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Canvas is our primary Learning Management System. See below for details, help, and how-to resources.
  
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Support Resources for Using the Canvas Learning Management System
 
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====As of May 2014, The Evergreen State College is transitioning to using Canvas as our primary Learning Management System. For more details, click here.====
 
  
The articles below provide answers to common questions and instructions ranging from basic navigation and site creation to working with advanced features and settings. For more information, please visit the [https://help.instructure.com/home/ Canvas Help Center] or contact [https://help.evergreen.edu/ Academic Computing].
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===[[Canvas at Evergreen]]===
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*What is Canvas? Course access and enrollment.  
  
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===[https://evergreen.instructure.com/enroll/X9GKRT Canvas Orientation for Faculty]===
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*Walk through this self-paced online course for an overview of the Canvas interface along with some of the tools and features used in building a basic modules-based site.
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!colspan="6"| [http://guides.instructure.com/m/8472| '''Quickstart Guide for Faculty''']
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*[http://vimeo.com/69658934| Canvas Interface Overview] for Faculty
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*[[Getting Started in Canvas]]
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*[[Designing Your Canvas Course]]
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*[[Assignments and Grading in Canvas]]
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*[[Communicating in Canvas]]
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*[[Translating Moodle to Canvas]]
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===[[Technical Requirements for Using Canvas]]===
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*Supported Internet browsers and needed plugins. Canvas on mobile devices (Android, iOS).
  
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===[[Designing Your Canvas Course]]===
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*Creating a Home page. Adding files, links, and media content. Publishing your course.
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*Using Announcements, Conversations, Discussions, the Calendar, and Scheduler to connect with students. Tools for providing students feedback in Canvas.
!colspan="6"| [http://guides.instructure.com/m/8470| '''Quickstart Guide for Students''']
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*Get the mobile app for [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.instructure.candroid Android] and [https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/canvas-by-instructure-cloud/id480883488?mt=8 iPhone]
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*[[Navigating Canvas]]
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*[[Canvas Settings]]
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*[[Communications in Canvas]]
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*[[Assignments in Canvas]]
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*Creating and administrating assignments, online quizzes, and surveys. Setting up question banks.
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===[[Assessment and Grading Tools]]===
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*Using Outcomes and Rubrics to communicate instructional objectives and achievement expectations. Using the Gradebook and SpeedGrader.
  
  
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===Need Help?===
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*When using Canvas and you encounter an issue, click on '''Help''' in the lower left corner of the Canvas site.
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***'''[https://community.canvaslms.com/community/answers/guides/ Search the Canvas Guides]''' - view help documentation by Instructure (the makers of Canvas)
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***'''Report a Problem''' - submit a help ticket via Canvas which goes to your Academic Technologies team
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***'''[https://community.canvaslms.com/community/answers Ask the Community]''' - a lively forum with answers to many Canvas questions
  
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*If you are unable to access/log in to Canvas, submit a [https://help.evergreen.edu help ticket] to Academic Technologies or from the upper right corner of your MyEvergreen page.
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Latest revision as of 12:30, 4 March 2020



Canvas-logo-grn300.png

Canvas is our primary Learning Management System. See below for details, help, and how-to resources.

Canvas at Evergreen

  • What is Canvas? Course access and enrollment.

Canvas Orientation for Faculty

  • Walk through this self-paced online course for an overview of the Canvas interface along with some of the tools and features used in building a basic modules-based site.

Technical Requirements for Using Canvas

  • Supported Internet browsers and needed plugins. Canvas on mobile devices (Android, iOS).

Designing Your Canvas Course

  • Creating a Home page. Adding files, links, and media content. Publishing your course.

Communicating in Canvas

  • Using Announcements, Conversations, Discussions, the Calendar, and Scheduler to connect with students. Tools for providing students feedback in Canvas.

Assignments and Quizzes in Canvas

  • Creating and administrating assignments, online quizzes, and surveys. Setting up question banks.

Assessment and Grading Tools

  • Using Outcomes and Rubrics to communicate instructional objectives and achievement expectations. Using the Gradebook and SpeedGrader.


Need Help?

  • When using Canvas and you encounter an issue, click on Help in the lower left corner of the Canvas site.
    • This opens a pop-up window with different help options such as:
      • Search the Canvas Guides - view help documentation by Instructure (the makers of Canvas)
      • Report a Problem - submit a help ticket via Canvas which goes to your Academic Technologies team
      • Ask the Community - a lively forum with answers to many Canvas questions
  • If you are unable to access/log in to Canvas, submit a help ticket to Academic Technologies or from the upper right corner of your MyEvergreen page.