Canvas for 2020-2021
Kate Masterson
Welcome back to Canvas, CCS!
The Canvas/PowerSchool sync is up and running and you may already be seeing your 2020-2021 courses appear on your dashboard. If there is still a lot of scheduling going on in your building, hold off until you get the all-clear from admin before starting to import content.
Revisit these key tips from our Canvas Summer PD course to make sure your course is ready for you to click “Publish!”
Elementary:
- Preview Your Course Using Student View
- Cross-listing may be for you, too
- Import Content from Your Sandbox Course
- Publish!
Middle:
Middle & High School:
- Preview Your Course Using Student View
- Order of Operations (Cross-list > Sync Gradebook Categories > Import Content)
- Cross-listing Your Courses in Canvas (Note: Be sure to think through how cross-listing will work in the hybrid schedule first before you cross-list!)
- Setting up the Canvas/PowerSchool Grade Passback
- Import Content from Your Sandbox Course
- Publish!
Even though summer may be coming to a close, the Canvas Summer PD course will remain open to help guide you in your Canvas journey this year!
Need more support? Contact your building technology coordinator, your instructional coach, or enter a Kayako ticket.