Presentation on using Canvas on inclement-weather days.

1. Canvas & Inclement Weather
Lea Susan Engle
Canvas Training and Outreach Coordinator
canvas@utlists.utexas.edu
canvas.utexas.edu/help

2. REAL-LIFE SCENARIO
(THANKS, TWITTER!)

6. Recording Video in Canvas
• Talking head
• No edits

7. Recording Video in Canvas

8. Uploading Video
1. If you record it in Canvas, it’s already there.
2. Videos NOT recorded in Canvas better hosted elsewhere and
embedded
• YouTube
• Vimeo
• Box
3. Canvas easily accommodates videos under 500 MB

9. Video Formats
• flv – Flash Video
• asf – Windows Media
• qt – Apple QuickTime
• mov – Apple QuickTime
• mpg – Digital Video Format
• mpeg – Digital Video Format
• avi – Digital Video Format
• m4v – Digital Video Format
• mwv – Windows Media
• mp4 – Digital Video Format
• 3gp – Multimedia Mobile Format
Canvas Instructor Guide – Supported File Types

10. Quizzes
Canvas Instructor Guide – Quizzes

11. Modules
Canvas Instructor Guide – Modules
Organize your class by week, topic, etc. Modules are made of assignments,
files, pages, quizzes, external links, and more.

12. Snow-day Module
• You could add a new mini module of videos, readings,
quizzes, problem sets, etc. students should cover that
day and create a rule that requires they complete this
content before they can move on.

13. Canvas Resources
• UT’s Canvas Help Resources
• canvas.utexas.edu/help
• One-on-one or small-group consulting with CTL
• canvas.utexas.edu/appointments
• Canvas Guides
• Canvas Instructor Guide

14. Canvas & Inclement Weather
Lea Susan Engle
Canvas Training and Outreach Coordinator
canvas@utlists.utexas.edu
canvas.utexas.edu/help