Your Spring 18 Canvas course shells have been created and should be visible on your Canvas Dashboard. If you are not seeing Canvas course shells for courses that you are currently scheduled to teach in the Spring 18 terms, please send an email to ITCTraining. Please include the name of the course that is missing or any other Spring 18 course issue.

Too many courses on your Dashboard? Illustrated instructions on how to modify the course display on your Dashboard can be found in this Canvas Guide article called How do I use the Dashboard as an instructor?

Are you the sponsor of an ARC Student Club that would like a home in Canvas? You can use a Club site to communicate with members through email and discussions, share documents and images, post announcements, maintain the club membership, and more.

Some clubs have imported their information from their D2L site (the process is the same as exporting and importing an actual class) while others have used the new Canvas shell as an opportunity to redesign their Club site.

Once the Club shell has been created, the sponsor has permissions to easily add members through the People list. Users can be added with their w-id numbers, either pasted in as a list or added individually.

The ITC staff would be happy to create a Canvas Club for you. If you would like assistance with the export/import process, the ITC staff is available to help during drop-in labs, or we can set up an individual appointment.

Please contact us at ITCtraining@arc.losrios.edu with your requests.

Are you looking for external tools to support your Canvas teaching and learning environment? These tools have already been evaluated by the district to ensure they meet the FERPA and Accessibility requirements for our students and are ready for you to integrate into your class: Cengage, iClicker, Macmillan Learning, McGraw-Hill Connect, McGraw-Hill SimNet, MyLab and Mastering, and Soomo Webtext. If you have adopted any of these resources, the link can be added to your Canvas course from your Course Navigation Menu > Settings > Navigation.

If there is another tool you would like to use that is not on the list, you can apply directly to district to have the tool screened and tested for compatibility, accessibility, security, FERPA compliance, affordability, compliance with Board Policy, and other requirements. This Requesting External Apps or LTIs for Canvas webpage includes the instructions and a link to the Canvas External Apps or LTI Application Request Form. This application requires information from the instructors who are making the request as well as information about the vendor that you may need your vendor representative to supply. The ITC will be happy to support you in this process. Please contact us at ITCTraining@arc.losrios.edu if you have any questions.

D2L disappears in 125 days. Are you ready?

Evening and Weekend Canvas Training Opportunities!

D2L disappears in 125 days. Are you ready?

The ITC has over 20 Canvas workshops remaining in 2017, including Wednesday evenings and Saturday mornings. Find one that fits into your schedule and register now to ensure your spot!

• Learn the basics of the Canvas user-interface
• Explore the ARC Canvas template
• Import content from D2L
• Create and edit new content within Canvas
• and more

You asked for it, and now you’ve got it: your own student account in Canvas.

• Add yourself to your course as a student using the Login ID s + your employee ID#. That is, your w-ID, only with the letter s instead (e.g. s1234567).
• Note that the course itself must be Published when adding the student account to generate an invitation for you to join the class; if the course is not published, the invitation will not be sent and you will not be able to complete the process.

FAQ:

Why would you want to do this when the built-in Canvas Student View is so dynamic?

• Test 3^rd party integrations, such as publisher portals
• ConferZoom with yourself to gain confidence in both the instructor and student perspective
• Put yourself into a group to get a real feel for how they work

How will you access Canvas with this student account?

• Login through canvas.losrios.edu as usual
• Username: your s-ID
• Password: the same LRCCD unified password you use elsewhere

Will student-you appear in the People list or Conversations address book?

• Yes, there will be a new person with the name “Student [Your Name]” in the People list. Other students will be able to send that student messages through Canvas; those will appear in your Outlook inbox and the Canvas Inbox for “Student [Your Name].”