Hey Christopher, this is a great question. Teachers are really motivated by their students, so students helping teachers use Canvas is going to be very effective, I think!
In general, I think teachers are going to be very interested in hearing about ways Canvas can...
- save them time;
- help students be better organized.
^ Which, coincidentally, can save teachers time ![Smiley Happy Smiley Happy](/i/smilies/16x16_smiley-happy.png)
One way teachers can save time is by sharing files online so they don't have to pass papers out in class or email files to students who lost things. A lot of files are online or at least on their computer, so they can just drag and drop them into the Files area. But some files are going to still be on paper. So I'd help teachers know how to easily scan paper documents using an app on their phone (I like TurboScan on my iPhone), and then save them to Dropbox or Google Drive or email it to themselves to add to the Canvas course later.
SpeedGrader is another great way to save time, and a great way to help teachers get started is by turning paper-based assignments into online assignments that students upload their files to. This also ends up saving time on paper collection and tracking!
For organization, I'd help teachers understand Modules, which are a great way to put files, assignments, quizzes, or discussions together so students know exactly what they need to do each week.