Enhance learning with third-party apps

  • 5 minutes

Many Microsoft education partner apps have another way to add their content to class teams. Within Wakelet, Thinglink, Nearpod, and other current Teams EDU partners, the Share to Teams button lets educators to quickly share the education tool directly from the partner site and add it to a team.

Share to Teams from an external app

To start a conversation or create an assignment:

  1. Select the Share button in the app or program.
  2. Select Share to Teams.
  3. Choose whether to start a conversation or create an assignment.
  4. Enter the name of the team or channel you want to post it to.
  5. Add a message.
  6. Select the Share button.

The new post or assignment now appears in the selected team or channel.

Curate a Wakelet with a list of resources available to learners for an action-research project. Then, use the Share to Teams button on either site to post the resource to the class team.

Every educator incorporates outside resources to enhance curriculum and engage learners at a deeper level. Microsoft works with education partners to help educators improve learner outcomes and support growth.