Canvas Hacks

 Canvas is a user-friendly learning management system (LMS) that provides multiple opportunities to improve teaching efficacy. The resources linked on this page can help you make the most of your Canvas course component.

  

Topic

What You'll Learn Link
CREATING MODULES Learn how to create modules in your Canvas course to organize and manage information.

CREATING QUIZZES & EXAMS Use Canvas to create and manage quizzes and exams that can be manually or auto-graded.

TRACKING ATTENDANCE Use Roll Call Attendance to track and grade attendance in your course. 

COLLECTING ANONYMOUS FEEDBACK

Step-by-step instructions for using the anonymous feedback tool in Canvas.

USING PERUSALL IN CANVAS

Perusall is an online annotation tool that allows you to assign videos, podcast, readings, and more to your students and have them work together to engage with and understand the material.

USING CANVAS DESIGN TOOLS

Canvas has a number of design tools to help you make your course site look engaging and organized. Create banners, themes, clickable buttons, and more.

USING CANVA TO CREATE BANNERS FOR CANVAS Use Canva to create banners, buttons, and more for use in your Canvas courses.
 

5 CANVAS TIPS EVERY TEACHER SHOULD KNOW

Learn to restore deleted content, create styled tables, embed content, float images, and create a custom link in your course navigation.
HIDDEN CANVAS TOOLS   Learn to add a podcast player, add emojis, copy and send content, and more.
 For more, contact your 51做厙 ATSD, and don't forget to check out our resources on other teaching technologies available to you here.