Wiki Page, Welcome to Canvas 101: The Commons

Wiki Page
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Tips

You can share your course, or specific learning objects from your course (quiz, assignment, page, etc) and limit the access to just Willard HS teachers. This is a convenient way to share course content with other instructors of the same or similar course.

I've created and shared a Student Orientation Module that you can easily import into your course to add tutorials and activities to show your students how to use Canvas. Just search for "Garton" in the Commons.

Guides

Commons Guide by Janetta

Commons Guides

What can I do with the Commons?

Build and share complete courses – With Canvas Commons, users can build and share a complete course, including course activities, outcomes, assignments and quizzes.

Create a personal learning object repository – At the end of a Quarter, Semester or Year upload your entire Course, a few Assignments, or some Files for quick easy access in future Years, Semesters or Quarters. The Repository allows you to quickly upload materials from your course and easily import it into another.

Share common assessments: Share summative assessments among all grade level or departments with Commons.

Locate specific content appropriate for your subject and grade level – Users can search for relevant materials (and filter by topic, grade level, institution and resource type) and assemble courses without spending countless hours creating materials from scratch and scouring several different external sources.

Instantly incorporate activities and content – The seamless integration of Canvas Commons and Canvas makes it simple and easy for users to put the best resources from Canvas Commons into their courses on Canvas.

Selectively share your content – Instructors can share publicly across the Commons community, or limit the availability of shared resources to just their district, building, or themselves. Share courses for Vertical or Horizontal alignment of curriculum within Willard Schools.

Video Tutorials

Commons Overview from Canvas LMS on Vimeo.

Commons: Find, Import, Share from Canvas LMS on Vimeo.

Commons Updatable Resources from Canvas LMS on Vimeo.