Canvas Tips Boggle by Crystal Marshall-Krauss

Bookmark Dashboard

crystal_marshal — 2016-10-19 17:11:54 UTC

Groups

crystal_marshal — 2016-10-19 17:12:12 UTC

Can be used to differentiate.

School Community Communication

crystal_marshal — 2016-10-19 17:13:07 UTC

Use to house all the minutes for each committee and embedded to see.

Copy and Paste

crystal_marshal — 2016-10-19 17:13:45 UTC

Copy template pages to make pages look nicer and save time.

Set Navigation in Settings for Course

crystal_marshal — 2016-10-19 17:14:07 UTC

Narrow what students/parents can see.

Course Calendar

crystal_marshal — 2016-10-19 17:14:51 UTC

Select course calendar from within course to view that course calendar only.

Dashboard Customization

crystal_marshal — 2016-10-19 17:16:07 UTC

Selecting stars to show only favorite courses, change the colors, and nickname. Parent Tip--Color code by child if more than one. Teachers can set an image in the course settings for the course.

Announcements/Inbox

crystal_marshal — 2016-10-19 17:17:15 UTC

Announcements to all with no response needed or inbox for quick individual responses.

Posting Lessons/Materials

crystal_marshal — 2016-10-19 17:18:07 UTC

Great for absent students (sectionals, etc)

Sections

crystal_marshal — 2016-10-19 17:18:49 UTC

Create sections to create assignments.

Custom Navigation

crystal_marshal — 2016-10-19 17:19:36 UTC

Custom left navigation within a course. Settings--Apps--Redirect--Select and Add Change name and paste URL from the page (within or outside of Canvas) you'd like to redirect. Select "show in course navigation". Back to settings, navigation, save.

Groups for Computer Lab Sign Out

crystal_marshal — 2016-10-19 17:22:16 UTC

Use group calendar for computer lab sign out.

End of Module

crystal_marshal — 2016-10-19 17:22:34 UTC

Using an image/icon at the end of an instructional module for students to know they have finished.

Canvas Chat Emails

crystal_marshal — 2016-10-19 17:23:01 UTC

If used chat help, they will email you a transcript.

Team Pages

crystal_marshal — 2016-10-19 17:24:15 UTC

Using this to create resources for the whole team--ex. Back to School Night Presentation.

MackinVia Embed Code

janet_yarn — 2016-10-19 17:26:11 UTC

You can add MackinVia to the end of a lesson for students who finish early.

Commons Search

crystal_marshal — 2016-10-19 17:27:50 UTC

Turn off "public resources" to only see Howard County materials.

Announcements

crystal_marshal — 2016-10-19 17:29:24 UTC

Using titles so parents know where it's coming from. The emails all arrive from "HCPSS Canvas" so this can help.