If you have already some familiarity with Canvas (e.g. because you use it in your face-to-face classes to distribute documents, record grades, etc.) you may want to consider using more of its features to help you deliver your class remotely.<\/p>\n
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\n(that students first see when they login to the\u00a0 Canvas site for your class).<\/p>\nIf you first open Canvas for your class and there are no materials published yet, you need to…<\/h3>\n
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Canvas Show and Tell<\/h3>\n
Super Simple Canvas (Video Training)<\/h3>\n
\nshown below, and Import it into your Canvas course.\u00a0 (Do this is the Settings<\/strong> area of your site).\u00a0 This will give you a few good “starter” pages.
\nWe cover how to do this in the\u00a0 Training Session, but I will be providing a document here that explains how to do it in more detail.
\nStay tuned.<\/p>\n\n
\n(IMPORTANT:\u00a0 Do not click on the file when it is downloaded!\u00a0 It is to be Imported into Canvas only)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nPreparing for the Possibility<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n
If you don\u2019t already use Canvas much, start by:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n
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Avoiding Trouble<\/h2>\n
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I’m Really Comfortable with Technology and I Want to Know Everything<\/h2>\n
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