Canvas Blueprints should NOT have dates

As you build in your Canvas Blueprint and sync it out to the Shell courses, please make sure your Blueprint does NOT include dates. If these dates remain, when we switch from S1 to S2, all of the items with dates (calendar events, assignments, to-do items, etc.) will repopulate on the Syllabus page for all of your students! Ack! 

So, if something in the Blueprint has a date associated with it, make sure all teachers assign the correct due dates/times for each of their classes then go back to the Blueprint and remove the dates or calendar event. Since it was edited for the Shell courses, it no longer syncs that item and will keep the specific dates entered for each section. 

If this doesn't make sense to you or if you have any question, please see Penney Matos!

Viewing Eduphoria Reservation Calendars

If you have reserved a chromebook/laptop cart through Eduphoria, you can easily see who reserved it before or after you! This can help with locating a cart that's not in its "home".

1. Open Eduphoria's Facilities & Events.
2. Click on your reservation on the left. 
3. Close the pop-up window with your reservation details (this is where you DELETE reservations that you no longer need). 
4. Then you can navigate through the calendar for that item. 
• Click the magnifying glass and make sure Requestor and Item are both selected.
• Select between Day, Week, and Month view
5. Use the phone list or master schedule (both in Google Drive) to find room numbers for the teachers before and after your reservation.

Canvas "No Submission" Assignment VS Calendar Event

If students are not turning in their work through Canvas, it is recommended to use a Calendar Event instead of an Assignment with "No Submission". See the table below for details.

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Originality Checker and Course Kit in Canvas

As I learn more about Course Kit in Canvas I'll share it with you.
Google recently released Originality Checker for Google Classroom and for their new Course Kit LTI in Canvas. If you're interested in using it, check out this video: 

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YouTube Brand Accounts

If you or your students have issues accessing YouTube because of a past brand account, please check out this document put together by staff in NorthWest ISD. It explains what is going on and gives directions to help clear it up!
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How well do you know Chromebooks?

Really. How well do you think you know chromebooks? Can you scroll without using the scroll bar? Can you locate files after they're downloaded? These questions and more are part of this Chromebook Quiz for Students. I recommend you give it a try yourself!
Make a copy of the quiz.

EduTwitter- Search for Educators on Twitter

I recently ran across this awesome list of educators on Twitter - EduTwitter.org! You can search by specialism (like subject area) and by the number of followers or tweets. I recommend you take a look and see if there's someone in your area that you could be following to expand your PLN!

40 Teacher Facebook Pages You Should Follow Today

This post "40 Teacher Facebook Pages You Should Follow Today" was updated in June. Check out the list and see who is worth following in your content area!

Getting to know your chromebook

Please check out this post from Holly Clark titled Getting to know your chromebook. There are TONS of great tips here!

Canvas Cheat Sheet

As you become more comfortable with Canvas, please see this cheat sheet for additional features that are available. 

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