ANNOUNCEMENTS
SECONDARY ONLY!! NEW: Grade Sync - Canvas to Infinite Campus: Guide with video links embedded!
New resources to help students use Canvas well, including a link to self-enroll in an Introduction to Canvas course!
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TOP TUTORIALS
Topic
Link to Resource(s)
Copy/Import Content from One Course Into Another
If you worked on content over the summer in a practice course, or want to copy content from one live course to another, you can!
Respondus LockDown Browser: Keep Quizzes Secure
Use LockDown Browser to restrict your students from leaving the Canvas quiz tab during a quiz. The capability is great, but the steps are a bit unusual.
For step-by-step directions for teachers, click on the "Teacher" link on the right. Take a look at this FAQ document for limitations and known issues.
(Additionally, you can use Blocksi to lock students into quizzes. You can find those directions here.)
Syncing Grades from Canvas to Infinite Campus
Follow the step-by-step directions by clicking the image on the right. You can set up a nightly sync or you can manually sync your grades.
Mastering Modules
The organization of content in your course should be intuitive for students. Accomplish this by using the course calendar and organizing your content very strategically in modules. And don't miss that powerful options to set requirements for completion to make progress tracking easier for students and teachers!
Question Banks
Creating Questions Banks keeps you organized, but better yet, you can use them to make assessment questions varied for each student while still pulling from the same bank/topic.
Annotating PDFs
One of the questions asked a lot is how to annotate on PDFs. Right now, there are 3 options:
Teach your students this Submission "Trick" in Canvas
Getting Started
Getting Started with Canvas
Glossary of Terms (concise 2 pages)
Customize Your Notification Preferences
Control whether you get immediate, daily, weekly, or no notifications for a variety of activities in Canvas. Once logged in, go to Account (top-left) > Notifications. Hover on each topic to read more about the specific notification, then click the toggle buttons.
Beginning of Each Semester
Cross-List (Group Together) Your Common Courses
Canvas will then treat this as one course with multiple sections inside. You can still assign to specific classes, customize due dates, and filter your grading view by class.
INTEGRATIONS
Canvas + Google Drive Integration
Now you can easily embed files and give students their own copy to edit and submit. There are a couple limitations, so check out the tutorials.
Mastery Connect
For 23-24 School year - MIDDLE SCHOOL ONLY - Click here for information on this integration.
Click the links on the right to access step-by-step teacher directions or a video on how to use Canva with Canvas.
Additionally, please take a minute to view the video so you know how to help your students use Canva in Canvas. (These directions are also on the Student EdTech site.)
Canvas + Discovery Education (DE) Integration
DE includes:
STREAMING includes videos, images, primary sources, audio files, instructional strategies, and student 'boards'
MATH TECHBOOK
If you use Edpuzzle, check out these instructions for how to use it in Canvas!
Import From Exam View
You can import quizzes and questions from Exam View into Canvas!
If you like to use the FREE version of Kami, take a look at these instructions for using it with Canvas.
Here are some instructions about assigning Lumio lessons in Canvas.
Using questions from Problem-Attic, create a quiz in Problem-Attic and then export it into Canvas with ONE-CLICK!
Check out this guide to learn how to create assignments in Canvas.
SELF-PACED, ONLINE COURSES
Secondary Teachers: Online Canvas Course - Growing With Canvas
Register for this self-paced course to become an expert on using all the features within Canvas!
Intro to Canvas Course for Secondary Students
Staff are invited to self-enroll in the online resources course designed to help EPS STUDENTS get started using Canvas.
You will be prompted to enter your username (your 3-by-4) and your password. (Your Canvas password is the same as your network password.)
Make Your Canvas Course More Engaging for Secondary Teachers
Self-enroll in this "Choose Your Own Adventure" training. Experience Canvas as a student and work through as few or as many modules as are of interest to you!
Gamify Your Canvas Course With Badgr Open Badges
This self-paced course will help you learn how to create and award badges in Canvas courses with Badgr.
Canvas Quizzes - Coming Soon!
Participate in this self-paced course to learn about Canvas Quizzes.
The quizzing tool in Canvas ("Quizzes") allows the teacher to create assignments that can be graded by Canvas. Don't just think of Canvas Quizzes as a "quiz," "exam," "assessment," or "test;" it can be anything! The teacher sets the correct answer and Canvas grades it automatically! Quizzes can also be used for surveys- collect data without designating a correct answer. Teachers might use Quizzes to create homework problems, mastery-checks, or unit reviews. In addition to grading for the teacher, students can receive instant feedback after they submit a "Quiz." The Canvas Quizzes tool allows for multiple question types (e.g., multiple choice, true/false, fill-in-the-blank, essay, matching, etc.), randomized questions, and feedback options. Quiz settings also allows for the customization of things like the number of attempts a student may submit, time limits, and the display of correct responses and feedback from the instructor.