Canvas

A Cloud-Based Learning Management System (LMS)

• The Canvas LMS is designed specifically for students and teachers.
• Canvas organizes and stores all your course materials in one centralized and secure location in a way that is easy for your students to locate and self-serve.
• Canvas assignments help you create rich learning opportunities that integrate media.
• Canvas provides a virtual space for students to work on collaborative documents and discussions, which are saved in real-time.

Create Your Course

• Canvas Account & Course Settings Guide https://docs.google.com/document/d/1w8sPVrhILlC7iIhgwdEHx6I_L97eFWlugRg9s0KLCz0/edit?usp=sharing
• Syllabus Homepage Kit https://groups.google.com/a/psbma.org/forum/#!topic/psb-canvas-users/2S4-deAwHno

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• Canvas Account, Notification & Course Settings Guide https://docs.google.com/document/d/1w8sPVrhILlC7iIhgwdEHx6I_L97eFWlugRg9s0KLCz0/edit?usp=sharing
• External Tools Kit https://groups.google.com/a/psbma.org/forum/?hl=en#!topic/psb-canvas-users/8u34uURLZF4
• External Tools https://community.canvaslms.com/videos/1094-canvas-app-center-external-lti-tools-instructors

Creating Assignments and Lessons

• Assignments & Turning-In Kit https://groups.google.com/a/psbma.org/forum/#!topic/psb-canvas-users/JtIEI8xXABw

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Assignments (Lots of Assignment Tutorials) https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-10460#jive_content_id_Assignment

Basic

• Assignment Creation https://community.canvaslms.com/videos/1091-assignment-creation-instructors
• Add Course Content https://community.canvaslms.com/videos/1111-files-add-course-content-instructors
• How do I upload a file as an assignment submission in Canvas https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-10663-421254353
• How do I upload a file from Google Drive as an assignment submission in Canvas https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-10472-4212344077

More Advanced:

• Google Docs Cloud Assignment https://brookline.instructure.com/courses/1565462/pages/google-docs-cloud-assignment
• Media Recordings https://brookline.instructure.com/courses/1565462/pages/add-a-media-recording
• What is the difference between assignment due dates and availability dates https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-10327-415273044
• Canvas: Working with assignment groups https://vimeo.com/279884062
• How do I add an assignment that includes anonymous grading? https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-15063-4152939568
• Using advanced assignment options https://vimeo.com/279884004

Adding Media Recordings

• How do I add media to my assignment submission? https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/NbfaCqxMZ5un9vQs7BsnQ?domain=community.canvaslms.com

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• How do I record audio using the Rich Content Editor? https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/D7llCrkM95u7xOqIYekI7?domain=community.canvaslms.com
• How do I record a video using the Rich Content Editor as an instructor? https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/6-IwCv29Z5uqvZ9h0wDrk?domain=community.canvaslms.com
• How do I leave feedback comments for student submissions in SpeedGrader? https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/QkiyCwpRr5ckonjTg9c9N?domain=community.canvaslms.com

Create and Give Quizzes

• Quizzes Kit https://groups.google.com/a/psbma.org/forum/#!topic/psb-canvas-users/8wVCs3V_oUE

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• Quizzes.Next (also called Quizzes LTI) https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/ucyVCn5NOXSgnVEu4_Wen?domain=community.canvaslms.com
• How do I create a Hot Spot question in the Quizzes LTI? https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/sdwWCo26yKu5kmnTJ4LnW?domain=community.canvaslms.com
• How do I insert stimulus content in the Quizzes LTI? https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/JIbvCpYX2Kuq5Z2hqAJ7l?domain=community.canvaslms.com
• Quizzes.Next FAQs https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/a1bICPN5QlIJngwfrn_ga?domain=community.canvaslms.com
• Doc > How to import old quizzes into Quizzes.Next https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/zXViCQW57mfJLVQf975kP?domain=docs.google.com
• Letter Grade For Quizzes https://groups.google.com/a/psbma.org/forum/?hl=en#!topic/psb-canvas-users/EB90T7U59CU

Using The Gradebook

• Gradebook Kit https://groups.google.com/a/psbma.org/forum/#!topic/psb-canvas-users/h0BkgVP1HaI

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• Gradebook Overview https://community.canvaslms.com/videos/1112-gradebook-overview-instructors
• How do I view annotation feedback comments from my instructor directly in my assignment submission? https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/1vA_CL95JDiVvmxtjBw5t?domain=community.canvaslms.com
• Where can I find my peers' feedback for peer reviewed discussions? https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/MrvACM851gcDlRKh1ep0s?domain=community.canvaslms.com
• Where can I find my peers' feedback for peer reviewed assignments? https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/Vdw9CNk50juJREKSz5Bn5?domain=community.canvaslms.com

