Canvas is now available for 2021-22. Please read the important Canvas update below!!!

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Directions for the SAM - Canvas Grade Passback

Step One - Create Assignment Groups

Assignment groups must be created in Canvas that have EXACTLY the same name as the assignment groups in the SAM grade book, and all assignments that you want to pass back to SAM must be in these groups. These groups should not be weighted in Canvas. They must be named Daily, Homework, Test.

Step Two - Create New Assignments or Rename and Move Existing Assignments

Assignments must be created according to the rules stipulated by SAM.
Assignments must include an “SS-“ before the title (Sample name: SS-Beowulf Vocab Quiz 1)
Assignments titles must be under 128 characters
Assignments must have a due date
Assignment points must be greater than zero
Assignments must have a SECTION ID associated with it. Teachers cannot sync back manually entered records. (Translation? You can't create a manual course or a manual section to group students. You can only use the sections that come from SAM)
Assignments and grades syncing back must be for a currently “unlocked” term. If they are for a “locked” term they will generate errors.
Always make assignments either worth 100 points and/or choose the option to Display Grade as Percentage. If you fail to do this, the grades will be wrong in SAM!
You can sync existing assignments by changing the name, moving the assignment to one of the three new assignment groups, and following all of the rules above.
To stop a grade syncing to SAM, you must remove the "SS-" in front of the assignment name.

Creating and selecting other assignments to passback to SAM

Assignments will not automatically pass back to SAM. You must manually select the box to tell Canvas to pass back each assignment you want to appear in the gradebook. You can edit an "old" assignment and sync it provided you move the assignment to one of the correct groups and change the name of the assignment to match the SAM rules and that all of the other SAM rules have been followed.

Grades will only sync with the grade book overnight, so you cannot give a Canvas test in the morning and have it sync that afternoon. Grades will not be available to students in SAM until the day after it is graded in Canvas.

Designed specifically for K-12 teachers and students, Canvas is an easy-to-use, cloud-based learning management system (LMS) that connects all the digital tools and resources teachers use into one simple place.

In JPS, Canvas is available for all teachers and students in grades 9-12. It can be accessed using the custom URL https://jacksonps.instructure.com.

All teachers also have access to add Unicheck as an external option for students turning in writing assignments. Unicheck scans texts of submitted papers comparing them to the Internet sources, open access repositories, journals, digital books, and documents. It's goal is to empower students in plagiarism prevention by allowing them to check their papers themselves. Students are able to use Unicheck independently, to ensure authenticity and originality of every assignment they submit and to prevent academic failures. It allows both the student and teacher to set and view the level of copied text from other sources. Click here to view a short video on using Unicheck as both a teacher and student.

Watch our recorded sessions of Canvas Meet-Up on Microsoft Stream!

Directions on how to access Microsoft Stream are on the right.

Stream.mp4

How do we login to our JPS Canvas Site?

Beginning April 2020, all teachers and students MUST use Clever to access Canvas!

School administrators, STCs, librarians, coaches or other staff members who have administrator accounts need to use this JPS Canvas Admin link in order to be able to login.

It can be accessed using the custom URL https://www.jacksonps.instructure.com.

Teacher Login:

Beginning August 23, 2018, teachers must use their @jpsms.org email address to login to Canvas. Teachers should use their employee ID number to login the first time!

Username: username@jpsms.org

Password: employee ID number

Student Login:

Username: MSIS#@jpsms.org

Password: m/d/yyyy or mm/dd/yyyy

My students forgot their Canvas password. How can he/she get a new one?

If a student has forgotten their Canvas password, they can click the "Forgot Password?" link at the bottom of the login box. An email will be sent to the email account that is connected to their Canvas account (MSIS#@jpsms.org). Inside of this email will be a link that will allow them to reset their password. They will need to go to their email account and click on the link, enter a new password, click "Update Password" button. Encourage them to use something that is easy to remember. There is no way to see what they have set as their password. So, if they forget again they will have to repeat these steps in order to gain access their account.

If the student cannot get into their JPS Google mail, please follow the directions on the Google Support Page.

How can my students and I learn to use Canvas?

Best Canvas Video Series from Instructure: https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/18wCHnvwlTd3zZwMIkhB0GoN5OcWjsjZhuEg_97Nah48/edit

There are JPS courses for both teachers and students that give an orientation to using Canvas. They are open enrollment courses and anyone can register.

For Teachers:

Use this link to enroll in the online course for JPS Canvas teacher Orientation https://jacksonps.instructure.com/enroll/N98D3P

Teachers can use a standard JPS template to get started. Click the link below to get started. You must be logged in to see the template!

https://jacksonps.instructure.com/courses/10248

For Students:

Use this link to enroll in the online course for JPS Canvas student Orientation https://jacksonps.instructure.com/courses/10248

Teachers can use a standard JPS template to get started. Click the link below to get started.

https://jacksonps.instructure.com/courses/10248

Other Canvas FAQs

How do I setup Canvas so that my students can submit assignments through Google Drive?

To accept assignments through Google Drive both the teacher and the student must connect their Google drive account with their Canvas account. To connect these services you must register your Google Drive account as a web service within Canvas. A step by step guide to register your Google Drive account with Canvas, is provided in this Connect Your Google Account to Canvas document.

How do I get started creating my course?

Teachers wanting a basic template to help with setting up their Canvas classes can use this link to a basic course template. Template https://jacksonps.instructure.com/courses/10248

How can I get more help with Canvas?

The BEST help is always direct from Canvas. Click the link below to the Canvas Community website that has how-to videos, printable guides, and other step by step instructions on how to do anything and everything in Canvas! Be sure and register for your free account!

Link to the Canvas Community: https://community.canvaslms.com/

I don't see my courses and classes from SAM in Canvas?

As long as the teacher is in SAM with their JPS employee email address and JPS employee ID number in the proper fields, the courses should carry over. However, due to data entry changes and delays, sometimes teachers are not connected to their classes. We can connect you my manually inviting you to enroll. Please email sleggette@jackson.k12.ms.us and tell use exactly what courses you need to see in your Canvas account.

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