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isobel_williams · ‎12-21-2019

hi who can help merge 2 canvas community accounts. I am leaving one employer but want to continue with my account in Canvas Community. Thanks

isobel_williams · ‎12-16-2019

Hi @caroline_foley ‌ I use the following if only 1 video on a topic and not much text - use the large option and 1 video on a page if more than 1 video on a topic or lots of text/other use the smaller setting but go to a second page if you need to add more than 4 videos. This is to prevent too much scrolling. I think if you need more than 4 videos its probably a couple of topics anyway an should be on a new page anyway! I recently came across a teacher who had added 5 1/2 hrs of YouTube videos (21 in all) on 1 page - tooooo much even when they were small format. Isobel

isobel_williams · ‎11-14-2019

Hi @Robbie_Grant ‌ I am an admin - working with a teacher yesterday who did not get any comments/ feedback notifications from her students. I went in and had a play as a student in a course and then looked at what i saw and the teacher saw As a student I can see the teacher feedback and I get an email but as the teacher I dont get either. I was wondering if this was the way it was meant to work or was there another box I need to tick - I have the notifications switched on for both student and teacher. Thanks

isobel_williams · ‎11-13-2019

Hi If a student responds to the feedback you give them is the teacher notified of the reply or do they have to check every student individually in case they do reply? thanks

isobel_williams · ‎11-12-2019

I was working with a teacher recently in a 7-10 school. He said he had changed the way he wrote in Canvas for the students and he felt this had had a big impact on the way the students interacted with the content. He had framed the content around "I" questions. What am I leaning? What am I doing? How will I show my understanding? What will I do next? What can I link my learning to? What do I need to know? I think this way of presenting content to students has the potential to increase engagement through enabling them to understand what they are meant to be doing on a particular page (Learning intentions) and letting them know what is needed for success. I have put together a unit of work and I found writing the content in "I" statements changed the focus of my writing from a general whole class style to a much more personal style - where I was using the voice of the individual student. It made me think much more about what I was writing! "What am I doing? I am watching this video and I am writing 5 main points about biodiversity" instead of Students will watch this video Students will write 5 main points and answer the questions here (This is what I see teachers new to Canvas writing) What do others think about this approach? Is it a good idea? Will students be more engaged? Does it talk down to students? Thanks

isobel_williams · ‎11-05-2019

Hi What is the best way to share rubrics across courses when the same subject is being taught to different classes by different teachers? I have a school who want to create generic rubrics and share them with all teachers across the school. Just wondered about the best way to share the rubrics - but not the assignments!!

isobel_williams · ‎10-31-2019

Hi @GideonWilliams ‌ Well said this is exactly the problem with using the grading scheme - We have been instructed NOT to use points scores with our students.

isobel_williams · ‎10-31-2019

hi @KristinL ‌ Thanks for showing me Trello Working a treat on some projects I am doing

isobel_williams · ‎10-31-2019

Hi julieddavis‌ Thank you for sharing this - lots of great ideas to work with I will pass these on to the teachers I work with

isobel_williams · ‎10-31-2019

Hi @dcharles Welcome to Canvas - I teach General 7-10 science. Check out my blog post https://community.canvaslms.com/groups/k12/blog/2019/10/17/using-canvas-for-teaching-science-k-12 for some ideas I though might be useful

isobel_williams · ‎10-31-2019

Hi In the k-10 space we use buttons (images) all the time to show students where to go next. If I try this in the new RCE the image is just replaced with the link. Being able to use images is especially useful for out early readers using Canvas. We are trying to encourage teachers in the early years to use the great features in Canvas and being able to give students visual clues rather than have to read is important. Also having to alt F9 to get a hidden menu will cause confusion to many of our teachers! Isobel

