Tried my hand at making a game with ChatGPT. Worked out OK...

Using ChatGPT to create a Design Thinking template for the Ideate Stage where students enter ideas then choose the best one to go forward and create with...

Canvas doesn't have a task checklist feature that students can use to manage their progress in longer format tasks. Using interactlist.com as the standard, I thought I'd see if I could make one with ChatGPT.

Following on from my previous post on making a Bingo styles game. Here is one that may be a little more recognizable....

Get ChatGPT to do all the hard work whilst you supply the creative know-how. Be prepared to do a bit of iterative work (and experience some of the frustrations of prompt engineering) but the rewards are well worth it!

An Excel spreadsheet model that helps staff check the quality of their Canvas courses developed from the Course Evaluation Checklist. Can be developed and improved!

How to use worksheets in your Treasure Hunt, Escape Room activities

Schools are meant to teach students how to do math, read, and how to write but that is not the end of a school's responsibilities. Among these responsibilities, schools are also responsible for teaching students how to be a person in today's world. B...

How I created a Scavenger Hunt in Canvas using embedded Web2 tools and 'lockable' Canvas pages - but really, how I found out that an answer to a problem was staring me right in the face all along...!

How to add some gamification elements to a Canvas New Quiz using digital locks, html coding and the settings feature of New Quizzes

Getting started with micro credentials in Canvas. Some general thoughts about Canvas credentials and badge design

We are a a K12 District.  On occasion we have a unique situation where a student needs an extension to complete the year’s coursework. In our district, an extension to complete after the school year ends must be requested by the school’s Director of ...

Title: Nurturing Self-Awareness Through Books: Top 3 SEL-Friendly Titles for Students of All AgesWhy Books Matter in SELBooks have the magical ability to transport readers into different worlds, exposing them to diverse perspectives, emotions, and li...

Sharing some CSS tweaks we've made to our Modules in Canvas. Developed more by trial and error than any real coding skills. Although, Right Click > Inspect has proved invaluable!

More Web 2.0 tools. How AI is shaping some of these tools. Adding engagement, interest, interaction...

Like H5P tools but not able to commit to the paid for version...read on!

Our Instructure Global Support team has been hard at work preparing for our busiest time of year, or Peak Period, between the first part of August and continuing through the end of September.  We’d like to share a few updates and insights into what y...

The Feelings Book by Todd Parr is a picture book designed to explain different emotions to kids. The book highlights all the different changes a kid might feel in their early childhood. This book is great for showing kids the meaning to their feeling...

Three books to help children learn about their own emotions, the emotions and backgrounds of others, and helpful ways to teach social/emotional skills

Personal development and self-awareness books can be great additions to any classroom library. These texts can offer many benefits to readers. These books can help support elements of the CASEL framework. Especailly in the areas of self-awareness, se...

 Self-management, self-awareness, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision making are the five core competencies and while reading multicultural books, students are given glimpses inside new worlds and new perspectives that can...

SEL learning strategies are are very important to incorporate into the classroom. I have mentioned three books that are SEL children's literature. Having literature that are SEL based, is one of the best ways to have SEL learning strategies in your c...

Social Emotional literature offers a foundation to promoting diversity and building self awareness. These books build social and self awareness, responsible decision making, self management, and relationship skills. SEL gives children books that they...

Coloring pages are a great way for kids to express their creativity. They can be used to make art, tell stories, or just have fun. With so many options available, it can be tough to choose the right coloring pages for your child. Here are some tips t...

Canvas Certified Educator Turns 2! Celebrate with Us - November 7-11, 2022   It's our birthday! Canvas Certified Educator turns 2 on November 9, 2022, and we have plans to celebrate with our CanvasFam all week long! We have events scheduled during th...

I'm so mad, no one will let me do what I want to do. Maybe I will just run away and do my own thing where no one can tell me no. If I run away, I have no money, will that make me poor and will my friends laugh at me for not having items that they hav...

Books on SEL and integration of multicultural representations are important to include in your classroom to help children understand differences in others. The three books I selected are for various age levels and cover various people with vast diffe...

Interrupting Chicken by David Ezra Stein: As little red chicken and her Papa settle in to read a bedtime story, Papa kindly reminds her to not interrupt the story. However, right before the ending of each fairytale, little red jumps into the story to...

By Logan Wagner07/28/2022

The Invisible Boy by Patrice Barton and Judy Ludwig.This book is an excellent choice for an SEL classroom. This books revolves around Brian. Brian is an invisible boy, but not the invisible you may be thinking of. He is invisible in the way that no o...