Microsoft Teams in Canvas

Important Notice: After September 15th, the Microsoft Teams Meetings option in the Course Navigation menu will be retired and a new version will be released. For this reason, we do not recommend using the "The "Microsoft Teams meetings" menu in Canvas" option for Summer 2025/Fall 2025 courses.

MS Teams is available in Canvas to enhance communication and collaboration. By incorporating Teams meetings into your courses, students can connect synchronously in the same location as their course materials. This guide compares scheduling outside of Canvas to using the Microsoft Teams Link Creator.

Locate the Apps option in the Canvas RCE to create a Teams link anywhere in Canvas

Comparison of Locations to Make Teams Links

Method Features Cons Recommendation Schedule Outside of Canvas and Share the Link

Full control over all meeting settings and options.
Schedule from familiar places like Outlook and the Teams app.

Participants must be manually invited; otherwise, they can only join via the shared link.
Sign-in is not required, so participants can join anonymously, limiting access to certain advanced meeting features.

This method is ideal for:

Instructors who need co-organizers help run the meeting.
Situations where sharing a simple meeting link suffices, without needing formal invitations.
Meetings where participant management is not a priority.

"Microsoft Teams Link Creator" app in the Rich Content Editor

Accessible from any location that offers the text editor within Canvas.
Greatly simplifies the meeting scheduling process.

Cannot assign co-organizers to meetings created in this app.
If the meeting link is lost before the meeting has started at least once, a new link must be generated.
Sign-in is not required, so participants can join anonymously, limiting access to certain advanced meeting features.
Can only take attendance within the meeting.

This method is ideal for:

Scheduling drop-in times like office hours.
Classes where formal roles like co-organizers are not needed.
Situations where ease of access is prioritized over advanced meeting features.

MS Teams in Canvas Video Overview

In this video, you'll learn about each method for creating and sharing Teams meeting links into Canvas. Each method discussed in the video can also be found in the table above.