Virtual Classroom Support
📢Use Google Classroom last year?
Huge shout out to the awesome Sienna Griggs for creating this! 💖
Canvas
📢 Find out where you are and prioritize what you want to learn next with the...
Checkout our amazing KPBSD practitioners! Sharing awesomeness! 💖
⭐HOW-TO VIDEOS⭐
Elementary (Homeroom) Dashboard - Amanda Adams (How-to guides)
Setting up your Canvas Course! - Michelle Thomason (slides)
Setting up your Canvas Course! - Michelle Thomason (slides)
Canvas - Assignments - Gabe Evins (Slides)
Canvas Calendar - Amanda Adams (Slides)
Canvas Commons - Michelle Thomason (Slides)
Canvas Discussions - Amy Dawn (Slides)
Canvas Helps for Special Ed Teachers - Cathy Kibling (Slides)
Canvas Homepage - Next Steps - Michelle Thomason (Slides)
Canvas LTis & App Integrations - Casey Olson (Slides)
Canvas Navigation - Beth Swaby (Slides)
Primary Strand - Canvas Design - Devin Way (Slides)
Crosslisting - Amanda Adams
Syncing Grades to PowerSchool - Kim Leslie
📢We're a Canvas district! Here is what that means...
Grades K-2 may continue using Seesaw.
All students/teachers/parents use the same LMS – standardized across the district!
District expectations of Canvas use are basic!
Our PD team is here to support and offer training to help teachers!
Our curriculum materials are there!
Students have 1 login!
Curriculum Blueprints are available for ELA and Math
📢 KPBSD IT's Canvas Lead, Casey Olsen's, TOP TEN Canvas Questions answered!
Can you help me with crosslisting? Yup! Here ya go!
How do I add LTI assignments? Like this!
How do parents get observer access? Here are the steps for you!
Can I assign things to specific students? For sure! Check it out!
How do I import content from previous classes? Like this!
Do I need to make a sandbox course for each course shell? Amanda has an opinion on this one!
Why can't I add this teacher to my class (Default email has E# instead of name)? Here is the answer!
How do I import from Commons? Here are the steps!
Can I make anonymous discussion post responses? Nope! Online ethics require us to model owning our contributions! Consider a survey or form if anonymous feedback is needed!
Why does some of my content in the course not show up for the students? Have you published it? Steps here!
SEESAW
Optional for Grades K-2
VIDEOS
Seesaw PD Video: Specialists or Co-Teachers
Seesaw Blogs / Student Collaboration - Kim Bates (Slides)
Seesaw Q & A /Tips and Updates - Kim Bates (Slides)
Preparing for the Year - Seesaw - Nikki Stein (Slides)