isobel_williams · ‎10-16-2019

Thinking about ways we can use Canvas in teaching Science I came up with a few ideas including: Using Simulations - finding online simulations to duplicate or try out dangerous or expensive experiments that are difficult to do in class. these an be embedded directly into a Canvas page. Organising Inquiry projects - use the group spaces in Canvas to have students collaborate and store their files, documents, images etc in a place they can all access anytime anyplace. Science Journal - set up individual discussion spaces (either use groups or assign to one student) for students to keep a reflective journal on their learning. Let students add files, record themselves or their experiments and use it for ongoing feedback. Use videos - include video from the wealth of resources available online. Have students record their own video to share. Record your own video and flip the classroom. Investigate real time data - Look for real time data feeds for weather, energy use, population, traffic, disasters earthquakes etc. Embed the data in a Canvas page and students can look at the data as it happens and follow trends, look for patterns and make predictions. Become citizen scientists - Students can participate in real science data analysis in many subject areas. Embed the website in Canvas and be part of a real study. Most areas of science have current projects. Search for "citizen science" to find something that will fir with your current topic. Communicate with real scientists - use communication tools to ask real scientists questions. Many organisations including museums have a "ask a scientist" where real questions can be posed and answered. Station rotation - If you lack devices for everyone in the class organise some different activities and have students rotate through. Set up stations with different activities or experiments, paired or small group work, technology based activity, and dedicated teacher instruction. Use playlists - let students choose from a list of activities, set up a Canvas page with lists of readings, interactive games, videos, projects, inquiries.Let students decide what to do by setting parameters for example - watch 3 out of 5 videos, read 1 out of 4 articles, do 2 out of 3 simulations and choose the final assessment from 3 alternatives. Can anyone add to these ideas?

isobel_williams · ‎10-16-2019

Hi @aamundson Thanks for this great post This is useful information I like the idea of the scan to pdf using the phone. So many students still need to write with pen and paer. I think this would work for maths courses too. Thanks Isobel

isobel_williams · ‎09-18-2019

Hi @rrinker ‌ You can bulk upload files How do I bulk upload files to a course? Remember to add the copyright information to each. Also note the size of each file is not greater than 5GB You can then add the files to the relevant pages How do I create a file link in a page in a course? Having the files auto open may also be useful How do I set the auto-open for inline preview for files using the Rich Content Editor But they would be better on their own page if you do this isobel

isobel_williams · ‎08-22-2019

Last week I was asked how to create Collaborative communities for students working in an online only classroom. I brainstormed a few ideas. This is hard to just create! And 10 time harder online than face to face. Start out with a clear expectation that students have to participate and work together – they are in their final years of school and need to start to be able to work together for employment and further education. Set clear norms and ways of interacting online. Start with some low stakes activities, "get to know you icebreakers" or watch a fun youtube and discuss etc. Make the interactions and activities real - the collaboration has to be a real activity…. Set up some group activity and have the students present/contribute on topics on a regular basis. Teach the rest of the class. Use discussions as a scavenger hunt platform – that might be a fun thing to do – groups of students collaborate to amass the “items” then make 1 post with all the items in it. (could be related to course work – find real examples of.... Use peer review on assignments and have this as an expectation everyone has to – teach them about how to give constructive feedback though!! Set some assignments that are group submissions – students can rate their personal contribution. Set up some group spaces they can edit and contribute to as study areas they work in – you can set this up as self select groups or you can assign them. Students could set up their own discussion spaces (a bit like their own facebook!) Let them edit some pages – assign 2 or 3 to make an info page on a topic for all students to use- give them edit access and assess it. You can see page history if anyone mucks up! Use video feedback. Use the conferences in Canvas for informal get togethers/ study groups (Recordings only last 2 weeks) – maybe a “cookies and chat” study time – bring your own cookies! Use collaborations Office 365 or GoogleDocs Be on top of this and encourage and keep track of who is doing what Start small! Any other ideas or comments??

