In today's digital era of ubiquitous technology we teachers need to walk the tightrope of what is educationally appropriate. I recently saw on Twitter a photo from a local IU training session that was spot on in terms of how we should handle technolo...

Today I worked with some teachers of K-2 students.  They did not want students to have to log on individually and they have about 1:5 ratio so the workload in logon/off management would be quite high and a barrier to using Canvas.  I suggested keepin...

This is more for schools in NSW, but may help those delivering data analysis. Tell Them From Me survey results are in - have to do the data analysis for the staff. After a while, there are usually some serious head nodders, and heavy eyelids. Who can...

Our system has not opened the Parent app yet, so I have been looking for a way to show student work to parents, while staying in the Canvas environment.I have been investigating the idea of using a discussion - set up using groups, so that there is o...

The State of the Union is strong! We have had a great 1st quarter with Canvas and Chromebooks. I thought I would take this week to highlight some of the great features teachers have been using and absolutely love! Although we have a long way to go ou...

I am backward mapping this blog post - starting with the end in mind! This photo (and banner) is of some of the happy faces of students at Callaghan College and De La Salle Lipa - Philippines (on the Promethean) after the final judging of their Susta...

I've been pondering the many ways we could use assessment within Canvas.So many people ask for ideas. So I thought I'd get you guys to help me.  PLEASE feel free to add ideas. Assessment ideas within Canvas in Primary SchoolsReadingRecord students re...

After almost a quarter of the school year under way, we are starting to see trends. The ability in Canvas to really do whatever you heart desires with your course is a blessing and a curse. With so much autonomy how do we develop best practices so th...

Last term my faculty and I embarked on the first Project Based Learning ( the real PBL to be talked about here) task for Year 7 Japanese learners. Year 7 are 12-13 years old and in their first year of high school. We have always done PBL tasks with s...

As we continue to work with all this new technology, the number one priority will be to make sure our students come to class prepared. We obviously cannot pack their bags for them, but by having expectations with accountability we can avoid the phras...

One thing my school as Tech newbies will have to consider as we move forward with Canvas, or really any LMS, is consistency. Consistency for our students and parents within our course design to easily find important information quickly. That is one o...

I have been thinking about ways to showcase student work in a Gallery Walk type of experience in Canvas.  I have had several teachers ask about solutions for this.Sway via Office365 - you can upload images or videos and add text if required.  The swa...

We found a roundabout way to print out rubrics - In the mark-book select a student then select marks from their Activity card.   This brings up a list of all their assignments.  There are icons next to the assignment and these will expand score, feed...

   Change is hard. Time is limited, but I truly believe we are on a good trajectory toward real change in our school. I have been telling the students in my demos that all this new tech is like the Cheesecake Factory Menu...Its massive and awesome wi...

When I think about my routine during the school year, I feel like my brain is always full of "stuff". Whether it be all of the students I have or how a certain lesson went that day. Then onto family: am I picking up my daughter from the bus stop? Wha...

HiThese reports from Common Sense Media always make for an interesting read.   - https://www.commonsensemedia.org/research/social-media-social-life-2018.  This is worth a look at and thinking about how it might apply to the young people we work with....

As I reflect on the mixed reactions of my colleagues to the influx of technology in our schools, I realize there is a running trend that causes me concern. We as educators seem to care so much about safeguarding our classes, lessons and quizzes from ...

As I've mentioned the quiz feature on Canvas to my colleagues there have been some mixed reactions...the one that struck me to most is when a colleague immediately recoils saying..."BUT THEY WILL CHEAT!" First of all, some kids will always cheat...al...

As I enter my 5th year of using Canvas as an LMS, I’ve come a long way in terms of how I design the look of my course to facilitate simpler and more transparent workflows for my learners.So, I just wanted to give you a quick tour because a lot of wha...

HiIn my role I am helping roll out Canvas across the state to teachers K-12.  After working with teachers of differing stages of experience with LMS I decided to try and make it easier for them to decide where to start.  I found that lots of teachers...

It was recently said at our opening day "pep rally" that teaching is great because each year we as teachers get a chance to start fresh. And new teaching strategies can sometimes be no different than finding new fad diets thanks to platforms like Pin...

HI everyone,This is basically for the small number of people from NSW, Australia. I am starting to work on some ProBL tasks at school and wanted to look at Stage 5 (years 9 & 10) outcomes from the new syllabuses. See if there was any commonality to m...

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Want students’ handwritten work, like diagrams, calculations, and drawing to appear directly in Canvas like it does with typed work? Check out our demo and learn about our exclusive early adopters program during out webinar on June 12th and noon East...

I can't believe it's just two more weeks until InstructureCon, and I've got a lot to do: I need to more-or-less get my classes ready for Fall (since I'll be busy with family stuff in August), AND I have lots of pre-InstCon prep I'd like to get done. ...

Since summers have started, I thought I'd share a Netflix series I watched which made me revisit the importance of being an educator, life as a student and the "process" of education in general. Most of you probably have children, and feel like your ...

This week I was lucky enough to be invited to support a grade 5/6 class as they discovered how to incorporate Canvas in their learning environment.Each student had been assigned to edit a page in their class course to act as individual blogs. The stu...

So......It's report time.......I am writing reports.......I read the article on Continuous student reporting and found it very interesting. Obviously, we at #callaghancollegewallsendcampus‌ have Canvas, yet we still have to conform to our twice a yea...

I have had the opportunity to work with teachers and school staff using Canvas in a wide variety of ways, from Kindergarten classrooms to AP Chemistry courses, and even Professional Development programs!  One common question comes up every time I tal...

We did nickname this - "Canvas - the movie". Anyway, this was filmed by The NSW Department of Education - Learning Systems Directorate. Enjoy!#callaghancollegewallsendcampus‌ @david_summervi1 ‌