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Tuesday, October 8, 2019
Canvas Updates for Devices with iOS 13: effective 10/8/19
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| Apple released iOS 13 in Sept. 2019. |
There was an update to the Canvas app on Monday, October 7th
that corrected several issues. Update the Canvas app on your device if you are experiencing any issues with version 6.6.5.
Issues fixed by Canvas
- Fixed submitting videos from library
- Fixed submitting screenshots in iOS 13
- Fixed a bug that would cause the app to restart when in
the background
- Fixed a bug that would cause the app to crash
- Fixed a crash when viewing Conferences
- Fixed layout issues with split view on iPad
- Fixed a crash when selecting a mastery path
- Fixed an issue where grades list would show "Not
Submitted" for a submitted assignment
- Fixed an issue with quizzes cutting off question text
- Fixed bad rounding for quiz grades
- Fixed time for quiz not including extra time from
moderated grading
- Fixed text being cut off on a quiz
- Fixed quiz submission comments not appearing
- Fixed a flash of grey on locked assignment details
- Fixed add comments appearing when assignment is locked
- Fixed calendar title contrast in iOS 13
- Improved access & organization of settings
Friday, September 13, 2019
Canvas Navigational Bar Changes: Effective September 2019
Effective September 21st, the navigational bar in Canvas will change directly impacting your course view. The navigational bar will have eyeballs with a line through it to denote that these course navigational links are hidden from the student view as before they were grayed out.
Here is a video to demonstrate the change.
If a teacher wants to hide a section from the navigational bar, they will still go to “Settings/Navigation and pull down the section(s) they want to hide. Don't forget to select “Save” to make the changes go into effect.
TEACHERS VIEW:
Sunday, September 8, 2019
Managing Calendars in Canvas
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Customizing your calendar view in
Canvas makes it easy to manage entering due dates and scheduling course
reminders for multiple courses.
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| Image: Calendar Sidebar |
Toggle between courses. Remember that you don’t have to navigate
away from the calendar page to access all of your course calendars. In the
sidebar on the right side of the page, click the color boxes to show or hide
each course’s calendar contents. When the color is active [1], the calendar
contents for that course will display on the calendar, and when the color is
gray [2], the calendar contents are hidden.
Color code your courses. You can change the color scheme of the
course calendar by clicking the three dots to the right of the course name [3].
Choose from one of the 15 default colors, or set a custom color by entering a
Hex code [4].
Note: Changing the color scheme in the calendar view will
also change the color of the course’s tile on the Dashboard.
To
learn about more calendar features in Canvas, view this Canvas Guide video about Calendars.
528 - Calendar Overview from Instructure Community on VimeoFriday, August 30, 2019
Canvas Parent Set-up
Use this infographic to introduce parents to Canvas covering the following topics:
- Update notification preferences
- Check your Student's Canvas calendar
- View your Student's Canvas Grades
- Organize your Dashboard
- Download the Canvas parent app
- Read the syllabus (if it’s visible)
- Know what you can and can't do in a course
Monday, August 26, 2019
Canvas Student Set-Up
Use this infographic to introduce your students to your Canvas course and cover the following topics:
- Setup your profile
- Update notification preferences
- Check your Canvas calendar
- Know when assignments are due
- Download the Canvas student app
- Read the syllabus (if it’s visible)
- Access your grades and read feedback
Wednesday, August 21, 2019
Syncing a Blueprinted Canvas Course
Blueprinting Sync
Your CTD has blueprinted your course. Now what? After a change is made in your master course, the blueprint course sidebar displays a sync option indicating that unsynced changes have been made in the course. Content can be synced at any time. Here is how:Monday, August 19, 2019
Canvas Gradebook
How to view all grades in your Canvas Gradebook
Are you having trouble viewing ALL your student's grades in Canvas? If some of your assignments or none of your assignments are showing up in your Canvas Gradebook then follow these steps below in order to view all of them.
Tuesday, August 6, 2019
Canvas Blueprint
Work on a team that uses Canvas all of the time? Tired of
importing every time there is a change in the master course? Then the Blueprint
option might be for you!
All teachers work in the SAME MASTER COURSE and then click a
“sync” button to push ALL changes to ALL student courses at once! It’s super
easy to keep everyone up-to-date!
BluePrint syncs all course content, even the calendar!
This is best done at the beginning of the semester because any
content in your current, live student course will be deleted and “filled” with
whatever is in the master course. You can still keep your individual style in
your courses, but in order to set up Blueprint, your student courses need to be
empty for the initial import. Once the import takes place, you
can customize your individual courses.
Ready to BluePrint? Team Leads, please click here to fill out the form.
Need to Cross-list your courses first? Click here to watch a video on how to Cross-list.
Crosslisting
Crosslisting
In Canvas, the process of combining enrollments from two or more sections in one course is called cross-listing.Why cross-list?
- Limit the number of times you will need to import content from your Master Course.
- Maintain all content for multiple sections in one Parent Course.
- You want the different sections of students in your course to interact with one another in Discussions, etc.
- You can see students by section in the Canvas grade book.
- Create separate Assignment due dates and times by section.
Monday, February 25, 2019
Powering Up Your Canvas Course
Whether you are a beginner Canvas user, intermediate, or an advanced user, we have ideas and guides just for you! If you're wondering what else you can do with Canvas, look no further!
Powering Up Guides
Sunday, February 3, 2019
Nearpod Integrates with Canvas
Teachers can use Nearpod effectively in the classroom to support student learning in a variety of ways. Students are given opportunities for interaction and immediate feedback, while teachers receive reports on student responses. Nearpod now integrates with Canvas, allowing for a ease of use for everyone. With this integration a code is no longer necessary for students to connect. Individual student responses are displayed within SpeedGrader when a Nearpod lesson is added as an assignment within Canvas. Sounds like a win-win for both teachers and students.
Watch this video for step-by-step instructions.
Speedgrader Screen shot.
Monday, January 14, 2019
Canvas App Integration Vol. 1: Canvas + Flipgrid
Did you know many of the best ed. tech tools teachers use can be directly integrated into Canvas? Did you know Flipgrid is one of them? Flipgrid has a great LTI (the integration standard Canvas uses) that allows you to create, assign, and grade Flipgrid videos directly in Canvas. If you don't know what Flipgrid is...now is the time to find out!
Flipgrid is the leading educational video platform for discussion and formative assessment. Flipgrid works on all devices, has a super user friendly interface, and best of all, it's FREE!!
Flip is great for:
- brainstorming
- telling stories
- debate
- reflection
- flipped classroom
- student response
- collaboration
- performances
- presentations
What are the benefits of integrating Flipgrid into Canvas?
- You can assign the Flipgrid as a gradable assignment.
- You can view individual student responses in Speedgrader (and Grade).
- You can assign rubrics to the Flipgrid Assignment.
- You bypass the need for providing flipcodes (to assign the Flipgrid Topic) since students access the Flipgrid topic through Canvas.
There are a few steps you have to take to integrate Flipgrid into Canvas. This handy guide will walk you through the steps. If you need any assistance, reach out to your CTD. Prior to following the guide, visit Flipgrid.com and 'Sign up with Google' using your Katy ISD login credentials.
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