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Instructional Technology Coordinator, Arlington Public Schools
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Welcome this is meant to be a broad overview of Canvas. For more details see the Canvas community Instructor Guides.
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MODULES
ASSIGNMENTS
Click on the icons below to learn more about Canvas
Global Navigation
This sidebar is called the GLOBAL NAVIGATION. You can access your account information, dashboard, courses, groups, calendar, inbox, and Canvas Studio from this location.
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Global Annoucement
This is a GLOBAL ANNOUCEMENT. These are used for school wide annoucements. After you are done viewing the message you can click the X to hide it.
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Course Card
This is a COURSE CARD and how you can enter your classrooms. If it is under "published" students can see it, if it is at the bottom of the page in "unpublished" they cannot.
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To Do
This is your TO DO list. You will see student work to grade, and assignments to complete for classes you are a student in.
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Coming Up
Your COMING UP list shows future events and assignments on your Canvas calendar
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Learn More About Dashboard
Videos
About the Canvas Dashboard
Canvas Dashboard for Parents
Organizing Your Canvas Dashboard
Global Navigation
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https://youtu.be/gkJwEyPlewc
https://youtu.be/Ii1yBBKsP6Q
https://youtu.be/NVdCt9Or8Ws
https://youtu.be/CwybUX_DfGc
Course View
Lets look inside
a course
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Course Navigation
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This is the COURSE NAVIGATION. If you can see the eye symbol with a slash that means students do not see that link in their course navigation. If the symbol is absent, student can see that link in the course navigation.
Course Status
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This is the COURSE STATUS zone. You can publish or unpublish your course. You can also Import course content, choose a homepage and start annoucements here. You can also alter your course settings from here.
Student View
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See your course how students see it by clicking STUDENT VIEW
Course Settings
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You can edit more details about your course in the settings pages.
In the next pages we will go deeper into the settings tab to customize your course
On the COURSE DETAILS page you can change the course card, place annoucements on your home page, and create a link so people can join your class--helpful for club and sport classrooms.
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On the NAVIGTATION tab you can edit the order of the course navigation and add/remove items from the list.
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On the APPS tab you can add LTI's.
Common ones you add as a teacer:
Edpuzzle
Canva
Flipgrid
Redirect
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Learn More About Courses
Videos
Course Settings
Updating Course Settings
Pages and Setting a Front page
Course Navigation and the Redirect Tool
People Tab in Course Navigation
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https://youtu.be/AZ_-nIf3oUg
https://youtu.be/NnalSrLuKV0
https://youtu.be/4ToEr1vGHMc
https://youtu.be/a-NYf3P2ydQ
https://youtu.be/kM7yXz9qu6Y
Calendar
Make sure the calendar box is marked here to view the events on the calendar. You can view 10 calendars at a time.
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Calendar
Copy the Calendar Feed URL to your Office365 calendar to have Canvas events show up in Office365
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Calendar
Add an event to the calendar by clicking the + sign.
Assignments automatically get added to the calendar.
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Learn More About Calendar
Videos
Calendar
Scheduling on Canvas Calendar as a Student
Appointment Groups in Canvas for Teacher
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https://youtu.be/jLgMla3-Xuc
https://youtu.be/MJdG3qrL7hY
https://youtu.be/08Y-zxy-3S8
Inbox
In Canvas inbox you can send messages to students in your classes.
When you message students from the Canvas grade book students receive those messages here.
Messages in the Canvas inbox get forwarded to your @pwcs.edu email.
Canvas Inbox
Camp Canvas:Inbox
Canvas for Student: Inbox
Canvas for Parents: Inbox
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https://youtu.be/n94XkI9cuFQ
https://youtu.be/N0CaENJ0Vbk
https://youtu.be/TP_SAEhs060
https://youtu.be/nPjQq3MI1Oc
Studio
In Canvas Studio
you can record videos for students
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Studio
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You can upload a video or record within Canvas Studio
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You can create collections of videos and share them with colleagues or students.
Learn More About Studio
Videos
Camp Canvas: Studio
Canvas Student Screen Recording
Embedding From Studio
Canvas Walkthrough Screen Record with Studio
Canvas Walkthrough Video Lecture with Studio
Canvas Walkthrough Podcast with Canvas Studio
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https://youtu.be/G9fwQ4wCYyQ
https://youtu.be/yGPWLn6Po0M
https://youtu.be/J4Q-qJwtUSo
https://youtu.be/J2XyMqYF8g0
https://youtu.be/YsE0siyEvsg
https://youtu.be/75s2jKuO6eE
Module Icons
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Assignments are shown as a page being written on with a pencil.
https://youtu.be/4---b6cP9-4
https://youtu.be/6w6q1viEiEM
https://youtu.be/uqMJSgpq7KU
Quizzes are represented by a flying rocket icon.
https://youtu.be/glSuqV3lsbg
https://youtu.be/ZVRcyfsBPk4
External URL/tools are depicted by a ‘chain-link’ symbol.
A paperclip icon is used to represent Files. Any item attached to a module from Files will be represented by a paperclip.
https://youtu.be/v9sa7MZcCdg
Pages are represented by a page with writing on it, and a folded top right-hand corner.
https://youtu.be/4ToEr1vGHMc
https://youtu.be/vDx8j60XKVo
Discussions are represented by an icon made up of two speech boxes.
https://youtu.be/C_NbaisL7c8
Assignment Types
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https://youtu.be/4---b6cP9-4
https://youtu.be/9LWgrpHNgaA
Commons:
Find and
Share
Canvas Content
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Groups
When you create a student group it creates a "groups" space for those students. They can create pages, discussions, add files, and start collaborative documents.
Camp Canvas: Groups
Camp Canvas: People
https://youtu.be/74ms87qoVb8
https://youtu.be/kM7yXz9qu6Y
