October is a month to take special note of cybersecurity. This week we would like to highlight some basics of cybersecurity.
October is a month to take special note of cybersecurity. This week we would like to highlight some basics of cybersecurity.
If you would like to have a paper copy of a Canvas quiz for certain students, you can easily do that in New Quizzes. Just click the 3 dots (or TimBits) in the upper, right corner to reveal more options.
After selecting the print option, you will be able to choose the preferred text size.
One other enhancement with New Quizzes is that you can bypass the assignment details screen and get right into building question when you are designing a unit in modules. See below.
If you like these enhancements but mostly have Classic Quizzes in your course, you can begin the process of migrating them to New Quizzes with these directions.
If you would like your Canvas grades to automatically sync with your MiStar gradebook each night, that is now possible with just a few clicks.
2. Once enabled and saved, you can navigate to the Grade Sync from the Course Navigation menu and toggle the option on.
If you need more information about the necessary set up for your Canvas Grades to sync with MiStar, take a look at the resources on the P-CCS Tech website.
Since our last blog post about Google’s .New domains, they have since opened registration up to 3rd party developers, allowing you to quickly jump not only into several Google services just by typing into your browser’s address bar things like docs.new, sheets.new, slides.new, etc. but hundreds of other services etc. In another post our today, we mentioned spark.new. Below are just some of the other shortcuts you might appreciate knowing about — also consider visiting the domain directory to review the comprehensive and growing list:
Beginning in late October 2021, the K12 Adobe Spark for Education plan will start to include two additional applications, Adobe Photoshop Express and Adobe Premiere Rush. In or shortly after late October 2021, our users will have access to these applications.
Adobe Photoshop Express enables image editing and collage making and is available on both iOS and Android devices. To learn about this application’s capabilities, system requirements, and device compatibility, please visit the user guide.
Adobe Premiere Rush enables video editing and sharing and is available on both iOS and Android, as well as desktop devices. To learn about this application’s capabilities, system requirements, and device compatibility, please visit the user guide.
As a reminder, simply type spark.new in the Chrome browser and review these steps on how to access Spark for Education.
And for more ideas on Spark, revisit our last blog post about it HERE.
The slideshows below offer some helpful tips and tricks for more effective Chromebook usage.
This Monday, September 27, we will be holding another TIS Coffee Chat on the topic of Supporting Absent Students. We will talk about how to add an Absent button and set up your information page for Absent students. Sessions are only about 20 minutes long and take place over Zoom.
Start Times (feel free to attend at a time that works best for you):
Feel free to browse the Session Resources which includes a helpful, technical document for broadcasting your class via Zoom: https://wke.lt/w/s/jd6oHX
Check out the recordings of previous sessions.
Thanks to all who were able to join us during Canvas Camp 2021! We are happy to continue to support you with our Monday Morning Coffee Chats. Below you will find links to recordings from our August sessions.
Studio Q & A-This session covered a lot of the basics of Studio and looked at some more advanced features. The trainer also provided great ideas for how to use Studio as the teacher and how students can use it.
Canvas Q & A– In this session we talked a lot about copying course content. Toward the end, Cory gave a really great introduction to Groups.
Canvas Course Design Considerations– Here’s the session agenda. This training is great for all grade levels and also had a few good nuggets for elementary teachers.
TIS Face Off: Canvas Tips- Matt and Kaelyn face off about their favorite Canvas tips. Recording coming soon.
Last week we had our first Tech Coffee Chat centered around the Canvas Best Practice, Simplifying the Course Navigation Menu. Check out the recording and join us Monday, September 20 for tips on creating an informative, welcoming home page.
Canvas has made several adjustments and improvements to the student assignment experience. Take a look below.
If you choose “Text Entry” for the student turn-in option, student work will auto-save and they can submit directly on the page.
Scroll through the gallery below to see other assignment options.
If you feel these enhancements will not serve your students, you can toggle them off under Settings/Feature Previews.