Microsoft Teams

[rgibson1]

Does this UX/UI look familiar? Canvas? Nope. It's Microsoft Teams which launches today. (A #slack competitor)

[mike15]

How do I add on my Free for teacher account? I asked during the youtube video today and said it was available but never went over how to add.

[david_amore]

Great news that the integration is here!

Has anybody got this set up and working yet?

I would love to hear about some of the experiences people are having.

Specifically: 

• Have teachers been able to adapt well? Using the RCE to book meetings?
• Have students able to use access the meetings easily? 
  We're a K-12 school so this is something we have to consider.
• Has the integration been reliable?
  Integrations are great when they work well. I would love to hear that staff and students invited to Teams meetings are getting to those meetings easily.
• Also I'd love to hear how any early adopters have gone with loading? 
  Given the current climate, with COVID-19 forcing everyone into isolation, online meetings are going to be very popular.
  Have institutions using the TEAMS integration been able to use them on a large scale? (Lots of meetings at the same time).
  Does this have an affect on the performance?

Thanks again everyone!

Dave

[ward_michael]

Finally!  Now there is an integration with Microsoft Teams in Canvas!  Yay!!! 

References:

Previous blog:  https://www.instructure.com/canvas/blog/canvas-partners-and-distance-learning 

Updated blog:  https://www.instructure.com/canvas/blog/instructure-canvas-integrates-microsoft-teams-keep-educators... 

How to install:  Microsoft Teams Meetings in Canvas 

https://educationblog.microsoft.com/en-us/2020/03/how-schools-can-ramp-up-remote-learning-programs-q... 

Distance & Remote Learning | Microsoft Education 

LMS and Teams: better together for distance learning - Office Support 

[floresr]

This looks promising. 

Does anyone know how this deals with FERPA?

What happens to student data? does Microsoft own/sell/or do something else with it?

Can teachers trust student data is kept in a manner that is FERPA compliant?

Thanks in advance for any insights.

Ricardo

[crawfom]

I have integrated this as well for our district, thanks for sharing!

[Stefanie]

Hello, everyone, we've now implemented a Microsoft Teams Meetings LTI for Canvas. You'll find instructions for setting it up in https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-18558-microsoft-teams-meetings-in-canvas .

[ward_michael]

It would be great if there were a Canvas integration for Microsoft Teams.  Since Skype for Business Online will be retired and support ends on 07/31/2021 our institution is already considering moving over to Microsoft Teams.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/search?alpha=Skype%20for%20Business%20Online

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-teams-blog/skype-for-business-online-to-be-retired-...

While there is Skype for Business Server 2019 (mainstream support ends 01/09/2024; extended support ends 10/14/2025), I doubt Microsoft will create newer versions of Skype for Business Server as they are encouraging migration to Microsoft Teams.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/search?alpha=Skype%20for%20Business%20Server%202019

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/MicrosoftTeams/upgrade-start-here

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/skypeforbusiness/

As Emmanuel Devos posted, please add more up votes for Microsoft Teams LTI Canvas integration:

https://microsoftteams.uservoice.com/forums/599053-schools-and-universities/suggestions/19610260-lti...

[juliejohnson]

Taylor, can you provide more details on how you have Teams integrated into Canvas? Thank you!

[e_provensal]

taylor.williams@birdvilleschools.net‌ I would also love to hear about any integration you have between Microsoft Teams and Canvas. I wasn't aware that this existed yet.

[Kevin_W]

We would definitely love to hear more about your Teams integration in Canvas or vice-versa, taylor.williams@birdvilleschools.net‌!