Microsoft Teams is a hub, bringing together chat, files, apps, and online meetings into one space. You can seamlessly share information, work together on documents and projects, and keep each other up-to-date with informal chat. Staff and students can create Teams sites and invite others to join the Team.
Additionally, Microsoft Teams can be fully integrated within Canvas courses. The integration includes the following features:
- Creation of a Microsoft Teams class team from your Canvas course.
- Automatic enrolment of team owners and members from your Canvas “People” list.
- Microsoft Teams menu links in your Canvas course to give you and your student’s easy access to the class team and to Teams meetings.
Use the Microsoft Teams Quickstart Guide and the IT Services knowledge base to get started with Microsoft Teams, or view the checklist below to see if Canvas or Microsoft Teams would be the most appropriate platform for your teaching needs.
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Collaborative projects |
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| create a cloud environment of collaboration. |  (Use O365) |
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| assign projects to individual or group of students. | |
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| monitor students’ contribution to group work. | |
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| use a seamless environment of collaboration. | |
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Try: Collaboration (with O365), Assignments |
Try: Team/ Channel/ File tabs/ Assignment tab (in classroom type of team). |
Lectures, seminars and meetings |
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| seamless notetaking. | (Use O365) |
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| keep everyone in the loop without endless emails/link sending. | |
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| set up a video call with a group of demonstrators, research students, or undergrads. | |
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| add your slides, images, notes and handouts. | |
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Try: Conferences, Studio, Calendar, Inbox |
Try: Calendar, Meetings, Record meeting, Screen sharing, Class Materials folder (in classroom type of team). |
Assessment, assignments & feedback |
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| create, assign, collect, and give feedback on summative assessments. | |
 (Needs Turnitin) |
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create, assign, collect, and give feedback on formative assessments. |
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| create and assign folders for individual or group of students. | |
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| students submit work. | |
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| create, save and use rubrics. | |
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| create a private space for individual students. | |
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| peer evaluation. | (Use Buddycheck) |
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Try: Assignments, Quizzes |
Try: Assignment tab (in classroom type of team), Private channels, Chat. |
Participation and communication |
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| level opportunities to contribute for all students | ||
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Try: Discussion, Inbox |
Try: Conversations tab/ Private and group chat |
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