Using Office and Google in Canvas
Cal Poly has Office 365 (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneDrive, Stream, Teams) that you can use within and outside of Canvas.
Cal Poly is not a Google campus. Many people also use Google. Google is a great free tool that you can also connect to your Canvas course.
NOTE: End of Life - Google Apps LTI (3rd party tool in Canvas) will no longer be supported by Google starting June 30, 2024. Integration with Google will only work with the paid Google Workspace.
You can continue to use the FREE Google apps outside of Canvas and link a "shared" file, but you will not be able to use the Google navigation or buttons in Canvas anymore.
OneDrive (New)
Cal Poly Canvas has phased out the Office 365 plugin on June 30, 2023.
You can attach OneDrive (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) files in your Canvas courses. If you want to learn more about OneDrive for Video embedding and links, please see our other page. You can distribute cloud assignments and create collaborations with students.
NOTE: when you share a file from your OneDrive...you are only sharing that ONE file. You are NOT giving students access to ALL your files. You can find the OneDrive tool within the Assignment selection, collaboration tool, course navigation, homework submission, link section option, and Rich Content Editor (RCE).
The Rich Content Editor
NOTE: OneDrive opens in a Pop-Up window. Make sure your browser allows pop-ups.
Please see the tutorials for the below items:
- Enable OneDrive Assignments
- Create OneDrive Cloud Assignments
- Create Template Assignments
- Use OneDrive in the Collaboration tool
NOTE: When creating a collaboration, you cannot link to a previously created collaboration document - You can not use the same document to start another collaboration. - Add OneDrive Files to Course Modules
- Manage your OneDrive Account
The Google Drive web service allows you to integrate Canvas with your Google Drive account. All users can authorize their Google Drive accounts for access to Google collaborations and assignment uploads.
NOTE: when you share a file from your Google files...you are only sharing that ONE file. You are NOT giving students access to ALL your files.
NOTE: End of Life - Google Apps LTI (3rd party tool in Canvas) will no longer be supported by Google starting June 30, 2024. Integration with Google will only work with the paid Google Workspace.
You can continue to use the FREE Google apps outside of Canvas and link a "shared" file, but you will not be able to use the Google navigation or buttons in Canvas anymore.
- How to login and view your Google files in your Canvas course
- How to hyperlink or embed a Google file on a Page
- How to link a Google file (URL) in the Module
- How to create a cloud assignment with Google
- How to create a Google collaboration
Support
If you are unable to access your Office 365 system, please contact the Service Desk at servicedesk@calpoly.edu since Office is supported by their department.
Google is not a Cal Poly supported software. You may have to search for support on your own for this tool.
