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8:20-9:00am
Canvas 101: Canvas Crash Course
Presenter: Matt Kelsey
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Suitable for teachers who don’t use Canvas regularly for online instruction. Learn the basic Canvas UI: how to set your profile and preferences, add course syllabus, handouts, links, accept online assignments (including Turnitin), use Speedgrader, and make announcements. Live with Q&A; recording & outline to be posted shortly thereafter.
9:30-9:45am
Virtual School Daily Tech Briefing
Presenter: Tech Ambassadors
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Summary of most frequently asked questions, challenges and best practices. Live with summary to be posted shortly thereafter
10:20-11:00am
Online Instruction 110: Adapting Instruction to an Online Format
Presenters: Greg and Matt
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A rundown of how common classroom strategies can be translated into an online format using educational apps and sites beyond Canvas. Suitable for most teachers.
12:20-1pm
Collaboration with Teams 110: Using Teams for Individual and Group Conferencing
Presenters: Liza and Matt
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Get an overview of the Teams interface and how the collaborative features that make it easy to meet with your colleagues and students. Learn how to share meeting links outside of Teams and set up ad-hoc and scheduled meetings.
1:20-2:00pm
Canvas 201: Intermediate Canvas Features
Presenter: Matt
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Learn how to use Canvas’s Discussion, Quizzes, Group Assignments, and Collaborations to facilitate online activities.