Organize Your Course With Modules

• Module Creation https://community.canvaslms.com/videos/1114-modules-creation-and-management-instructors

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• Modules https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-10735-67952724476
• Modules https://community.canvaslms.com/videos/1114-modules-creation-and-management-instructors
• Modules Creation & Overview (video 5m11) https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/i5CzCxk715uDZjlTPn5V0?domain=community.canvaslms.com
• How do I add prerequisites to a module? https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/HaUJCyPJX5uKY31I0XfWw?domain=community.canvaslms.com
• How do I add requirements to a module? https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/PTDgCzpxX5cEKz1IYB2m4?domain=community.canvaslms.com
• How do I use modules to view the progress of students in a course? https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/79lTCAD91osBj5Qs4D10J?domain=community.canvaslms.com

Have Your Students Work In Small Groups

• Doc > What are Groups? https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/N_i2CYEl5xCjOjYsMMs6_?domain=community.canvaslms.com

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• Video > Groups: Creation & Management (Instructors) 6min 03sec https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/LJ3SCZ6m0yuX2XvCP0e4R?domain=vimeo.com
• Video > Groups: Creation and Interaction (Students) 3min 58sec https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/bBwMC1wB4qCL5LgHy0aL0?domain=vimeo.com

Create and Moderate Rich Discussions

• Discussions Kit https://groups.google.com/a/psbma.org/forum/?hl=en#!topic/psb-canvas-users/DBByeiqF3WM

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• Discussions https://community.canvaslms.com/videos/1109-discussions-overview-instructors
• Discussion Creation https://community.canvaslms.com/videos/1108-discussion-creation-instructors

Explore What It Looks Like For Your Students

• Student View https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fkVL5BVTxyj2macqECnC27tjprg2a1EwuoK-9w7hOuU/edit?usp=sharing

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• Student View https://bostoncollege.instructure.com/courses/1292000/pages/student-view-in-canvas

Collaborating With Your Colleagues

• Colleague Collaboration Kit https://groups.google.com/a/psbma.org/forum/#!topic/psb-canvas-users/cBzmXKTeOZU

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• Collaborations Overview https://community.canvaslms.com/videos/1099-collaborations-overview-instructors

Organize With Your Calendar

• Calendar Kits https://groups.google.com/a/psbma.org/forum/#!topic/psb-canvas-users/bwXKtnPmgbI

Dig Deeper Into Canvas with Webinars

• 5 Smart Things To Do in Online Course Design https://www.instructure.com/canvas/video-hub/5-smart-things-do-online-course-designMake your Canvas course an object of art. Learn five easy steps that will help you create courses designed to increase course interactions. This webinar also addresses the misconceptions of online courses and how to break down barriers of the past. Online learning is the way of the future, so fill the gap by creating some amazing courses. Additional resources can be found here.
• 5 Ideas for Improving Professional Learning https://www.instructure.com/canvas/video-hub/5-ideas-improving-professional-learning Today is all about educational farming and how to plant seeds across the Professional Learning Spectrum. See how Canvas is changing the K-12 way of teaching. This webinar will provide an overview of the communication tools within Canvas and tips for leveraging the full power of the Canvas LMS.
• A Learning Object Repository That Actually Gets Used? https://www.instructure.com/canvas/video-hub/learning-object-repository-actually-gets-used The educational landscape is littered with learning object repositories (LORs), bouncing dustily across education like purposeless tumbleweeds blown by the winds of indifference. If no one cares about the LOR, if no one uses it, if no one even wants to try to use it, then who exactly is it helping? Introducing Canvas Commons, the LOR that will get used because it makes sharing so easy.
• Addressing Students with Special Academic Needs https://www.instructure.com/canvas/video-hub/addressing-students-special-academic-needs AspirEDU and ReadSpeaker present with Canvas on tools to help students with special needs.
• Avoiding Death by PowerPoint: Tips, Tricks, Cool Tools From the Web 2.0 Frontlines https://www.instructure.com/canvas/video-hub/avoiding-death-powerpoint-tips-tricks-cool-tools-web-20-frontlines How can you avoid the dreaded “Death By PowerPoint”? Are you curious how faculty at other institutions design their courses? What about transitioning from face-to-face to online learning? This session will cover a variety of cool — sometimes FREE! — tools that facilitate teaching and learning online without subjecting you to PowerPoint overload.