Teaching through virtual classes through Microsoft Teams in all Gujarat State schools
To manage an online classroom, educators need a set of tools that work well together to enable them to help them teach as effectively as they would in person. A lot of educators out there already use learning management systems (LMS) to distribute and accept class assignments. With so many schools and universities moving to distance learning, however, there really hasn’t been a great way to hold classes online. We want to help. Recently, we integrated Microsoft Teams into popular LMSs, so you can connect with your students right inside the tool you’re using. Read on for all the details.
We know that many schools and universities already use learning management systems (LMS) to manage assignments and content for their courses, but sometimes struggle to keep remote students connected as a class. As more schools move their instruction online in response to COVID-19, it is critical that we at Microsoft develop solutions to ease this transition so educators and students can stay connected and focused on learning. Thanks to our partners and their tireless efforts, we all made it possible for you to now set up a Microsoft Teams meeting for your online classroom directly from within your LMS. This new capability allows you to quickly enable remote learning for your students and faculty by bringing the power of Teams directly into your LMS.
Here’s how the world’s leading LMSs are enabling Teams meetings for schools and universities in just 3 steps:
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Canvas users with Office 365 accounts can create Teams meetings from within Canvas for free. Teams meetings can be created using the Rich Content Editor in Assignments, Discussions, Pages, Classic Quizzes, and the Calendar. Once the integration is enabled, educators can create an audio or video meeting from Canvas.
- When in the Rich Content Editor, click on the Microsoft Teams icon.
- Then select Create meeting link (you will need to sign into your Microsoft Teams account the first time).
- Finally, enter a meeting title, date, and time, then click Create.
Now the meeting link will appear for students in Assignments, Discussions, or wherever else in Canvas you can create a meeting. Learn more about the Canvas integration here.
