5 Myths About Canvas LMS
Let me clear up some common myths about Canvas for teachers.
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Canvas & Distance Learning: How do I organize it?
You’re new to Canvas, you’re facing remote teaching and you’re wondering the best way to organize your materials and agendas on Canvas, right? I’ve got bad news my friend. There is no best way. The blessing and curse of Canvas are the endless options and freedom to organize it how you want. Spoiler Alert: You’re…
Canvas and Google Integration
Many teachers are moving from Google Classroom to Canvas this year and lamenting the loss of everything they’ve created in Google. Fear not! Canvas integrates beautifully with Google suite products! Here are three ways to get your Google resources (docs, slides, sheets, etc) into Canvas. Link It This is the sharing method many are familiar…
Let’s Build a Canvas Course! Assignments
This is one post in a series about Canvas. If you’re new to Canvas, each post guides you through one aspect of Canvas LMS in order to avoid overwhelm. Want all the posts sent straight to your inbox? Sign up below! Now, on to assignments! Assignments in Canvas There are several ways to utilize assignments…
Let’s Build A Canvas Course! Pages
This post is part of a series about building a Canvas course from scratch. If you’d like to follow along on the journey by getting posts sent straight to your inbox, sign up below and never miss a Canvas post! What’s a Page? In a previous post I talked about Modules. Think of modules like…
Let’s Build A Canvas Course! Modules
Welcome to my behind-the-scenes look at building a Canvas course! Let’s talk about my favorite thing, modules! Warning: I’m about to great really excited about something kind of nerdy. Let’s go! Why Modules? While there are other ways to organize a Canvas course, I prefer modules. Think of a module like a three-ring binder for…
Let’s Make a Canvas Course! The Home Page
Let the journey begin! My next blog posts will walk you through making a Canvas course from scratch. Check out all my Canvas posts here. Today we’re starting with your Canvas home page. What Is The Home Page? Your home page is the first page students see when they click on your course. It can…
How to Use Canvas For Teachers: Streamline Student Menus
Welcome to my Canvas series. Each post focuses on one, manageable aspect of how to use Canvas for teachers. As a minimalist, extra, useless clutter makes me anxious and annoys me. That’s why one of my favorite Canvas features is the ability to hide unused items from students. This makes things easier for students (and…
How To Use Canvas For Teachers: Avoiding Overwhelm
I’ve been using Canvas LMS since 2015 and let me tell you, it’s a beast. Canvas has a lot of moving parts and a lot of functionality which makes it amazing AND overwhelming. It took me about 2 years to figure out how to use Canvas but now I love using Canvas as at teacher….
How to Use Canvas for Teachers: 8 Tips to get you started and avoid common mistakes
Want (or need?) to know how to use Canvas LMS? I’ve been using Canvas since 2016 and I’ve got you covered. Here are 8 tips on how to use Canvas for teachers (and how to avoid my early mistakes!). 1. Organize Units as Modules There are different ways to organize materials in Canvas but I…