Using Microsoft 365 Tools Within Canvas


Using Microsoft 365 Tools within Canvas

 

•           Assignment Uploads/Edits

•           Collaboration with OneDrive Files

•           Teams’ Meetings in Canvas

 

The Canvas and Microsoft Office 365 integration has several main points of interoperability to promote great teaching and learning:

 

•           Students can submit Office 365 files directly to Canvas Assignments

•           Teachers can access Office 365 documents through SpeedGrader to add feedback

•           Link Office 365 documents anywhere you use the Rich Content Editor (Assignments, Announcements and Pages)

•           Include Office 365 documents in your Modules

•           Create Collaborations for course groups, student groups, and on-demand groups using Office documents

 

 

Assignment Upload

 

1.         Click Assignments from Navigation bar

2.         Click + New Assignment in the right corner of the screen.

 

Image of the Assignment button

 

3.         The Rich Text Editor will open.

4.         Type Title of Assignment in the appropriate field.

5.         Click the App icon on the Rich Text Editor toolbar.

6.         Select Microsoft Office 365 (the first time you will need to log into your SLCC 365 account with your username and password).

 

Image of the selection of the Microsoft Office 365 option

 

7.         Your SLCC OneDrive folder will open for you to select a file or folder.

 

Follow the same process if creating Announcements or Pages in your Canvas course.

 

Collaboration with Microsoft 365 OneDrive

 

1.         In your course, click the Collaborations link on the Navigation menu.

2.         Click + Collaboration in the right corner of the screen.

3.         Select Microsoft Office 365.

 

Image of selecting the Microsoft Office 365 option for collaboration

 

4.         Create a New Document by selected the type in the dropdown box (Displaying Word)

5.         Type in a description.

 

Image of the description field for the new document being created.

 

6.         Add the Collaborators from the list of People or Groups (double-click on their name and it will be added to the right side of the Add Collaborators list.

7.         Click Save in the bottom right corner.

 

 

Office 365 Application Features within Canvas Course

 

These are the areas within Canvas identified for interacting with the Office 365 application:

 

Image of the areas within Canvas identified for interaction with Office 365 applications

 

Teams’ Meetings in Canvas

 

1.         Click on Page, Assignment or Announcement from the Navigation bar to open a Rich Text Editor.

2.         Click the Apps icon from the toolbar. 

 

Image of the Apps icon on the toolbar.

 

3.         Select Microsoft Teams (First time you will go to All Apps and then, select Microsoft Teams from the list.

 

Image of the option selected for Microsoft Teams Meetings

 

4.         The first time, you will be asked to Sign into Microsoft Teams with your Username@slcc.edu.

 

Image of the welcome screen for Microsoft Teams Meeting

 

5.         Then click to Create the Meeting Link.

6.         Create the meeting date and time.

 

Image of the option to create a meeting within Microsoft Teams Meeting

 

7.         You will be able to click to change the Meeting Options once the event is created.

8.         Copy Meeting Link and it will be pasted into the Rich Text Editor. NOTE: At this time, this process does not create recurring meeting links. Those can be done by using Microsoft Teams to schedule the meeting and then pasting the link into the Rich Text Editor for announcements, page, or Discussions.

 

 

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If you have any questions or issues, you can contact Technical Support:

 

Telephone: 801-957-5555

Email: helpdesk@slcc.edu