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Granite's Canvas Expectations & Goals


What Should I Include in My Canvas Course?

In order to ensure a successful experience for students using Canvas, the following recommendations have been made for teachers to implement when creating their courses.  All teachers in the Granite District should include the following items on their course homepage:
  • Course Name, Period & Welcome Message: The top of the page should include the teacher name and a welcome message.  The welcome message should introduce students to your class and give an overview what they will be learning this school year (or month quarter if you prefer.)
  • Contact Information: Please describe your preferred contact method for students and parents and list contact numbers and/or email address.
  • Syllabus: Even though Canvas will create a course syllabus based on your assignments and other course information, this section should include a link to your course syllabus saved as PDF.
  • Multimedia Element: Below your welcome message include a photo or video that relates to your classroom.  Adding multimedia, and changing the multimedia element regularly, is a great way to add interest to your class Canvas webpage.
  • Monthly Schedule: The monthly schedule should be broken into weeks.  Each of the weeks should be broken into days.  Each day should include links to any content pages, assignments, links, discussions, and announcements needed for class on that particular day. Each new week should be added above the previous week so that the newest content is at the top of the schedule.  Note:  All assignments, discussions, announcements, quizzes, etc., will automatically be added to the student calendar.
  • Assignments, Discussions, Quizzes, Announcements, Resources and More:  All those items you regular put in your classes can be included in your Canvas course.  Beginning January 19, 2015, all of your scores will automatically be populated into the Granite School District Gradebook.  To learn the process for setting this up click here.
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