Collaboration Recommendations

Comparison Chart


Tools	SharePoint	Teams	Canvas
Recommended for	Workflows to improve business process Sites that need more granular sharing permissions	Student groups Study Sessions Department planning, meetings, file sharing Classroom discussions Organizing events	Course creation and delivery (Canvas is the official Learning Management system at KU). Students assignments Grades Interaction with academic content partners
Required download	no	yes Mobile and desktop apps are available	no
Stores and share files	yes	yes	yes
Co-author/edit files with others	yes	yes	no
Persistent chat	no	yes	no
Can be created without KU IT	yes	yes	Assistance is required for non-course use. Shells for courses are created automatically.
Secure Sharing	yes	yes	yes
Non-KU attendees can be added	yes	yes	yes
Connection with additional KU tools or services	yes Works with Microsoft Office programs and apps	yes Works with Microsoft Office programs and apps	yes Connects with Kaltura (MediaHub)
Task management	yes	yes	no
Shared meeting notes	yes	yes	no
Can meet within the app	no	yes	no
More information	SharePoint instructions	Teams instructions	Canvas information
Support	Office365 Admins office365support@ku.edu	Office365 Admins office365support@ku.edu	Educational Technologists itedtech@ku.edu