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Importing Coursework from District Approved Courses
Importing Coursework from District Approved Courses
Log In to Canvas.webmOne of the benefits of Canvas is you can import coursework from existing ones!
Follow these instructions in order to learn how to import courses from Commons, a library of preexisting courses! The video here walks through the steps listed below. You can also access these steps in Google Doc format.
Enjoy this awesome tool.
STEP 1: Create a Course
Begin by selecting the course icon and select “All Courses”. Click +Course
STEP 2: Title the Course
STEP 2: Title the Course
Set content license to CC-ShareAlike
STEP 3: Select the “Commons” icon
Look for this symbol on the left-side Navigation menu
STEP 4: In the Search bar, type “Kern High School District
STEP 5: Set the filter to “Courses”
You can also narrow it to the grade level of the course, and the subject matter group
STEP 6: Select the course that matches the one you created
STEP 7: Click on the course title for download
STEP 8: Click the “Download/Import” button.
STEP 9: Find the course you created
Select the box when prompted, Select the blue “Import into Class” button.
Importing Your Own Courses into New Ones
Importing Your Own Courses into New Ones
Good News! Your own coursework can be imported from old to new courses!
The Course Import Tool makes it easy to extract course content, assignments, and quizzes from previous terms and quickly import them into existing courses. The same tool is used to import course materials from different Learning Management Systems. Some limitations apply to course imports. This video has no sound and is simply meant to show where to find the Course Import Tool.
Here's the Canvas' Guides explanation.
This is helpful for pulling content from one course to another, if you choose not to merge courses (merging courses cannot be undone).
Course Details: ENG 9 G P - Olague - 3-0005-S2-Olague.webmWhen importing content, the tool allows you to import all content or select specific content. This feature is useful for institutions or instructors who only want to copy specific elements of a course, such as assignments or modules.
The following behaviors currently apply to Canvas copies or imports:
Draft State settings are retained in course imports. If an assignment is unpublished in a course when it was copied or exported, the assignment will also be unpublished in the content import.
MasteryPaths conditional items are not retained in course imports, and paths must be re-created after the import is completed.
Copying content retains any links or files associated with the content, such as in an assignment.
When selecting assignments only, Canvas imports all assessment items within the Assignments page (including any associated quizzes and discussions). Assignments will remain in their assignment groups if an entire assignment group or all assignments are imported.
SCORM content is included in course copies. SCORM content should only be copied within accounts that use the same key and secret configuration.
When manually copying a course, the user who copies the course will automatically be added to the course with an instructor role.
Import Limitations
The following behaviors also apply to Canvas copies or imports:
Group sets do not copy as part of the import. Any existing group sets in the new course will be linked to the group set with the same name. However, if there are no group sets with the same name in the new course, the assignment will be linked to a new Project Groups set.
When selecting individual assignments, assignments are placed in an assignment group called Imported Assignments. However, assignments can be moved into other assignment groups as necessary.
Enrollment-related data, which includes course users, collaborations, conferences, groups, and sections, and feature option settings are not included in course content imports.
Announcements and Discussions do not retain the name of the user who originally created the course content. Additionally, students do not receive announcement notifications for imported announcements. However, a badge indicating a new announcement displays on the Card View and Recent Activity Dashboards.
Muted assignments do not retain the muted setting as part of the import. However, anonymous assignments retain their anonymous and muted settings as part of a course import.
Calendar item locations (e.g., office hours slots with an assigned office location) are not included in course imports.
Publishing Courses
Publishing Courses
Once you've completed all the work you want to get through, to get your classes started you will need to publish your course. Students cannot see unpublished content, this is similar to publishing assignments. This is a simple process, and can be undone if needed or accidentally published.
Simply navigate to your Course's homepage and use the contextual navigation menu on the right hand side. Select Publish, and after a moment, you're good to go!
To unpublish your classroom, simply select the "Unpublish" button. It's that easy!
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