isobel_williams · ‎07-14-2019

Hi @GideonWilliams ‌ Have not done this yet but it is an interesting idea I would like to explore further. Especially in the K-12 environment. I came across this model https://teaching.unsw.edu.au/course-design-model-rase and I like the organisation of having to have all 4 components in a course. It doesn't tie you down to any one set of tools, but tries to make you think how you are supporting the students within each section of a course. Perhaps it could be aligned with SAMR in a matrix, with Bronze - Gold as the course progressed - eg Substitution Augmentation Modification Redefinition Resources Activity Support Evaluation Fill in the boxes with appropriate examples - could be used with the class notebook too. Maybe a list in each box with a point for each and a minimum number of points to progress. 10 points for Bronze 20 points for Silver 30 points for Gold Isobel

isobel_williams · ‎05-08-2019

Hi @tina_busch ‌ Thanks for all the great ideas Isobel

isobel_williams · ‎04-10-2019

Hi j1201982 Thank you for sharing this looks very good! Isobel

isobel_williams · ‎03-27-2019

Hi Kelley L. Meeusen and @rseilham Thanks for all these great resources and discussion. I am thinking that it is great to have a resource, like Canvas Student, where students can access their school work at their finger tips. I have seen many students quite able to use their phones constructively but I have also been frustrated by the ones who cannot, or those who have parents who call, text or message during class (including one whose mother called to say they had just had her dog put to sleep - end of that lesson for the whole class!). Unfortunately, many of the students who have trouble regulating their access to their phones have backgrounds of trauma and poverty. They need lots of support and scaffolding to learn and having more ideas, tools and strategies is much appreciated. Thanks for sharing Isobel

isobel_williams · ‎03-23-2019

I find a tension between students and teachers over mobile devices and their use in High School. Many students cannot yet regulate their use and are constantly distracted by all the social media and even parents providing details of the day. Many teachers are constantly frustrated by the distraction and find students are constantly involved in a "social crisis" rather than learning. I believe one way we can start to help students is to show them the power of their mobile device as a work tool. Changing the attitude of it as a toy/communication/game device to one where they can be productive. Having a tool that can easily allow this to happen is the essential first step in teaching them to be better users of their mobile devices. The Canvas Student app is that first step. Letting students see the power of working anywhere, anytime rather than just following the latest social mishap!

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merge community accounts hi who can help merge 2 canvas community accounts. I am leaving one employer but want to continue with my account in Canvas Community. Thanks	12-21-2019	1221	2
Feedback notifications Hi If a student responds to the feedback you give them is the teacher notified of the reply or do they have to check every student individually in case they do reply? thanks	11-13-2019	752	2
"I" questions I was working with a teacher recently in a 7-10 school. He said he had changed the way he wrote in Canvas for the students and he felt this had had a big impact on the way the students interacted wit...	11-12-2019	598	2
Sharing Rubrics Hi What is the best way to share rubrics across courses when the same subject is being taught to different classes by different teachers? I have a school who want to create ...	11-05-2019	1835	1
Using Canvas for teaching Science (K-12) Thinking about ways we can use Canvas in teaching Science I came up with a few ideas including: Using Simulations - finding online simulations to duplicate or try out dangerous or expensive experim...	10-16-2019	1911	4
Creating Collaborative Communities Last week I was asked how to create Collaborative communities for students working in an online only classroom. I brainstormed a few ideas. This is hard to just create! And 10 time hard...	08-22-2019	1143	4
Teaching better use of mobiles I find a tension between students and teachers over mobile devices and their use in High School. Many students cannot yet regulate their use and are constantly distracted by all the s...	03-23-2019	781	3
Reading logs, discussions and K-2 classes 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 ...	11-06-2018	1440	6
Discussions and ePortfolio 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...	10-30-2018	2015	4
Showcase Student Work 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 ...	09-27-2018	990	1
Mobile phone use G7-10 A local High School (G7-10) has just banned smart phones from their classrooms, France has done a similar thing across the whole country. Many teachers I have spoken to feel this is a goo...	09-25-2018	362	1
Printing Rubrics 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 ...	09-23-2018	1857	3
Social Media, Social Life: Teens Reveal Their Experiences (2018) Hi These 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 l...	09-10-2018	576	2
Rubrics and ePortfolios Can marked rubrics be placed in the eportfolio with the assignment they relate to?	04-16-2018	620	2

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