Florida Institute of Technology
Canvas Instructor Training with Leslie Stark
August 11th, 12th, and 13th
9:00 - 12:00 / 1:00 - 4:00
Welcome
1. Greetings and Introduction
2. The “The cool things you can do with Canvas” video
3. Canvas Overview
4. Example Courses-Register as a Student
Calendar
Demonstration - Calendar
1. Assignments and Events
2. Calendar Feed
Hands-On Exercise - Calendar
Navigation and Course Homepage
Demonstration - Navigation
1. Navigation tab
2. Apps Center
Demonstration - Homepage
1. Homepage Options
2. Learning how to use our wikipage tool
3. Discussion of Mobile Device
Hands-On Exercise - Navigation/Homepage
Modules
Demonstration - Modules
1. What is a module?
2. Module Options
3. Add Content
a. Assignment
b. Discussion
c. Quiz
d. Website
Hands-On Exercise - Modules
Assignments
Demonstration - Assignments
1. Assignments
a. Assignment Groups
b. Assignment Types
c. Assignment Options
d. Relation to Gradebook
Hands-On Exercise - Assignments
LUNCH
Discussions/Announcements
Demonstration - Discussions
1.
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4.
Discussion Page
Discussion Options
Adding a Rubric to a Discussion
Creating an Announcement
Hands-On Exercise - Discussions/Announcements
Quizzes
Demonstration - Quizzes
Take a quiz and a survey.
1. Go to https://training.instructure.com/register
2. Register as a STUDENT
3. Use FAKE SIGN IN INFO
4. Course Code:
1. Quizzes
a. Quiz Banks
i.
State Standard Alignment
ii. Department Level vs Course Level
e. Create a Quiz
i.
Quiz Settings
ii. Question Types
Hands-On Exercise - Quizzes
Websites / Apps / Text Header
Demonstration - Adding Additional Content
1. Embedding a Website with Modules
2. Embedding an App with Modules
Hands-On Exercise - Websites/Apps/Text Headers
Outcomes and Rubrics
Demonstration - Outcomes and Rubrics
1. Outcomes
a. Course Level Outcomes
b. State Standards / Common Core
c. Department / District Standards
2. Rubrics
a. Using Outcomes
b. Creating Outcomes within the Rubric
Gradebook and SpeedGrader™
Demonstration - Gradebook and SpeedGrader™
1. Gradebook
a. Gradebook Settings
b. Assignment Drop Down
c. Assignment Icons
d. Unmute Assignment
2. SpeedGrader™
a. Annotation
b. Comments
c. Rubrics
d. Mute Assignment
Hands-On Exercise – SpeedGrader™
iPad/Droid Apps
Demonstration – SpeedGrader™ MagicMarker (iPad Only)
1. Downloading App- Registering App- how to grade on App!
2. Uses of MagicMarker
Demonstration – Canvas Mobile App and Poll for Canvas (all devices)
1. Downloading App- Registering App- using app to check pages/assignments in
Canvas
2. Uses of Polls
Hands-On Exercise – Downloading Apps
Live Course Playtime
Hands-On Exercise - Live Course Playtime
1. Use what you have learned to start building your courses!
Wrap Up and Close
NOTES
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