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Which Way To Go?

amcdonnell Faculty

 

Many at FCS teach multiple sections of the same course. In setting up Canvas, when considering the benefits and drawbacks of using separate courses vs. sections within one course, perhaps this chart will help.

 Task: sections courses
Create one assignment that will be submitted by all students ?? no
Create one assignment for a specific section ?? ??
Make files (via the Canvas files tool) available only to a specific section no ??
Filter the gradebook by section ?? ??
Post section-specific announcements ?? ??
Send section-specific messages via the Inbox/Conversations tool ?? ??
Grade all students in one place ?? ?
Restrict a discussion forum to just a particular section (no one else can view or participate) ?? ??

 

Advantages of Sections:

One site for all students, course materials, and grades.

Consistency in access and availability of resources

More efficient

Disadvantages of Sections:

You can only have a one Gradebook for all associated sections- and while you can sort by section and even set it show only one section, it still is the same grade book with the same assignments, weights, etc.

If course work and content is significantly different between sections, the assignments and Gradebook can become difficult to manage.

 

Advantages of Multiple Course Shells:

Each section is able to have its own content and Gradebook

Allows more flexibility

Disadvantages of Multiple Course Shells:

Put simply, there’s a fair amount of duplication of work. It isn’t especially hard to import material from a different class, but you have be especially careful about naming conventions and pulling in the correct material. The alternative is doing a lot of cut and pasting.

 

FCIT Recommends:

We recommend using sections if you have multiple classes that more or less will be in lockstep with similar or the same due dates doing very similar work.

If your classes diverge in any significant way- different projects/ pacing/ etc… having separate courses would make sense. For instance the old block 7 in Upper School was so different from the other sections’ pacing, that separate courses would have made a lot of sense.

In the end, while FCIT may recommend using sections, it is a matter of personal preference. There isn’t a wrong way to do it.

 

Anonymous Grading in Canvas

amcdonnell Faculty ,

In today’s presentation, Rosetta Eun Ryong Lee, mentioned the benefits of grading anonymously.

Canvas allows you to hide student names in Assignments. By default, student names are shown in the Gradebook. And although you cannot change this in the Gradebook, teachers can hide student names when in SpeedGrader to remove bias in grading.

Click the gear icon near the top left of the browser and choose “Options”.

Click on the gear and choose "Options"
Then, click Hide student names in SpeedGrader
Here’s a walkthrough…

 

6 STEPS

1. In today’s presentation by Rosetta Eun Ryong Lee, she mentioned grading anonymously. Here’s how to do it in Canvas. The first step is to open sample assignment with rubric and click SpeedGrader™

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2. Click SpeedGrader Settings

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3. Click Options

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4. Click on

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5. Click Save Settings

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6. That’s it. You’re done.

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Here’s an interactive tutorial

https://www.iorad.com/player/1709357/Friendscentral-Instructure—How-to-untitled-task-name

Canvas LTI Integration – Setup & FAQ

dcrowley Faculty , ,
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Flipgrid Support

Canvas is the LMS that makes teaching and learning easier. Flipgrid is the video discussion platform that makes teaching and learning more personal, fun, and engaging. Integrate the two platforms seamlessly with Flipgrid’s Canvas integration!

  • Canvas Access Control – Only students in your Canvas course can access your connected Grids. Students can still join on mobile but must start within the Canvas app.
  • SpeedGrader – Add a Flipgrid Topic for your next Canvas Assignment. Student videos automatically show up in SpeedGrader.
  • Anywhere, Anytime – As long as students select the red Record a Response button in Canvas, they can record on any computer or on the free Flipgrid iOS + Android apps.
Flipgrid does not support admin or account-level setup. Additionally, existing Groups and Topics cannot be integrated. Instead, teachers need to set up their own integrations and it will create a new Group & Topics for each course.

To use the Flipgrid Canvas integration, educators must first have a Flipgrid account. Visit admin.flipgrid.com to log in or create your 100% free educator account.

Part 1 – Adding the Flipgrid App to your Canvas Course

    1. Within Canvas, select one of your courses from the sidebar menu.
    2. Select Settings from the navigation menu and then Apps from the tab.

Once the External Apps view loads, search for Flipgrid.

  1. Select Flipgrid and click Add App.canvas01.jpg
  2. Login to your Flipgrid account and go to the integrations section https://admin.flipgrid.com/manage/integrations
  3. Select the Add New Integration button and name your integration (e.g. Spring Course, hour 2).
  4. Copy your Flipgrid key & secret into the Canvas fields

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Part 2 – Adding Flipgrid Assignments

  1. Within your Canvas course, select Assignments and click the blue + Assignments button.
  2. Fill in the necessary fields you would normally want for a Canvas assignment, then scroll to the Submission Type box.
  3. Under the Submission Type drop-down menu, select External Tool. Click Find and select your Flipgrid configuration from the modal.
  4. Click the Save button at the bottom of the page to finish creating your Canvas Assignment.
  5. You will now see the Canvas Assignment you created and a new Flipgrid Topic automatically generated.

**NOTE – You cannot integrate existing Flipgrid Topics. Flipgrid_as_External_Submission_Tool.png

FAQs for Flipgrid + Canvas

I want Flipgrid to show in my course sidebar

To avoid issues with Speedgrader, Flipgrid is not defaulted to show in the course sidebar. To enable Flipgrid in the sidebar, head to Settings and select Navigation. There you can drag Flipgrid to be listed in the sidebar.

As the educator, I see “Course not connected”

Adding a Flipgrid integration must be done individually by the course teacher. To add the integration, your role in the course must be designated as “Teacher.” Select the People tab on your course sidebar and confirm your role is marked as Teacher.

My students are struggling with finding the Flipgrid assignment on mobile.

To participate on a mobile device, make sure students have the Flipgrid app downloaded from the Android Play Store or iOS App Store, then follow these steps:

  • Tap the “Submission” tab within this Assignment
  • Tap “Launch External Tool”.
  • Tap the “Record a Response” button where you will be prompted to “Open in app.”

I want to add an existing Flipgrid Grid or Topic to Canvas. Why can’t I do this?

Canvas does not allow existing Groups or Topics to be integrated. Instead, each new assignment will automatically create a Topic which integrates to Speedgrader. Add any details of the assignment to Canvas instead of Flipgrid to make sure duplication works for future courses!

My Canvas App Store does not show Flipgrid. How can I add Flipgrid as an app?

If the Canvas App Store has not been enabled for you, or if Flipgrid does not appear as an option, follow these steps to manually add it:

  1. Within Canvas, select one of your courses
  2. Select Settings from the navigation menu and then Apps from the tab Click the blue + App button
  3. Under Configuration Type, select By URL in the drop-down menu Enter a name for the app in the Name field (example: Flipgrid app)
  4. To generate a Consumer Key and Shared Secret follow steps 1-4 in the “Installing Flipgrid” section above and add them to the fields.
  5. Lastly, copy and paste https://static.flipgrid.com/source/canvas/flipgrid_canvas.xml in the Config URL field and then click the Submit button.
  6. Follow the steps above to add Canvas assignments and select Flipgrid as the external tool.

Make Your Canvas Dashboard Cards Pop!

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  • Want to add some pizzazz to your Canvas Dashboard? Use Canva with Canvas! Canva is a free graphic design site for those of us who aren’t graphic designers. Canva Review for 2020

    To see a video explaining how to use Canva to jazz up Canvas, go to the next slide by clicking either arrow adjacent to this text box.

    Note that you can use these images made in Canva for more than just the Canvas Dashboard Cards. You could easily embed these Canva images in your pages, assignments and announcements using the Rich Content Editor. 

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