Canvas Resources

General Resources . . .

Canvas Challenge - Glossary of Key Terms
Student and Teacher Overview (Video - Student section is start to 3:12)
Accessibility Features in Canvas
Pairing Code Instructions for Parents

Mobile Apps . . .

Of course, there's an app or two or three for Canvas! A few notes about the apps:

Available in iOS and Android versions.
Once installed, search for Grand Prairie ISD.
Login with your Active Directory (laptop) credentials.
Here's a guide for iOS users and links to the App Store are at right.

Canvas by Instructure (Student)

Canvas Teacher

Canvas Parent

Help for Students . . .

Getting Started With Canvas - Student Guide - A two-page GPISD version for getting your kids started. It's for teachers to use. Take bits or bites of what you need.
Canvas Guides: How-to Videos for Students - These videos are brief and excellent to use with students if you feel they need the extra support using Canvas in your class. They are housed on Vimeo and not accessible to students at school.

Course Design . . .

Embed Desmos and Geobra into Canvas
Export a QTI file from ExamView
Da Button Factory - Design buttons of all types to add to your Home page or anywhere in your course.
Canva - Yes, without the 's'. This is graphic design for dummies and an easy-to-use tool that allows you to create all sorts of graphics.

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