Notable Canvas Updates Coming September 18:
Improved Outcomes Management
Previously they were a lot of clicking over, and over, and over to get to the actual outcome. Now they are nesting them under carrot navigation. Teachers can all in one swoop or by specific outcome. More info from Canvas!
RCE Accessibility Checker Notice of Problems
Currently, any page with the RCE interface will have the accessibility checker icon (bottom menu when in edit). Editors would need to run the check to find problems, but now the icon will show a # indicating problems found on the page. It will still require running the check to fix problems, but the indicator will help remind every
Updates for ISD and Canvas:
Mastery Scales
One thing we are going to look at turning on is the Mastery Scales that piggyback on Outcomes. We will make a global announcement before turning it on, but any outcome user who has their mastery levels set will have it wiped to default and need to reset it. They can then control their scales for more flexibility across courses. More to come on this change!
Grading Schemes
While not new, we are just starting to understand these. After working with the Skyward trainers, I have adjusted the ISD ones to reflect the same grading % in Skyward with both a whole letter grade and the +/- system.
Pages
These should now be working properly with Immersive Reader without needing to enable Pages.
Observer Accounts
Observer accounts for new to secondary or new to district have not been created yet. Those should hopefully be done by the end of the week. If you get questions from other staff, please let them know.