Wiki Page, Welcome to Canvas 101: Completion Criteria for Canvas Artist Badge

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Canvas II: Course Elements

Use the content in this course as a reference will constructing your course. Below is a list the required elements for your course and a list from which you will need to select just 2 additional elements in order to earn your Canvas Artist Badge. Once you have completed your course, you can compete the Canvas Artist Badge survey to apply for your badge.

Completion Criteria for the Canvas Artist Badge

All of These Elements are Required

1. Profile: Picture uploaded.

2. Syllabus: Created and button available in left hand navigation, use Settings to make the syllabus publicly visible.

3. Modules: Content is well organized and chunked into modules by topic, textbook chapters, time frame, steps in a process, etc.

4. Assignment: An assignment(s) is created that requires students to digitally submit their work.

5. Calendar: Important dates entered.

6. Rubrics: A rubic(s) has been created to provide feedback on discussion participation or another assignment.

7. Discussion: A discussion(s) is created in the course with a well defined prompt that will invite responses, questions, conversation, and reflection

8. Announcement: Post an announcement(s) to remind students of an upcoming quiz, assignment due date, etc.

9. External Website Link: Content and resources are provided as a link to an external website.

10. Files: Content and resources are provided as an upload PDF file.

11. Page: Content and resources are provided by creating a Page. This could be a syllabus, a homepage, or other pages.

12. Quiz: A quiz is created to be used as a formative assessment or study tool.

13. Original Media: Record a video introduction, mini lesson, directions, etc. using the Record/Upload Media Comment button in the Rich Text Editor.

14. Images: Included an image(s) somewhere in the course (homepage,announcement, quiz question, page, syllabus, discussion prompt, etc) to serve a purpose (visual appeal to course, explain concept, diagram to label, screen capture explanation, etc.).

15. Course Published: Access the setting for the course and publish it to make it accessible to users.

Pick Any 2 of These Elements

1. External App: Use an External App (KhanAcademy, Youtube, Educreations, SlideShare, Trello, etc) somewhere in your course.

2. Help Discussion: Provide a discussion in which students can ask questions and assist each other.

3. Social Discussion: Provide a discussion to foster relationships in which students can participate.

4. Outcomes: Link outcomes to a rubric.

5. Outcomes: Link an outcome to a quiz bank.Use the questions in the quiz bank in a quiz in the course.

6. Public Course: Set your course as publicly visible and link shared on eChalk profile. This will allow visitors to view the content of your course without having a Canvas login, but they won’t be able to participate in any activities or view any student information.

7. Scheduler: Use the scheduler to set up tutoring or parent/teacher conference, etc.

8. Quiz: Use the Quiz tool to create a student survey to be used midway through your course to gather feedback and make adjustment in your course as needed. Example questions: What’s working so far? How could your learning experience be improved? What do you want or need help with? What are the top 2 understandings you have learned so far?