Canvas
Canvas is our Learning Management System (LMS). Canvas allows us teachers to organize all of the student learning, whether it occurs digitally or face-to-face, in one place that's easy to access and reference throughout the year. Since so many features are built into or can be connected to Canvas, the LMS becomes a universal hub that students can go to find everything they need.
Common Canvas Uses
Create assignments, modules, and whole courses
Share content (assignments, rubrics, modules, etc.) across courses
Create content pages that include links, pictures, and video
Grade quizzes and tests automatically, giving students immediate feedback
Communicate using messaging or video recordings created inside Canvas
Use a calendar that automatically populates with assignments based on their due dates.
See how students are performing in a variety of ways, including traditional grades, standards mastery, and Canvas activity
Once you're comfortable accessing Canvas, please see our other links for help on using Canvas:
Canvas System Check: Provides information if any part of Canvas is down.
Accessing Canvas
Canvas can be accessed in two ways: by browser and by app.
Browser: Go to spartanburg2.instructure.com.
App: Install Canvas by Instructure app on your mobile device and locate "spartanburg2" on the sign-in screen.
App for iOS (iPads and iPhones)
Use your Google account to login.
Finding Help
Once logged in to the browser, users can find help by clicking on the help button in the bottom left corner.
Canvas Guides with Screen Shots
Of course, you can also ask your tech savvy peers and coaches.
Courses and Sections (Class Periods)
Teachers may be confused when they click on a course and see multiple classes worth of students. If a teacher teaches the same course multiple times in a semester, the teacher will have one class but multiple sections for that course. Each section has its own gradebook, and the course can be altered to the specific needs of those students.
When you view the gradebook for the course, you can choose which section you want to see: click the "Showing All Sections" dropdown and choose which section you'd like to view.
Canvas to PowerTeacher Pro Grade Sync
Grades in Canvas can sync automatically to PowerTeacher Pro. Please see the steps in this document on grade syncing.
Note that you must import assignment categories from PowerTeacher Pro into Canvas now. You can then bulk move all assignments from your user created categories to the imported categories by following the "Move Assignment Group Contents" in this help document.