John, Chapter 1
General Introduction:
The main goals for this course include developing an understanding and familiarity with a Content Management System (CMS) and with a Learning Management System (LMS). Weebly has been our CMS, which was covered in the first half of this course. Canvas is our LMS, to which we turn the attention of this course now.
There are Four Perspectives for using Canvas: Student, Teacher, Parent, and Administration. This course looks at the Student and Teacher perspectives of Canvas. There are self-paced courses on Canvas that are free and open to the public. This is the way we can see the Student perspective for Canvas. We look at the Teacher perspective using Free for Teachers accounts. The Parent and Administrative perspectives only can be seen with Institution-specific Canvas accounts.
Here are some basic links you may find helpful in learning about Canvas:
Student account for Canvas: https://www.canvas.net/
Canvas guides help you learn about Canvas, if there are questions beyond the text: https://guides.instructure.com/
These videos are recommended by Canvas as the means to learn how to use Canvas. The videos of greatest interest in these listings would be the sections for Instructors and for Students: https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-3891
Chapter 1
Feel free to ignore the section on Accessing Your Institution's Canvas Site.
The chapter leads you through setting up and adjusting your account, developing and editing your profile, and editing the general settings, through page 26 and on to page 27.
Creating Your Course starts on page 27. Skip page 28, because that is about an Institutional Account. What this course needs begins again on page 29, "Creating a New Course with a Free Teachers Account. This part continues to the end of the chapter.
NOTE: For this chapter you simply are creating the course. Developing the course site is for Chapter 2.
The main goals for this course include developing an understanding and familiarity with a Content Management System (CMS) and with a Learning Management System (LMS). Weebly has been our CMS, which was covered in the first half of this course. Canvas is our LMS, to which we turn the attention of this course now.
There are Four Perspectives for using Canvas: Student, Teacher, Parent, and Administration. This course looks at the Student and Teacher perspectives of Canvas. There are self-paced courses on Canvas that are free and open to the public. This is the way we can see the Student perspective for Canvas. We look at the Teacher perspective using Free for Teachers accounts. The Parent and Administrative perspectives only can be seen with Institution-specific Canvas accounts.
Here are some basic links you may find helpful in learning about Canvas:
Student account for Canvas: https://www.canvas.net/
- The suggestion is that you should try a free public Canvas course as a student to get a feel for that side of the LMS. A suggested course is
(K-12/HE) The World is Open! Discovering Powerful Online Resources and Tools for Learning. (Scroll down through the course offerings for it.)
Canvas guides help you learn about Canvas, if there are questions beyond the text: https://guides.instructure.com/
These videos are recommended by Canvas as the means to learn how to use Canvas. The videos of greatest interest in these listings would be the sections for Instructors and for Students: https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-3891
Chapter 1
Feel free to ignore the section on Accessing Your Institution's Canvas Site.
The chapter leads you through setting up and adjusting your account, developing and editing your profile, and editing the general settings, through page 26 and on to page 27.
Creating Your Course starts on page 27. Skip page 28, because that is about an Institutional Account. What this course needs begins again on page 29, "Creating a New Course with a Free Teachers Account. This part continues to the end of the chapter.
NOTE: For this chapter you simply are creating the course. Developing the course site is for Chapter 2.