Setting up a Microsoft Team for your Canvas course

Step-by-step instructions for faculty on enabling the Microsoft Teams integration in a Canvas course, including activating Microsoft Sync and adding the Teams link to the course navigation menu so students can access their class team directly from Canvas.

Questions

• How do I enable Microsoft Teams in my Canvas course?
• How do I add a Microsoft Teams link to my Canvas course navigation?
• How do I connect my Canvas course to a Microsoft Teams class team?
• The Microsoft Teams option isn't showing in my Canvas course — how do I enable it?

Environment

This article applies to faculty enabling the Microsoft Teams integration in a Canvas course. The integration allows faculty and students to navigate directly between Canvas and their Teams class team.

• Platform: Any supported browser on a Mac, Windows PC, or iPad
• Audience: Faculty and instructors
• Requires: An active Canvas course and a Bowdoin Microsoft 365 account

Resolution

 

1. Open the Canvas course where you want to add Microsoft Teams.
2. Select Settings from the course navigation menu.

   

3. Select the Navigation tab. Locate Microsoft Education in the list of disabled items at the bottom, then drag it up into the enabled section (or click the icon and select Enable). Click Save when done.

   

4. Select the Microsoft Education link that now appears in your course navigation to launch the integration.

   

5. Click 'Continue setup' then in the Course Settings > General window turn on the Teams toggle:
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Additional Help

If you need further assistance, you have several options:

• Bowdoin Bot: Chat with Bowdoin Bot directly from any KB page for instant answers.
• Phone: Call the Bowdoin College Service Desk at (207) 725-3030.
• In person: Visit the Tech Hub in Smith Union during business hours.
• Submit a ticket: Request assistance through the Service Catalog.