Microsoft Education: Quick Start Guide for Instructors
Use Microsoft Education tools
Several Microsoft LTI integrations are now available in one integration: Microsoft Education. You can access Microsoft Education tools in one of three ways:
- Select Open Microsoft Education link
- Select View course and institution tools
- Select + to create new content on the Course Content page. Once the menu dropdown displays, select Content Market.
Team Meetings
Use Teams Meetings to schedule and manage class meetings.
To use Teams Meetings:
1. Open Teams Meetings from the Microsoft Education dashboard.

2. View upcoming and previous meetings in a streamlined tile view.

3. To schedule a meeting:
a. Select New Meeting.
b. Enter meeting details (title, date/time, recurrence).
c. Choose to invite the entire class or allow anyone in the course to join.
d. Optionally, add guests (e.g., guest lecturers).
e. Save the meeting.
To start an instant meeting, Select the arrow in the New Meeting option. This creates a dropdown labeled Meet Now. Select this option to generate a join link for immediate use.
Use OneDrive in Blackboard
In Microsoft OneDrive, manage, add, or create files for your course.

To use Microsoft OneDrive:
- Open the Microsoft Education dashboard in your course.
- Select OneDrive from the dashboard.
- To add or create a file, select Create or Upload from the top of the side panel of the dashboard.
- Select Add to upload an existing file from your device.
- Select Create to make a new file (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).
- Sort and organize files as needed using the available filters and sorting options.