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MS Teams Meetings for education

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Last updated on 23 February 2026
Use MS Teams Meetings to present and collaborate online using video, audio, chat and screen sharing.

MS Teams is the interactive online conferencing tool for teaching and learning at VU Amsterdam. Let students communicate with you and each other via video and chat. Use the various Teams apps, share your screen or take a poll, allowing you and your students to truly collaborate online. MS Teams' break-out rooms allow you to divide your students into smaller private groups so they can discuss a topic intensively or practise their skills.

  • Organise meetings directly from your Canvas Course.
  • Chat, share your screen or record your meeting
  • Use automatic captions or transcription.
  • Use breakout rooms to facilitate discussions
  • Create additional interaction with the polls application of the Whiteboard functionality.

Looking for more information?

Check out the Sharepoint Page about Teams Meetings.

  • Link Canvas - Teams Meetings

    From Canvas, it is possible to directly create and schedule Teams Meetings for participants in the Canvas Course. To do this, go to the Canvas Course and select 'Teams Meetings' from the menu.

    For instructions, Go directly to the instructions.

  • Can Teams Meetings offer the same as Zoom?

    Teams Meetings has many similar interactive features as Zoom has, such as recording lectures, breakout rooms and a whiteboard functionality.

    Please visit the link below to learn more about these features.

    Manuals for these features can be found on the VU Sharepoint.

  • Frequently Asked Questions

    Can I automatically add a group of students, for example for a seminar, to a Teams Meeting via Canvas?

    • Unfortunately, that's not possible. You can, however, give the Teams Meeting a logical name, for example, Seminar Group A or Seminar Group B, and create the Teams Meeting via Canvas without inviting the students. Students can then join the right seminar group themselves via Canvas.

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