Microsoft Teams

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Step 1: Enable and Sync Microsoft Teams in your Canvas course

1. From the course navigation menu, click on Settings
2. Select the Integrations tab
3. Enable the Microsoft Sync toggle
4. Click on the dropdown arrow next to Microsoft Sync
5. Click the Sync Now button to sync your Canvas course with Microsoft Teams
   • This step will need to be completed once in the beginning of the semester,, and once again after add/drop week. This process will sync your Canvas roster with Microsoft Teams enrollments.

For more information on how to enable and sync Microsoft Teams, visit Use Microsoft Teams classes in your LMS.

Step 2: Access Microsoft Teams from your Canvas course

1. Select the Microsoft Teams navigation link in the course navigation menu
2. Click the Sign in button
3. Enter your TAMU email address (NetID@tamu.edu) and click Next
4. Enter your TAMU Password and click Sign in
5. Click the course card that appears to launch Microsoft Teams

*Faculty/Students may also access the course from within the Microsoft Team desktop application if it is downloaded. This is the recommended way to access Microsoft Teams for an optimized experience.

Step 3: Activate your Class Team in Microsoft Teams

Once you are ready to make your Class in Microsoft Teams ready, you will be able to Activate your team.

1. Select the Activate button to allow students to participate in your team
2. Click on More Options (...) next to the name of the team
3. Review the enrolled members of your Class in Microsoft Teams by clicking Manage Team and then expanding the Members and Guests menu

For more information about Activating your Class in Microsoft Teams, visit this Microsoft Support help article.

Note: The Microsoft Teams integration within Canvas at TAMU will automatically sync the roster and does not require contacting your IT admin.

Step 4: Communicate through Teams

Options for communicating to students using Microsoft Teams are:

Creating Channels

1. From the Team that has been created for your course within Microsoft Teams, click on More Options (...) next to the name of the team
2. Select Add Channel
3. Set a Channel Name, Description, and Privacy Settings
4. Click Save

Add Conversation

1. Access the Channel in your Microsoft Teams class by clicking the title
2. On the bottom right of the page, click New conversation
   • Tip: Type “@General” to notify all members  of this team about the conversation

For more information about how to use Channels in Teams, view Work in Channels within Microsoft Teams.

Best Practices for Microsoft Teams in Canvas

• Create assessments and record all grades within Canvas as the assignments, quizzes, and grades features within Microsoft Teams do not sync with Canvas.
• Microsoft Teams does not sync with the roster in Howdy, but instead with the roster in Canvas. Rely on the roster in Canvas to compare with the member list in Teams. If there are any discrepancies, try to use the Sync Now option in your Canvas course within the Settings.
• Consider using one consistent communication method to interact with your students and ask students to update their notification preferences accordingly.
• Microsoft Teams channels/instant message
• Canvas discussions/announcements