How to Collaborate in Canvas using Microsoft OneDrive
What are Collaborations in Canvas?
Collaborations allow students to work collaboratively on a given document. You can use Microsoft Office 365 to create a collaboration with a Microsoft Word, Excel, or PowerPoint file. You can select individual users, groups, or both as part of a collaboration and both students and educators can start a collaboration. The document under collaboration remains accessible to educators even if the educator is not added to the collaboration.
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Step 1
Login to Cardinal Apps and open Canvas LMS
Step 2
Navigate to your course and open the Collaborations option.
Step 3
To start the collaboration, click on +Collaboration button in the upper right and choose 'Microsoft OneDrive' from the drop-down menu.
Step 3a
If you've never used the OneDrive app in your Canvas course, you'll see a 'Setting up the course' notice. After a few moments, you'll be asked to login with a Microsoft (UIW) account.***
Choose your UIW email address option to complete the process, or, If prompted, login with your UIW email and password.
***If you do not receive a pop-up and/or redirect to login, your browser might've blocked it. Please use Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge.***
Step 4
- Choose the file type (Word, Excel, or PowerPoint) you'd like groups to collaborate on.
- Click on the Select Existing Document to choose a file from your OneDrive/SharePoint site as a template for people to collaborate on.
Step 5
Next, assign the collaboration to participants by selecting the course participant on the left side (under 'People') and select Save. If you have Canvas course groups, use the 'Groups' tab to assign this collaboration to an entire group.
This create the collaboration for the selected users, including the educator.
FAQ
How do I add or remove people to a collaboration?
You can do this through the collaborations menu. Visit this link to learn how to add and remove people from a collaboration.