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IMPORTING AND USING CANVAS COURSE CONTENT
Have you transferred your content from last year’s course to this year’s course? The process of transferring last year's content to this year's courses in Canvas has been made remarkably efficient through the "Copy Course Content" tool. This tool provides instructors with a streamlined method to seamlessly replicate all the valuable materials, assignments, discussions, and resources from the previous year's course into the current year. By utilizing this tool, educators can save substantial time and effort that would otherwise be spent manually re-uploading each element. This not only ensures consistency in course structure and content but also allows instructors to make necessary updates or adjustments before making the course accessible to students. Ultimately, the "Copy Course Content" tool in Canvas stands as a time-saving and productivity-enhancing feature, empowering educators to focus more on delivering quality education and engaging with their students.
Have you transferred your content from last year’s course to this year’s course? The process of transferring last year's content to this year's courses in Canvas has been made remarkably efficient through the "Copy Course Content" tool. This tool provides instructors with a streamlined method to seamlessly replicate all the valuable materials, assignments, discussions, and resources from the previous year's course into the current year. By utilizing this tool, educators can save substantial time and effort that would otherwise be spent manually re-uploading each element. This not only ensures consistency in course structure and content but also allows instructors to make necessary updates or adjustments before making the course accessible to students. Ultimately, the "Copy Course Content" tool in Canvas stands as a time-saving and productivity-enhancing feature, empowering educators to focus more on delivering quality education and engaging with their students.
How to Add an Assignment to Your Canvas Course
Click here to watch How-To Video
Click on your Canvas course
Click on Assignments and then click + assignments (this will give you a new, blank assignment
Type in a name for the new assignment
In the text box tell the class what you want them to do - if it will be a text response you can copy and paste text from another source - there are many types of assignments - this is a simple set up
Scroll down and select how you want the assignment submitted - for this simple set up - select "text entry"
Scroll down and select a date the assignment is due
Scroll down and select save -
VIDEOS and VIDEO LINKS
Exporting and Importing Course Content
Cross Listing Courses in Canvas
This is a link to a YouTube channel with many videos on setting up and using Canvas. All were created by the KCS EdTEch department.
DOCUMENTS
Canvas Quick Guide - Teacher Edition
This link will take you to a document. This document is the teacher guide that was produced when KCS first adopted Canvas. It has a lot of helpful information.
Aspen/Canvas Grade Passback 2022-2023
This is the first year that you have been able to set up grade passback between Canvas and Aspen. This document has specific directions for Aspen and Canvas to allow you to do this.
Canvas Refresher Information
This link will take you to a document that has clickable resources to help you with your Canvas Course. It has help with setting up your page, creating assignments, adding links and videos, etc. This information has been prepared and created by the KCS EdTech Department.
Canvas "How To" Videos
This link will take you to a document that has clickable VIDEO resources to help you with your Canvas Course. It has help with importing, setting up your course, adding pages and modules, etc.
Using Brainpop in Canvas
Did you know that not only do we have a school subscription for Brainpop you can link it to your Canvas course and create assignments in Brainpop? Your students can have their own unique login for your class in Brainpop and you can link assignments directly to them. This link shows you how to create this connection between Canvas and Brainpop.
How to Crosslist Your Canvas Courses
How to Crosslist Your Canvas Courses
This link takes you to the Canvas Community help pages. It will give you instructions to cross list your Canvas courses.
MASTERY TRACKERS
KCS Creating Trackers for Canvas LMS Users
KCS Creating Trackers for Canvas LMS Users
(Updated 7.11.23)
(Updated 7.11.23)
CLICK here for a printable copy Click here for Video Instructions.
Mastery View Predictive Assessments
Creating Mastery Trackers for Canvas LMS Users
Creating Mastery Trackers for Canvas LMS Users
When using Canvas and Mastery Connect together, the best practice is to create your tracker from inside your Canvas course. If a course is cross-listed, cross-listing needs to occur BEFORE linking a Mastery Tracker.
Log in to Canvas and navigate to your course.
Out of the Canvas Course Navigation, click “Mastery Tracker.”
When you see the blindfolded panda, click “Link Mastery Tracker.”
Select “Create a new Tracker from a standard set” and then “Link.”
Provide information for Title, Subject, Core, and Class. Once you have completed each section, select “Link.”
Title: LEAVE All of the information as listed and add teacher last name to the very end. **This is the only way to ensure you receive the correct benchmark.**
SEE GREEN TABLE LISTED BELOW
Subject: Choose the correct subject from the table below.
Core: Select the standards based on the table below.
Class: Select the Class by grade level (K-8) or Class Title as listed in the table below.
*If you are adding a standard set that does not have a Mastery Connect Benchmark Assessment, please see the directions provided by your supervisor.
Mastery View Predictive Assessments
Creating Mastery Trackers for Canvas LMS Users
Creating Mastery Trackers for Canvas LMS Users
When using Canvas and Mastery Connect together, the best practice is to create your tracker from inside your Canvas course. If a course is cross-listed, cross-listing needs to occur BEFORE linking a Mastery Tracker.
Log in to Canvas and navigate to your course.
Out of the Canvas Course Navigation, click “Mastery Tracker.”
When you see the blindfolded panda, click “Link Mastery Tracker.”
Select “Create a new Tracker from a standard set” and then “Link.”
Provide information for Title, Subject, Core, and Class. Once you have completed each section, select “Link.”
Title: LEAVE All of the information as listed and add teacher last name to the very end. **This is the only way to ensure you receive the correct benchmark.**
SEE GREEN TABLE LISTED BELOW
Subject: Choose the correct subject from the table below.
Core: Select the standards based on the table below.
Class: Select the Class by grade level (K-8) or Class Title as listed in the table below.
*If you are adding a standard set that does not have a Mastery Connect Benchmark Assessment, please see the directions provided by your supervisor.
Mastery Tracker LINKED Courses
This document has directions for setting up Mastery Trackers in Canvas for courses that ARE LINKED. It also has video directions.
Mastery Tracker Not Linked Courses
This document has directions for setting up Mastery Trackers in Canvas for courses that are NOT LINKED. It also has video directions.
ADDING A TEAMS LINK TO CANVAS
How to Add a TEAMS link to your Canvas page
Click here to watch a VIDEO How-to provided by KCS Ed-Tech Department
Click on your Canvas course
Open the page you want to put the Teams link on (homepage or other or even a new page)
Click on the Apps Icon (looks like an electronics plug) then select "view all"
Click on Microsoft Teams Meeting
Click on "Sign in"
Sign in with your knoxschools.org account
Click on "create meeting link"
Give the meeting a title "Mrs. Sardonia remote learning class"
Select a time for the meeting
Click on "create"
Click the "X" to close the window
Click on "COPY to COPY the meeting link
Be sure to click on SAVE at the bottom of the page to save the changes you've made to this page - and make sure this page is "PUBLISHED" so students can view it
Click here for a printable copy of directions
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