21st Century Professional Development Welcome to Canvas! Mitchell District Training of Trainers 21st Century Professional Development EBR Technology Integration Team

Session Objectives At the end of this session, you will be able to: Describe the purpose of Canvas Assist teachers and staff in accessing and logging in to Canvas Describe the basic features in a Canvas course Create a Canvas course for your campus or department Invite teachers and team members to a Canvas course Access additional Canvas training webinars and resouces Describe how to get support with Canvas Install Canvas Mobile Apps Session Objectives These are presented at the start and covered again at the end of the session EBR Technology Integration Team

Session Agenda Welcome and Introduction (5 min.) The Canvas Commons – Exploration (5 min.) Rationale (5 min.) Get Help and Support (10 min.) Access the EBR Canvas Site (5 min.) The Canvas Training Website (10 min.) Create a Password/Login (10 min.) PD and PLCs on the Go: Canvas Mobile Apps (5-10 min.) Sample Canvas Training Course (15 min.) Q & A and Next Steps (10 min.) Create a Lesson Planning Course or Team Online PLC (30 min.) Find EBR Courses (5 min.) Agenda outline for a 120-minute session delivered in a face-to-face format. Please modify this agenda and timings to meet the needs your school or team may have. EBR Technology Integration Team

What is Canvas? Canvas is a Learning Management System (LMS) for teacher and staff development. Canvas is intended to bring many tools and resources into one place Canvas is not replacing face to face meetings and PD; Canvas should be used to augment, enhance, and support face-to-face PLC Meetings and Professional Development. In our district, teachers will build online lessons for students using Google Classroom. The vision and purpose of Canvas is to provide a learning and collaboration space for teachers and staff members. EBR Technology Integration Team

Why Canvas? EBR Technology Integration Team

Canvas Purpose and Vision Canvas is designed to provide all EBR employees with professional learning opportunities that are: High Quality Ongoing Relevant Supported Timely Scalable Characteristics of Successful Professional Development Programs (Guskey, 2000; Darling-Hammond, 2010) High-quality Ongoing Relevant to Daily Work Supported Timely and Cost Effective Scalable EBR Technology Integration Team

Why Canvas? Time – in face to face PD the time is set We know that time represents a significant factor Online/Blended PD Environment – teachers and staff can learn new material at their own pace In face to face PD, there is little flexibility to extend or expand the available time. Time on task – impacts the quality and quantity of learning EBR Technology Integration Team

Why Canvas? Collaboration In traditional face-to-face PD, if we don’t interact with peers or the instructor during the live session, our opportunities to do so again are often very limited. Canvas can provide our teachers with many more opportunities to interact with the instructor, peers, or other experts (e.g., content experts). This is critical for implementation of new learning when a face-to-face session is complete. Ending isolation Communities of Practice – teachers learning from teachers EBR Technology Integration Team

Why Canvas? Choice and Flexibility Teachers survey data clearly indicate that teachers prefer to have choices The classroom should not look like all learners doing the same thing at all times. Why does Professional Development replicate that model? Effective models of PD: Acknowledges experience Provides flexibility Includes teacher voice and choice EBR Technology Integration Team

Accessing Canvas EBR Technology Integration Team Make the point here that any of the internet browsers on the left side will work. Internet Explorer will not allow all of the features of Canvas to work properly, so don’t use it. First thing to ask fellow staff members who mention that Canvas doesn’t work is: Are you using Internet Explorer? EBR Technology Integration Team

Use a Modern Internet Browser Yes! No! Make the point here that any of the internet browsers on the left side will work. Internet Explorer will not allow all of the features of Canvas to work properly, so don’t use it. First thing to ask fellow staff members who mention that Canvas doesn’t work is: Are you using Internet Explorer? EBR Technology Integration Team

https://ebrschools.instructure.com The EBR Canvas Website Instruct users to go to the hyperlink listed on the slide. Assist users who may have difficulty with this. EBR Technology Integration Team

Accessing The EBR Canvas Website Click the “Forgot Password” Link EBR users should begin by creating their own password. This will only need to be completed one time. EBR Technology Integration Team

Setting Up Your Password Type in your entire EBR email address Click “request password” Password confirmation will be sent to your EBR email EBR users should begin by creating their own password. Remind users that in Outlook, they should check their Clutter folder EBR Technology Integration Team

Setting Up Your Password Click the email in the box from EBR School “Forgot Password: Canvas” Check “Clutter” if needed Mitchell EBR Technology Integration Team

Setting Up Your Password Click the link in your email to set your password. You should find yourself back at the login page EBR Technology Integration Team

Login Click the link in your email to set your password. You should find yourself back at the login page Log in with your EBR email and password just set up EBR Technology Integration Team

Canvas Accounts New Teachers and Team Members Can enter their email to create a new account at this time Select “Need a Canvas Account?” The district Canvas login page is designed to allow a new teacher or team member to request access. However, duplicate accounts will not be allowed. This means that teachers who create accounts using multiple emails will find that duplicate accounts will be deleted by the district Canvas admins. When teachers and team members forget their password, they should use the “Forgot Password?” link instead of setting up a new account EBR Technology Integration Team

