Welcome to Canvas!
Canvas is the supported Learning Management System (LMS) for grades 3 - 12 in CCSD.
SeeSaw is the supported LMS for grades K-2 in CCSD.
If you are having trouble with Canvas or have a question about how to do something in Canvas, complete this form OR click on the HELP menu in the lower left side of Canvas to chat/speak with someone today and get your issue resolved.
Self-Paced [Asynchronous] Canvas Courses
Learn at your own pace!
This course will open for enrollment on
August 7th, 2024
Canvas Grade Passback
Eliminate Double-Grading
Give students assignments in Canvas and grade the assignments in Canvas
Sync Canvas to your PS Gradebook and the grades will magically appear in PowerSchool!
Teachers can set a nightly sync or manually sync individual assignments
Note - Your PS Gradebook MUST be set up properly for Canvas Grade Passback to work! Don't worry though, setting up your PS Gradebook is easy!
This course will open for enrollment on
August 7th, 2024
Setting Up Your PS Gradebook for Grades 3 - 12
(With Optional Canvas Grade Passback)
Eliminate Common Gradebook Errors
Follow along with the video or the step-by-step guide to set up your PowerSchool Gradebook
This should be completed in August before you give students assignments and collect grades
Canvas First Steps
Learn Canvas Basics in under one hour:
- This course is designed for teachers who have never used Canvas
- How do teachers and students access Canvas?
- What is a sandbox?
Where to get course content
What is publishing?
What are Canvas Templates and how do I use them?
What are other CCSD teachers doing in Canvas?
- Where can I find help?
Canvas Learning Labs
Pick and choose what you want to learn
30-Minute recorded sessions with 30 minutes to practice and play with what you've learned = 1 hour of PD credit for each topic you select
Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced Topics
There are currently 27 topics broken into these categories:
Course Setup
Creating Engaging and Interactive Course Content
Assessments & Assignments
Grading & Canvas Gradebooks
Canvas Commons
In this course you will learn:
What is Canvas Commons and what's in there?
How and why you should use a Sandbox Course
How to search and filter Canvas Commons content
How to import Canvas Commons content
What to do with the Canvas Commons content after you've imported it
How to Use Derivita for Benchmarks & SC Ready Checkpoints
This course is intended for teachers who are using Derivita
This course is a no-frills step-by-step guide for using Derivita
This course does not address any additional Canvas functions
This course takes approximately 30 minutes to complete
How'd You Make Those Buttons
In this course you will learn:
How to make your Canvas course cute by using buttons
Why using buttons for navigation is helpful for students (accessibility design)
How/where to create cute images
How to turn your images into buttons in Canvas
This course takes about 1 hour to complete, plus the time it takes you to create a button.
Canvas Academy: Level 1
Take a deeper dive into Canvas basics. Completing this course will give you the skills and knowledge you need to use Canvas with your students. In this course you will learn how to:
Navigate Canvas
View other CCSD teacher Canvas courses for ideas and inspiration
Create and use modules in your Canvas course
Create and use Pages and Assignments in your Canvas course
Import course content
Understand how parents interact with Canvas
Respondus Lockdown Browser in Canvas
- Learn how to lockdown your Canvas quizzes to prevent cheating and plagiarism using Respondus Lockdown Browser
- Respondus Lockdown Browser is already linked in your Canvas account
Canvas Sub-Account Administrator
- This course is only available for Canvas Sub-Account Administrators
- Only principals can designate Sub-Account Administrators for their schools.
- If you wish to be a Sub-Account Admin, please speak with your principal and have your principal fill out this form.
Canvas Training Services Portal
Access the Training Services Portal from your Canvas account
Click on the HELP button in the lower left side of your screen in Canvas
Click on Training Services Portal
Browse the current courses, webinars, and live trainings
CCSD Recertification Credit can be awarded by submitting a copy of your Transcript/Certificate of Completion to Frontline