BLEND /
Canvas LMS
BLEND is the online platform for all Austin ISD classrooms.
BLEND (and the AISD portal) is how we create a seamless digital landscape for ALL students. Building their familiarity with these two crucial “front doors” is essential for communication, access to tools and resources, ease of access to required district assessments, and support for students in quarantine or absent for other reasons.
BLEND blueprints are the student-facing BLEND content that is designed around the Lesson Plans/IPG content for the week or unit are ready for teachers to customize. They should be the foundation upon which every grade/course is designing daily experiences for students.
Choose The Best Support For Your Questions:
Help Desk
Not seeing your course or student in your course? Submit a request in Service Now or call 414-8324.
TDT
Looking for assistance designing your course and iterating on a design? Check the About TDT page for support options.
Canvas Help
Have technical issues with BLEND and want immediate help during or after school hours? Find Canvas link in the ? Help menu in BLEND.
The TDT YouTube Playlist: BLEND (Canvas) Tutorials
This collection of over 90 videos was created to support frequently asked questions or design questions for how to use BLEND in the classroom.
Blueprint Checklist 2.0
Helpful Blueprint Tips? Go back to the Blueprint 2.0 Teacher Checklist!
Create A New Course?
This video shows how to create a new BLEND course, sandbox, club course?
Amplifying Teacher Voices
Blog Post:
"Organizing BLEND (Canvas) for Success"
Teachers are finding many different ways to make great use of BLEND (Canvas) in their learning environment. The TDT Blog shares the voices of teachers who are sharing what they have found success (or failure) doing.
Eighth grade teacher, Melissa Prepster, shared how she uses BLEND to organize her course. Check out her post, "Organizing BLEND (Canvas) for Success".
Frequently Asked Questions: BLEND
Is there a course that will help me learn how to use BLEND?
The HCP course, 'Planting the Seeds: Getting Started With BLEND in Austin ISD' is a 2 hour self-paced course. (Enroll in Section 99912)
Why is my BLEND quiz item not giving partial credit?
Partial credit grading functionality is currently only supported for Fill-In-The-Blank and Multiple Answer question types.
What is a BLEND To Do list and why are so many assignments showing on student To Do lists and calendar?
Published assignments, discussions, and quizzes will show up on the student To Do lists, even if that content is in an unpublished module. (Video demonstration)
How can my students use the Immersive Reader function in BLEND?
The Immersive Reader option is available only on BLEND 'pages', not assignments, quizzes, etc. (Guide to Immersive Reader)
Immersive Reader can also be used to translate a BLEND page.
I have a student showing up in my BLEND course even though he is no longer rostered in the class.
Students cannot be fully removed from a course, but they can be concluded which prevents them from receiving notifications. (Guide to concluding students)
How can I used Google Drive with my students in BLEND?
There are four recommended ways to use Google Drive with students, depending on how the teacher will use Google Drive with students. This document, bit.ly/aisdgooglesubmission, provides examples of each way, reasons why a teacher might use each and included student-facing videos demonstrating how student will submit their work in each example.
Can I use BLEND content from my previous course that has ended?
You can import content from any active or concluded course in which you are a teacher or TA. (Video showing past enrollments.) (Guide showing copy content from another Canvas course.)