Canvas Implementation Tips Please Consider… Adding a quick link to Canvas to your school or department webpage Posting signs with the district Canvas website url visible until teachers and staff become familiar with it Sharing the hyperlink in an email Share the Accessing Canvas handout via email When EBR implemented OnCourse in 2013, the PD and the IT departments received hundreds of phone calls from schools asking one simple question: Oncourse….How do we get to that website? Ensuring that teachers and staff know where to go online to access Canvas greatly reduce employee frustration and confusion with change and new programs. EBR Technology Integration Team

Canvas: Experience a Course EBR Technology Integration Team

Canvas Sample Course EBR Technology Integration Team Take the participants into Canvas Sample Training Course that has been copied into your school’s account. EBR Technology Integration Team

Canvas Sample Course EBR Technology Integration Team Trainers: Enroll participants into Canvas Sample Training Course Allow participants to click the “courses button”, ‘Browse More Courses” and then “Join This Course” Allow “students” to take the bell-ringer quiz, then move through activities. EBR Technology Integration Team

New Course Creation EBR Technology Integration Team 1. From the Dashboard, select “Start a New Course” on the bottom left 2. On the Courses page, click the +Course Button EBR Technology Integration Team

Create a New Course EBR Technology Integration Team 1. From the Dashboard, select “Start a New Course” on the bottom left 2. On the Courses page, click the +Course Button EBR Technology Integration Team

Canvas Course Settings Creating an Assignment Click the “Assignment” link on the left side Click the +Assignment button on the right side Give the assignment a name. Notice that you can link to a file you have uploaded, such as a lesson plan template You can also type directions into an assignment box. Keep in mind that nothing is published until you publish it. Notice some of the features….an assignment can include a You Tube Video, an image, or a hyperlink to a website. EBR Technology Integration Team

Create a New Assignment Creating an Assignment Click the “Assignment” link on the left side Click the +Assignment button on the right side Give the assignment a name. Notice that you can link to a file you have uploaded, such as a lesson plan template You can also type directions into an assignment box. Notice some of the features….an assignment can include a You Tube Video, an image, or a hyperlink to a website. EBR Technology Integration Team

Find District Courses EBR Technology Integration Team Select the “Browse Courses” link to see courses open to all teachers and staff in the district. EBR Technology Integration Team

The Canvas Commons The Canvas Commons is a community of Canvas users sharing resources. Since Canvas has many users, worldwide, resources on many topics can be found here.

Get Canvas Help and Support EBR Technology Integration Team

Canvas Support – Telephone and Chat Click the “Help” Button at the left EBR has a phone line dedicated to Canvas Support: 866-885-6395 Chat with Canvas Support The Canvas Guides Highlight each of the different ways that schools can access Canvas support. Emphasize that the purpose of all of these different layers of support is designed not to confuse, but to ensure that some kind of support is available at all times. EBR Technology Integration Team

Support - New Users What do we do when new teachers are hired? What if we have a long-term substitute and we want to provide access to lesson planning resources and PD? Contact your district admins to request an account. Canvas Training

Support – Teacher Cannot Log In Q. How do I help a staff member who cannot log in to Canvas? Have the staff member select the “Forgot Password” Link on the Login Page. Talk them through retrieval of their password through EBR work email. If the above support does not work, call the Canvas Support Line 866-885-6295 Mitchell EBR Technology Integration Team

Support – Your Canvas District Admins Brunetta Adams, badams2@ebrschools.org Karla Kiper, kkiper11@ebrschools.org Robbyn Wax, rwax@ebrschools.org Four EBR employees will support Canvas as we implement: Brunetta Adams, Karla Kiper, and Robbyn Wax. Mr. Owen Spaur works in DTS and supports Canvas on the technical side. If requesting help in Canvas or reviewing help Guides in the program doesn’t get an issue resolved, schools should reach out to us. EBR Technology Integration Team

Canvas Webinars Create an account EBR Technology Integration Team Canvas provides webinars on all topics each day. Webinars are frequently repeated. To sign up for training webinars, set up an account on the training site. Webinars are available to all users. Create an account EBR Technology Integration Team

Canvas Video Tutorials Click “Help” Select Search the Canvas Guides Check out the Video Guides Another source we have access to are the Canvas Video tutorials. These can be accessed by clicking the “Help” button EBR Technology Integration Team

PD on the Go! Canvas Mobile Apps EBR Technology Integration Team

Canvas – iOS App Download the iOS App here Be sure to add the district’s url…. ebrschools.instructure.com EBR Technology Integration Team

Canvas – Google Play Download the Android App here Be sure to add the district’s url…. ebrschools.instructure.com EBR Technology Integration Team

Canvas – Mobile App for Windows Download the Windows Mobile App for Canvas Add the district’s Canvas url: ebrschools.instructure.com EBR Technology Integration Team

Session Objectives In this session we covered: Describing the purpose of Canvas Assisting teachers and staff in accessing and logging in to Canvas The basic features in a Canvas course Creating a Canvas course for your campus or department Inviting teachers and team members to a Canvas course Accessing additional Canvas training webinars and resouces How to get support with Canvas Installing Canvas Mobile Apps EBR Technology Integration Team

Session Evaluation Mitchell EBR Technology Integration Team

Next Steps “The best part of learning is sharing what you know.”  ― Vaughn K. Lauer Mitchell EBR Technology Integration Team