation tab
      
      

      Open

      

      Modify Navigation

2. Scroll down until you see Microsoft Education.

   1. Click the three dots to the right.

   2. Click Enable
      
      

      Open

      

      Enable Microsoft Education

3. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click Save.

4. Microsoft Education will appear in the left navigation menu.

   1. Click Microsoft Education to open the setup window.

   2. Click Continue setup
      
      

      Open

      

      Start setup process

5. The Course Settings page will appear.

   1. Confirm that both Teams Meetings and Teams are enabled

   2. If you want to allows students to collaborate in Teams outside of the course enable the “Add Microsoft Teams”

   3. Click Done
      
      

      Open

      

      Confirm Course Settings

6. A message will appear while your course is configured.
   
   

   Open

   

   Course Configuration

7. When complete you will see both Teams and Teams Meetings have been enabled.
   
   

   Open

   

   Configuration Complete

Related Articles