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Canvas: ‘The Fundamental Five’ for Students and Parents

Adapted by Davina Sauthoff, Educational Technology Team Lead, from “The Fundamental Five: A Framework for Improving Communication Processes,” by Trenton Goble of Instructure.

The “Fundemental Five” are simple but essential questions students should ask as they navigate content and coursework their teachers have shared with them in Canvas. (Canvas is the learning management system used by students and teachers in Granite secondary schools to support both face-to-face and distance learning.)

Canvas – The Fundamental Five for Parents and Students – Full Infographic

Read on or download the infographic for tips and features available in Canvas that will help you succeed in your classes.

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Presentations: Google Classroom (Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced)

Looking for tips and tricks for using Google Classroom? These presentations, created by our school technology specialists, have suggestions to get you started and new things to try. These were first shared as part of the professional development menu for Granite teachers at the beginning of the school year.

Topics covered include:

  • Setting up your Classroom
  • Creating assignments
  • Organizational tips
  • Go Math & Wonders Integration
  • Google Integration with Calendar, Drive, Meet, and Quiz
  • Grades, Feedback, and Rubrics
  • Using Hyperdocs in Classroom
  • Creating a Grade Level Team Classroom
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Technology Tip: New Features in Canvas (4/23/2016)

For our secondary teachers and students, as well as those using Canvas for professional development, here is a screencast showing new features and changes in the latest update to Canvas, which was applied to our system yesterday.

2016-04-23 New Feature Screencast from Canvas LMS on Vimeo.

Check out the comprehensive release notes: https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-6638

To view subtitles for this video, click the CC button in the tool bar and select a language.
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View the script for this tutorial: https://goo.gl/cQJViH