Use Microsoft Teams meetings in your LMS

Microsoft Teams meetings is an LTI app that helps educators and students easily incorporate Teams meetings into their LMS course. Users can view past & upcoming meetings, schedule individual or recurring meetings, and join the Teams meetings related to the course all from within their LMS. Follow the steps to enable Microsoft Teams meetings in your LMS courses.

  1. Select the Canvas course where you want to add Teams Meetings.

2.   Select Settings from the course navigation menu.

3.   Select the Integrations tab.

Note: The Integrations tab appears after you select Settings.

4.   Enable Microsoft Sync by turning the toggle on. 

Integration tab with feature to Microsoft Sync

5.   Select the Navigation tab.

Canvas menu with course navigation

6.   Drag and drop the Teams Meetings item from the bottom to top section and select Save when done. 

Note:  Teams Meetings should appear in the course navigation at the selected spot.  

7.   Select Teams Meetings to launch the app. 

  1. Select the Moodle course where you want to add Microsoft Teams meetings. 

  2. Select Turn editing on in the top right corner.Screenshot of Moodle, turning editing on in the top right corner

  3. Select Add an activity or resource > External tool.Screenshot of Moodle, adding an activityScreenshot of Moodle, selecting external tool

  4. Select the registered Microsoft Teams Meetings tool from the Preconfigured tool dropdown.Screenshot of Moodle, selecting "Teams meetings" from the preconfigured tool dropdown.

  5. Enter the Activity name, like "Lecture", and select Save.

  6. Select Turn editing off

  7. Select the Microsoft Teams Meetings activity that you just set up to launch the app.Screenshot of Moodle, launching a Teams meeting

The agenda shows all currently scheduled meetings for the class. To add a new meeting:

  1. Select + New meeting and fill in the meeting details.

  2. Select Save.

Note: You can join the meeting directly from Moodle. 

  1. Select the Open LMS course where you want to add Microsoft Teams meetings. 

  2. Select Turn editing on in the top right corner.Screenshot of Moodle, turning editing on in the top right corner

  3. Select Add an activity or resource > External tool.Screenshot of Moodle, adding an activityScreenshot of Moodle, selecting external tool

  4. Select the registered Microsoft Teams Meetings tool from the Preconfigured tool dropdown.Screenshot of Moodle, selecting "Teams meetings" from the preconfigured tool dropdown.

  5. Enter the Activity name, like "Lecture", and select Save.

  6. Select Turn editing off

  7. Select the Microsoft Teams Meetings activity that you just set up to launch the app.Screenshot of Moodle, launching a Teams meeting

The agenda shows all currently scheduled meetings for the class. To add a new meeting:

  1. Select + New meeting and fill in the meeting details.

  2. Select Save.

Note: You can join the meeting directly from Open LMS. 

Important: Before you get started, make sure your admin has completed the registration between D2L Brightspace and Microsoft Teams Meetings. 

  1. Open the course. Select Content > Add Existing on the top navigation.Screenshot of the LMS D2L Brightspace highlighting the "Select Content" button on a class.

  2. Select the External Tool ActivityScreenshot of the D2L Brightspace LMS highlighting the "Existing Activities" dropdown in a course.

  3. Select Microsoft Teams Meetings (that has been set up by your administrator).  Screenshot of the D2L Brightspace LMS showing what Microsoft Teams meetings looks like in a course.

The agenda shows all currently scheduled meetings for the class. To add a new meeting:

  1. Select + New meeting and fill in the meeting details.Screenshot of the D2L Brightspace LMS with the Add Activity modal open highlighting adding the Microsoft Teams Meetings activity.

  2. Select Save.

Note: You can join the meeting directly from D2L Brightspace.

Important: Before you get started, make sure your admin has completed the registration between Schoology and Microsoft Teams Meetings.

  1. Open the course and select Install Your App(s)Screenshot of Schoology course highlighting the Install Your Apps button at the bottom of the course navigation.

  2. Select Microsoft Teams Meetings and select Submit.Screenshot of Schoology course highlighting the Install App modal, showing the Microsoft Teams Meetings option.

  3. The app now appears in course navigation and you can join the meeting directly from Schoology.

Blackboard Learn Ultra Experience

  1. Open the course and on the left, select Tools.Screenshot of the LMS Blackboard, highlighting the course navigation and Tools option.

  2. Select Microsoft Teams Meetings.Screenshot highlighting Teams meetings button under Tools in the Blackboard LMS.

  3. You can now schedule meetings directly from Blackboard Learn.Screenshot of Teams Meetings in the Blackboard LMS  

Blackboard Learn Classic Experience

  1. Open the course and on the left select Books & Tools > View course & institution tools. Screenshot of the LMS Blackboard, highlighting the course navigation, Details & Actions section, Books & Tools section, to select the View course & instructional tools button.

  2. Select Microsoft Teams Meetings.Screenshot highlighting the option to select Microsoft Teams in the Books & Tools pane of Blackboard Ultra.

  3. You can now schedule meetings directly from Blackboard Learn Ultra.Screenshot of Teams Meetings in the Blackboard LMS

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