Learning Accelerators, Assignments generally available for Canvas and PowerSchool Schoology Learning

Today, we’re excited to announce the general availability of the Teams Assignments integration for Canvas and Schoology Learning! The Teams Assignments integration provides the following capabilities: Microsoft Learning Accelerators Brings generative AI educator tools to your LMS, along with other engaging activities like Flip videos, auto-graded forms, MakeCode projects, whiteboards, and Reflect check-ins. Grades and feedback are automatically returned to the LMS gradebook.

LMS Management Resources for Distribution:

Canvas Administrator Deployment Guide

Schoology Learning Administrator Deployment Guide

memo: If you have already distributed a preview version, you can continue enjoying the app without having to reinstall!

Resources for Educator Preparation:

Using Microsoft Teams Assignments in Your Learning Management System

Get ready for Microsoft Learning Accelerators:

Support reading fluency practice with Reading Progress
Develop confident presenters with Speaker Progress
Develop your search strategy using Search Coach and Search Progress
Help improve your math skills with Math Progress
Build social and emotional skills in your classroom community with Reflect

Achieve more with assignments in your LMS

The new Teams Assignments integration brings unique new capabilities to your LMS, giving educators powerful tools to save time and accelerate learning. For example, with Teams Assignments, you can:

• Leverage AI to quickly draft assignment descriptions and assessment criteria during assignment creation.
• Accelerate student learning and educator insights with reading, math, search, and speaker-led assignments
• Deliver automatically graded quizzes using Microsoft Forms
• Access unique assignment types like Microsoft Whiteboard, MakeCode, and Flip video.
• Use Reflect exit check-ins to gain insight into student sentiment related to an assignment.

Team assignments are fully integrated with LMS assignments. Learning Tools Interoperability® (LTI®) v1.3 Benefits Standard. As an educator, you can create a new Teams assignment or link an existing Teams assignment in your LMS course. Once linked, you can view and access the assignment just like any other assignment in your LMS course. Students can view and access Teams assignments in the same way as any other LMS assignment. Grades for assignments in Teams are automatically imported into the LMS gradebook. Now, instead of working side by side, you can use the best features of your Teams assignments and your LMS together.

Create and link team assignments in your LMS courses.

Access and complete assignments in your LMS courses.

Grades are automatically posted to the LMS gradebook.

Support for additional LMS platforms will be added soon. You can sign up here. here Check out our preview of current and upcoming LMS integrations.

Choose the right tool for the right task

Many educators are already using the OneDrive LTI® tool to bring M365 documents into their LMS assignments. The new Teams Assignments LTI® tool is a complementary solution that brings the unique capabilities of Teams for Education to LMS users. When creating assignments in your LMS, you should choose the tool that best meets the needs of your particular assignment. Regardless of which tool you choose, you will be able to view and access your assignments just like any other assignment in your LMS, and grades will be added to your LMS gradebook.

How to get help or provide feedback

If you have any issues with your integrated deployment, our Education Support team is here to help. Contact us. https://aka.ms/EduSupport
Once deployed, the Teams Assignments integration provides links to Contact Support and Send Feedback right within the app, which can be found in the User Voice menu in the top right of any view that appears within the LMS.

Use Microsoft Education for more than just assignments in your LMS

The new Teams Assignments integration is the latest advancement in our ongoing effort to bring the full value of Microsoft Education to learning management system users. You can use the capabilities of Microsoft Teams, OneDrive, OneNote Class Notebooks, and Microsoft Reflect directly in your LMS courses. Learn more about these integrations with learning management systems like Blackboard Learn, Brightspace, Canvas, Schoology Learning, and Moodle at: Previous OverviewAnd our Support Page.

Learning Tools Interoperability® (LTI®) is a trademark of 1EdTech Consortium, Inc.www.1edtech.org)