Sessions: Canvas

Canvas: Lockdown Browser for Secure Quizzes

Monday, July 25 @ 10:30-11:00 (ZOOM)

Tuesday, July 26 @ 10:30-11:00 (ZOOM)

Teachers, Grades 3-12; all content areas; experienced Canvas users | Learn how to set up classic quizzes with Lockdown Browser in Canvas and troubleshoot potential issues.

Canvas: Great with Google

Monday, July 25 @ 11:00-12:00

Wednesday, July 27 @ 9:00-10:00

Wednesday, July 27 @ 1:30-2:15 (ZOOM)

Teachers, Grades K-12, all content areas; beginner & experienced users | How to include Google files including Docs, Slide, Sheets, & PDFs in your Canvas course.

Canvas: Enhancements to Grading, Assignments, & More

Monday, July 25 @ 12:00-12:30 (ZOOM) *Abbreviated Overview*

Wednesday, July 27 @ 11:00-12:30 *Deep Dive*

Grades K-12; All content areas; Basic Canvas experience recommended | Canvas keeps on getting better! This summer Canvas added some new enhancements and this session will take you on a tour of what's new and how to best utilize these new features. Learn to use the new grade book filters to customize your views - see just what you want! Preview the new experience for student assignment submissions - less clicks for students and clearer progress! Check out the redesign for Canvas discussions which brings great usability enhancements with sidebar replies along with the ability to do quoted replies. And for a bit of fun, check out the new icon maker right inside the Canvas Rich Content Editor!

Canvas: Falling in Love with New Quizzes

Monday, July 25 @ 12:30-1:00 (ZOOM) *Abbreviated Overview*

Wednesday, July 27 @ 9:00-10:30 *Deep Dive*

Wednesday, July 27 @ 3:00-4:30 *Deep Dive*

Grades K-12; All content areas; Basic Canvas experience recommended | When creating a quiz in Canvas you've probably seen it - a prompt asking if you want to use Classic Quizzes OR New Quizzes. While classic quizzes is still available this school year, take a look at some great features that are only available in New Quizzes. You just might fall in love with new question types like hot spot, ordering, categorization, and passages; the ability to change the overall quiz points to 4; the option to print a copy of the quiz and/or answer key; tagging individual questions with learning outcomes (standards) and viewing an outcomes report following student submissions; setting randomization of questions and answers; requiring a waiting period between attempts; and migrating over your classic quizzes.

Canvas: Personalized Learning Tips & Tricks

Monday, July 25 @ 1:00-1:30 (ZOOM) *Abbreviated Overview*

Wednesday, July 27 @ 1:30-3:00 *Deep Dive*

Grades K-12; All content areas; Basic Canvas experience recommended | Provide your students with personalized access to the learning resources and activities that they need. Learn how to use custom dates to open/close assignments for individual students, form groups to assign specific assignments, and set up mastery paths to unlock select assignments tailored to the student's need for review or enrichment based on their individual performance on a select assignment in Canvas.

Canvas: Creating/Managing Effective Courses

Monday, July 25 @ 1:30-3:00

Tuesday, July 26 @ 1:30-3:00

Wednesday, July 27 @ 1:30-3:00

Grades K-12; All content areas; Beginner & Refresher | Canvas courses are an extension of the classroom. Just as you take time to arrange your classroom and resources to improve flow and set students up for success, the same is true with your Canvas courses. During this session walk through simple course setup basics to get your Canvas class ready for students, including easy to navigate Course Shells, Modules, and Assignments. This session will walk participants through how to create and improve Canvas Courses for student use, along with how to add your own content that supports teaching and learning in your classroom. Participants will have a chance to get classes ready for use with students by applying what they learn to their courses with step-by-step instructions.

Canvas: Enhancing Your Courses for Engagement & Student Success

Monday, July 25 @ 3:00-4:30

Tuesday, July 26 @ 3:00-4:30

Wednesday, July 27 @ 3:00-4:30

Grades K-12; All content areas; Basic Canvas experience recommended - such as using Canvas as a teacher, attending the "Creating & Managing Effective Courses" session, or completing Canvas 101 in the DVUSD Tech Hub | Go beyond basic course setup and make enhancements to your Canvas course and lessons that promote student engagement with your course content.

Canvas: Studio Video Creation

Tuesday, July 26 @ 9:00-10:00

Grades K-12; All content areas; Basic Canvas experience recommended | Teachers and students can easily create videos using their webcam and/or content on the computer screen. Learn how to make videos for your students and how to have students use their communication skills with making their own videos. Canvas Studio uses Screencast-O-Matic Pro's great setup within the context of Canvas, including some simple video editing tools.

Canvas: EXPLORE! Canvas Studio

Tuesday, July 26 @ 10:00-10:30

Tuesday, July 26 @ 10:30-11:00

Grades K-12; All content areas; Basic Canvas experience recommended | Record your own videos, create collections to organize your library, edit existing videos, or add quiz questions to a video - attend this session to explore these options within Canvas Studio and have a facilitator present who can answer questions as you build up your experience with making and using videos in Canvas Studio.

Canvas: Setting Up Grade-Sync & Combining Sections

Monday, July 25 @ 10:00-10:30 (Zoom)

Monday, July 25 @ 1:00-1:30 (Zoom)

Wednesday, July 27 @ 2:15-3:00 (Zoom)

Wednesday, July 27 @ 3:00-3:45 (Zoom)

Grades 1-12; All content areas; Basic Canvas experience recommended | Canvas assignments can go over into the PowerTeacher Pro Gradebook. Attend this session for a walk-through of how to set up and manage grade-sync for your classes. During this session we will also look at the option of combining sections using cross-listing, talking about when it's recommended for use, and how to perform the steps.

Canvas: Gamified Courses with Badges!

Wednesday, July 27 @ 10:00-11:00

Grades K-12; all content areas; experienced Canvas users | Celebrate students' learning progress by awarding badges for the completion of modules. See how to set up badging in your course using customized module progression requirements and the Badgr integration.

Canvas: Tag, Assess, & Strategize with Outcomes

Tuesday, July 26 @ 3:00-4:30

Wednesday, July 27 @ 11:00-12:30

Grades K-12; All content areas; Basic Canvas experience recommended | Gather standards proficiency data with rubrics in Canvas. Learn how to set this up & use the information within your collaborative team