Integrations are a way to utilize the tools and functionality provided by other vendors within your Canvas courses. Microsoft Education offers different integrations within Canvas in a single dashboard: Class Notebook, Teams Meetings, Teams, Reflect, and Assignments. This article will provide an overview and instructions for each.
The Microsoft Education integration is a replacement for Microsoft Teams classes and Microsoft Teams meetings integrations.. Microsoft retired these older integrations on September 15, 2025. Microsoft is in the process of consolidating all separate applications into the Microsoft Education space. OneDrive is the final separate tool in our Canvas environment to have a separate integration.
Microsoft will retire their current OneDrive integration in September 2026. All instructors need to prepare to transition to Microsoft Education in Canvas to leverage OneDrive. Please review the OneDrive section below to learn more about the timeline to transition and to learn more about how to leverage Microsoft's migration tool to move content from the legacy tool to Microsoft Education.
Enable Microsoft Sync
Note: If you intend to cross-list or merge multiple courses in Canvas, you should do so before you enable Microsoft Sync, which will automatically create your Teams Class based on Canvas course enrollment.
- Navigate to your Canvas course.
- Select Settings from the course navigation menu.
- On the Settings page, select Integrations.
- Ensure the Microsoft Sync is set to on (the toggle switch should be pushed to the right).
- Select Sync Now.
Set up Microsoft Education
Once you have completed other course set up activities, you are ready to launch Microsoft Education for your course.
- Log in to your Canvas course
- Select Microsoft Education from the Course Navigation menu (The first time you access this tool you will need to sign in.)
- Select Continue Setup
- Optional: If you would like to opt out of receiving email notifications about new features and service changes to the Microsoft 365 LTI app, select Notifications, and toggle off Email Notifications
- Select General
- Select the features that you would like to use.
- Choices include: Class Notebook, Teams, Meetings, Reflect, Reading Coach, Insights, and OneDrive.
- If you wish you change your selections later, identify and select your user icon (upper right course), and select Course Settings.
- Select Done
- Wait for your class to be set up – this may take a few minutes. You will see a dashboard showing tiles for the items you enabled (with the exception of Assignments) once your class has been set up. You may return to this dashboard at anytime by selecting Microsoft Education in your Course Navigation menu.
OneDrive
Microsoft will be retiring their current OneDrive integration in September 2026. This impacts instructors accessing OneDrive through the Canvas course menu as Microsoft OneDrive or in the rich content editor as the cloud icon. User will access all Microsoft tools within Canvas through its Microsoft Education integration by Fall 2026. Instructors are encouraged to take action and transition to using Microsoft Education for OneDrive access. Instructors should also use Microsoft's migration tool (detailed below) to identify and automatically re-link content in the Microsoft Education space.
Class Notebook
If you enabled Class Notebook during Microsoft Education setup, you can create and manage a OneNote Class Notebook. This notebook can be used to distribute content, provide individual workspaces for students, and collaborate in real time.
To access your Class Notebook, select Microsoft Education from the Course Navigation menu, and then select Class Notebook. From there you will be able to set up a OneNote Class Notebook. You can create custom sections or choose pre-made sections.
Section types include:
- Collaboration space: teacher and student can edit
- Content library: teacher can edit and student can view
- Teacher-only section: private space for teachers
- Student-only section: private space for students
Learn more about using Class Notebooks in your Canvas course.
Teams
Microsoft Teams classes is an LTI app that helps educators and students easily navigate between their LMS and Teams. Users can access their class teams associated with their course directly from within their LMS as well as from the Teams application.
Your Team will automatically be created based on your Canvas course enrollment when you enable Microsoft Sync. The Teams Class will have the same name as your Canvas course. The membership of the Teams Class will be automatically populated by the enrollments (students) in your Canvas course. Student add/drops from the Canvas course will automatically update in the Teams Class.
To access your Team, select Microsoft Education from the Course Navigation menu, and then select Teams from the dashboard. From there you will see your team and be able to open it in a new window.
When you have your Teams Class configured to your specifications, don’t forget to Activate the Team to allow students to access it. You can activate your Team by selecting the Activate button on your Team icon from the dashboard. Students will be able to access the Teams Class from the link within your Canvas course, or any way that they would normally access Teams (browser, app, etc.).
Learn more about using Teams Classes in your Canvas course
Meetings
The Meetings app that is part of the Microsoft Education LTI tools available in the Microsoft 365 LTI helps educators and students easily create and join Teams meetings from within their LMS course. Users can view past & upcoming meetings, schedule individual or recurring meetings, and join the Teams meetings related to their courses all from within their LMS.
If you enabled Teams Meetings during Microsoft Education setup you can schedule Teams meetings with all or select students from within the course. The meeting invitation will show up in the instructor’s and recipient’s Outlook calendar, as with any normal Teams meeting invitation.
If you select the option for Anyone can join, that option does not send a meeting invitation to Outlook calendars or Teams, it is only visible within the Teams Meeting section of Microsoft Education.
It is important to note that the meetings do not appear in the Canvas course calendar. If you would like them to appear in the Canvas course calendar, you would need to manually add the calendar entry.
Add a Teams Meeting to your Canvas Course Calendar
- Create the Teams meeting and make a note of the date, time, and meeting link.
- In your Canvas course, go to Settings and select Course Calendar from the right menu.
- If you are teaching more than one course, ensure that the proper course is selected within the calendar.
- Select the + and then select Event to create a new event.
- Give it the title, date, time, and link from your Teams Meeting.
- Select Submit.
Learn more about Microsoft Teams meetings in your Canvas course.
Reflect
Microsoft Reflect is a wellbeing app designed to foster connection, expression, and learning by promoting self-awareness, empathy, and emotional growth. Integrate Reflect into your LMS to create impactful check-ins, gain wellbeing insights, and build a happier, healthier learning community. If you enabled Reflect during Microsoft Education setup you can use Reflect to create check-ins and gain wellbeing insights. To access Reflect, select Microsoft Education from the Course Navigation menu, and then select Reflect.
Learn more about Getting Started with Microsoft Reflect in your Canvas course
Reading Coach
Students can create and read stories, and library passages in many languages with pronunciation detection in multiple English dialects. Emerging readers and learners with dyslexia can build confidence with Immersive Reader.
Learn More about using Reading Coach in your Canvas course.
Insights
Education Insights empowers educators to explore diverse sets of actionable student data and make informed decisions to support each student’s unique needs. With Education Insights, educators can easily streamline their decision-making process, analyze academic, social, emotional, and engagement trends, and spot students who may be struggling academically or facing social challenges.