Canvas LMS LEMS 2015

What is Canvas? Canvas is a Learning Management System. a way to simplify teaching and learning by connecting all the digital tools teachers use in one place. Canvas

What Can Canvas Do For You? Teachers communicate with students Students communicate with students Create modules to organize content discussions assignments quizzes files external links

Canvas Interface/User Dashboard First thing you will see when you login to Canvas. User Dashboard, which consists of four parts Global Stream Sidebar Help Center Global Navigation Video

Session 1 The Beginning

Logging In: Go to https://hcpss.instructure.com/login Please do NOT use Internet Explorer. Use Chrome, Firefox, or Safari Go to https://hcpss.instructure.com/login Log in using your current Username and Password

Courses: Click on “Courses” at the top of your screen Bellringer Activity Click on “Courses” at the top of your screen Select the 90 Minute HCPSS Canvas Training course for the list On the Home Page, click on “Today’s Agenda” On the Agenda Page, click on the “Bell Ringer Discussion” Reply to the questions on the discussion

The Canvas Interface Main Interface Grades Commons Calendar Courses -A learning object repository -Enables educators to find, import, and share resources -Recent Activity -Announcements -Discussions -Coming Up -Calendar Link -This is where you enter grades for the courses you are teaching -Multiple calendars for your courses, curriculum community, -Courses you create -Your curriculum community

Settings: Full Name/Display Name/Sortable Name Adding Email Accounts Adding Cell Phone Adding a Picture

What’s in a name? Your name!

You can modify how often you receive notifications from Canvas ASAP Daily Weekly None

You want to know when?

Session 2 HCPSS Communities

Enroll in a Community

Enrolling in a Community Go to Today’s Agenda in 90 Minute HCPSS Canvas Training Click on Community Catalog on the left side of the screen Open the URL and find your curricular community Select Self-Paced Free Stop and wait for instructions!

STOP HERE!

Inbox vs. Announcements A way to send and receive messages inside Canvas It can be linked to other email services Announcements are from instructors to students in their courses only In your community, only an instructor can make an announcement

Calendar Calendar Video

Discussions Allows instructors and students to start and contribute to as many discussion topics as desired Discussions can also be created as an assignment for grading purposes (and seamlessly integrated with the Canvas Gradebook) Discussions can be used to help students start thinking about an upcoming assignment or class discussion or as a follow-up on a conversation or questions that began in a face-to-face classroom. It can be used to test student comprehension of important points made in class, debate contradictory ideas, or brainstorm different approaches to a class problem. Discussions are not the same as Announcements.

“Can You Find?” Activity

Session 3 Building a Home Page Home Page Template Publish/Not Published Attendance Overview Canvas Support How Do I? Activity Building a Home Page

Log in to Canvas https://hcpss.instructure.com/

90 minute HCPSS Training Course

HCPSS Page Templates