How Do I Create a Teams Meeting in Canvas?

Introduction

This article will provide steps on how to create Teams meetings in Canvas.

NOTE: Make sure that you perform the Microsoft Sync in each of your Canvas courses before using the Microsoft Education tools, including Teams Meetings. 

Canvas - How to Enable Microsoft Sync

Meetings scheduled through the Microsoft Education Meetings app are associated with your Canvas course and are listed only in the course they were scheduled. Students will see these meetings on their Outlook and Teams calendars, but not the Canvas course calendar. 

Steps 

  1. In your course, select Microsoft for Education in the course navigation:

    Canvas course navigation menu with Microsoft Education highlighted

  2. If this is the first time you're accessing MS Education in this course, you may see "We're setting up your class. This can take a few minutes."

    We're setting up your class. This can take a few minutes.

  3. Select Meetings in the Microsoft Education dashboard:

    Canvas MS Education Dashboard with Meetings highlighted

  4. Click New Meeting in the upper right corner:

    Canvas MS Education Dashboard with New Meeting button highlighted

  5. Enter the meeting details and you click Add Entire Class option to automatically invite all enrolled students to the meeting:

    Canvas MS Teams Meeting Invite details with Add Entire Class highlighted

  6. For recurring meetings, such as office hours, Click Make Recurring:

    Canvas MS Teams Meeting setup with Make Recurring option highlighted

  7. Enter Repeat details for recurring class meetings and click Save:

    Canvas MS Teams recurring meeting Repeat options

  8. Click Save in the upper right corner to complete the Teams Meeting on the calendar:

    Canvas MS Teams Meeting Invite with Save in upper right corner

  9. The new Teams Meeting will display as a list in the MS Education Meetings app in the course and on the instructor and students' Outlook calendar:

    Canvas MS Education Meetings schedule within a course

Additional Information

Remember that there are differences in setting up a Teams Meeting in a Canvas course and setting up a Teams Meeting in Outlook: 

Knowledge Base- Comparing Teams Meetings in Canvas vs Outlook

Microsoft Support- Scheduling Microsoft Teams meetings in Canvas

Microsoft Support- Schedule a Microsoft Teams meeting from Outlook

If you have any questions about Microsoft Education in Canvas, please contact Instructional Tools Support at 812-237-7000 or by email at ISU-Canvas-Support@indstate.edu 

Print Article