How do I contact students and parents in my classes? This might be our most often-asked question. We have now created e-mail groups for all classes, for both students and parents. Click this link to see a complete list of all the groups in the system (login required). You can also use auto-complete to find […]
The Tech Ambassadors met yesterday to bring you the rest of this week’s briefings. Can my EAL co-teacher and TA be added to my Canvas course? Yes, you can and should add co-teachers and TAs to your Canvas course by clicking on “People” in your course’s left nav bar. See https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-12973-4152724200 for more detail. […]
Although the virtual school plan was developed by a team of faculty and administrators three years ago, the current situation is the first time we’ve activated it. We anticipate bumps along the way since it’s an untested system, and we know that with your feedback we can make it better. That’s why, in the interests […]
As our schools delves into how to address reading strategies with our students, we thought we would add a few suggestions of Tech tools and tips that may be useful to achieve this goal! There are many websites, apps, and add-ons that help engage and support students in reading. Here are four that we think […]
Feeling like you need a bit of extra help with Canvas? Looking to find out how you can best utilize Canvas for your class? Visit one of our Tech Ambassador Office Hours.
If your predecessor actively used Canvas, you’ll be able to access their old Canvas course. In the left nav bar, go to Courses > All Courses: You’ll see your predecessor’s courses under Past Enrollments: You can also copy content from those old courses to your new course – either item-by-item or everything at once! Follow […]
We all hate losing instructional days, but there are times when unavoidable circumstances cause schools to temporarily close. To mitigate the effects of lost seat time, a group of teachers met over the 2017-18 school year to formulate a virtual school plan so that instruction can continue online in the event of a school closure […]
All NCPA teachers have a PRO account to use Newsela with their students. But why would you want to use Newsela? One reason is that the 6,000+ articles are at five different reading levels, allowing you to differentiate and customize assignments depending on student needs. Newsela is a powerful digital reading experience within an instructional […]
[advanced_iframe src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/FBtR_XBFwwQ” width=”640″ height=”360″] Confused by groups and group sets in Canvas? Learn how they work in under 5 minutes. You’ll then be able to make assignments in Canvas where the entire group needs to only upload a single submission.
Students LOVE how fun FlipGrid is. Our EAL department LOVES how FlipGrid makes it easy for students to upload quick video responses to prompts, promoting oral language production. And the IT department LOVES how FlipGrid integrates with our LMS, Canvas! You should LOVE how easy it is to set up: watch the <5 minute video […]