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Beginning of the Year Course Checklist

Change the Name of Your Course

Edit your course name to reflect the current year and/or instructor. This will prove very helpful during the import process.

Copy Course Content

There is no need to reinvent the wheel! Copy course content from last year's course into this year's course shell. It is always a smart idea to review due dates of imported material before publishing your course.

Create a Syllabus and Publish it

Minimize user clicking by either copying and pasting or typing syllabus material into the syllabus page, located on the left sidebar. For detailed instructions, refer to this guide.

Once your syllabus is in the course

go to your course settings

check "make syllabus publicly viewable"

drag the syllabus into view under your navigation settings (see below).

For syllabus content ideas for an online course read these tips. Added content and calendar items will appear at the bottom of the syllabus automatically.

Check Course Navigation Settings

This feature is located in the left sidebar settings.

Click on the Navigation tab.

Drag items to or out of student view to customize the course to student needs.

Be sure to have the Syllabus item available to students.

Review Course Settings

It is important to check these settings before publishing your course!

Recommended Settings:

Make Syllabus Publically Visible (Links to an external site.): Check this box so that visitors who have not logged into Canvas (parents) can view your syllabus by accessing its web address.

Hide Totals in Student Grade Summary (Links to an external site.): This should prevent students and parents from being confused by a course grade in Canvas. Their actual course grade can be found SIS.

Hide Grade Distribution Graphs from Students (Links to an external site.): This can keep students from viewing the summary statistics of the class.

Don't allow students to:

Enroll themselves in the course (Links to an external site.)

Form groups

Create discussions

Comment on announcements (Links to an external site.)

For more information and detailed guides, click here.

Check Module Settings

Control what modules students can see by publishing or unpublishing modules, selecting prerequisites to be completed before the module will open, or by locking the module until a certain date.

Remember it is helpful to have external url's open in a new window. This will prompt students to click on the title to open the link outside of Canvas. Sometimes a link appears to not work inside of canvas, but simply needs the titled to be clicked. Checking the "open in new window" eliminates this issue. For tips on embedding content within Canvas (YouTube videos, for example), check the guides.

Set Your Home Page

The homepage view is important because it is the first page students see when they access your course. You can direct students to your syllabus, to the modules, or to a created homepage with embedded links. For more details on these options, read this snazzy guide.

Add the WHS Student Orientation Module

Import from the Commons the Student Orientation Module created for WHS. You can edit the module and everything in it to suit the needs of your students.

To find the module

Click Commons in the global navigation menu.

Search for Garton.

Click the "Student Canvas Orientation Module."

Click the green button, Import into Course, and select which course.

Plan a day when your students will complete the module to become familiar with Canvas.

Publish Your Course

To allow students to see all of the hard work you've just put into getting your course ready, make sure you publish it!

Use Student View to See Your Course as a Student

It is always a good idea to take a look at your published course material from a student's perspective, which can easily be accomplished by going to settings from the left sidebar and clicking on "Student View." This is a great way to practice turning in assignments, taking quizzes, and viewing the course as a whole.

Using Canvas with Your Students

These are basic steps for getting your course ready for use. Use the guides and resources in this Canvas II course for additional information on adding content, creating assignments, and course design. To learn more about using Canvas with your students and fully integrating it into your classroom, please consider Canvas III.