New Teacher Canvas Info!
2023-2024
Happy New School Year!
π₯π₯π₯π₯ Your Canvas Dashboard π₯π₯π₯π₯
π§Navigation Menu in Classes
Look at your menu on the left. If there is an eye with a line through it, that means that it is not visible to students. Consider what you need students to be able to access: Your announcements, modules, Discussions, Syllabus... They will be able to see assignments and quizzes in the module when you assign them. To mage these items visible:
* select "settings" from the menu on the left
*At the top, you will see tabs. You are currently on "course details." Select
"Navigation"
* The menu at the top is made up of the things that students can see. The menu at
the bottom is made up of the things they cannot. Simply grab the items from the bottom menu that you want students to be able to see and drag them to the top. You can also reorder the visible menu here.
*** You can also add apps and use the REDIRECT tool to add specific sites to your menu. See your school Technology facilitator if you need help with that.
π π π π π π Build a Homepage π π π π π π π
PCHS
PCMS
PCES
- K-2 will only use Canvas for district content but will not have Canvas courses.
- 3-5 uses Canvas for lesson plan uploads, and for students to access materials and assignments.
DES
All teachers in grades 3-5 are required to have a Canvas page. That should have their calendar, procedures, and schedule. Delisle teachers submit lesson plan via canvas to their DES page. A sample page was provided by your admin below.
Need a Template to edit?
2. In the search bar type "PCSD" - you will see the "PSCD" Secondary Template created by Brandon Warden.
3. Click the blue import/Download button on the right and check the courses you would like to assign it to.
4. Once it is loaded, you can edit the homepage by selecting the "Edit" button.
Want to create your own?
2. Use the blue button in the upper right to add a page.
3. Name the page and begin adding elements. Think of it as a word document. You can add pictures, etc. If you are familiar with coding, click the two little arrows at the bottom and you can build the page in code or you can toggle back and forth.
4. You can embed elements from your google drive and use those on your home page as links or you can embed them.
5. To add a link, highlight the text or image and go to "insert" and "external link" and paste the url.
Always Save-- If you want to learn how to make buttons, let me know!
Homepage Additions
Weekly Agenda
Using Canva to host
Using Google to host
Typing into Canvas Pages
Making a Page your Homepage
2. On the Right, select "Choose Home Page"
3. Select the "front page" bubble to make the page your home page.
π₯π₯π₯π₯CROSS LISTING π₯π₯π₯π₯
Do you teach more than one of the same course? Cross-list!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdZM1g8xX_kxrJu7Fv3lbleeGssA2BxKrrHcSMpwzrucgyZFA/viewform
Cross-listing allows you to move section enrollments from individual courses and combine them into one course. This feature is helpful for instructors who teach several sections of the same course and only want to manage course data in one location.
π₯π₯π₯π₯ Modulesπ₯π₯π₯π₯
To create a module!
2. Click on the Module Tab on the left and, once in Modules, go to the plus button to add a module.
3. On the title of the module, click the three dots on the right to add and assignment. Follow the directions on the screen.
π¨you can edit the headers or assignments within the module by clicking on the three dots on the right. Modules can be structured as you would like.
π¨You can reorder modules by using the dots on the right -- drag and drop or selecting the dots on the right and selecting the "move to" option.
π¨A GREEN CHECK MEANS STUDENTS CAN SEE IT. If it is unchecked, they cannot.
*** Modules and assignments by default are added at the end of Modules or Assignments. You will need to use the three dots or drag it to place it where you want it.
π₯π₯π₯π₯Assignmentsπ₯π₯π₯π₯
Assignments are created inside of modules.
πcreate an assignment, select the + in your module header, in the drop down
menu at the top, it should say "assignment." Give it a name and choose "Add item".
πNext, click on the the assignment title on the menu, select "edit" in the upper right
hand corner. Instructions go in the box. If you would like every student to receive a
copy of a google document, next to "submission type" select external tool and "find."
Select Google Drive cloud assignment or the LTI tool and locate the file.
π EMBEDDING THE GOOGLE DOC IN THE BOX WILL NOT MAKE A COPY FOR EACH STUDENT.
πThen, establish all other settings AND ALWAYS SAVE!
Step 3:
Publish your new Canvas Course(s) so that your students can see/access them.
Step 4:
Step 5
Parents can sign up for an observer account by going to the district website and selecting the "Parent" heading and then "Canvas"
SHARING COURSE INFORMATION
Canvas Cheat Sheets
Let me HELP!
Launa Murray
Rm. 245
Email: lmurray@pc.k12.ms.us
Twitter: @launamurray9