Introduction to Canvas

1. An introductory
guide to
Canvas LMS
Eddie Small & Kelley Lozicki
Nevada’s Principal Learning Consultants

2. Eddie Small
Principal Learning Consultant
• Licensed Educator (12 Years)
• Former High School Educator (Audio/Video
Production) Radio/TV
• Google Certified Innovator
• Former Canvas Administrator
• Technology Integration Specialist

3. Kelley Lozicki
Principal Learning Consultant
• Consulted Orange County Public Schools and
Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida
through Canvas implementations
• Worked with over 60 K-12 Canvas school districts
as a Customer Success Manager
• Instructional Dean
• Innovative Learning Specialist
• Instructional Technologist with a M. Ed. from USF
• Teacher from 2nd grade to community college

4. RAPID ROLLOUT!

5. Areas of Focus Today
1
Why Canvas?
2
Navigation
3
Creating An
Announcement

6. Additional Areas of Focus
4
Creating a
Module
5
Adding A
Page
6
Adding an
Assignment

7. Starting with The Why.
1
Why Canvas?
2
Navigation
3
Creating an
Announcement

8. Why use Canvas (or any LMS)?
• A centralized place for content
and tools
• Provides a consistent and
personalized learner experience
• Online environment for
classroom communication and
feedback

10. Global Navigation
1
Why Canvas?
2
Navigation
3
Creating an
Announcement

11. Global Navigation
Course Navigation

12. Let’s Take A Look

13. Announcements
1
Why Canvas?
2
Navigation
3
Creating an
Announcement

14. Communication is key inside any
LMS. Canvas has built in tools to
help accomplish your digital learning
goals.
Announcements

15. Let’s Take A Look

16. Additional Areas of Focus
4
Creating a
Module
5
Adding A
Page
6
Adding an
Assignment

17. Modules are the building blocks to
course information & materials.
Creating a concept/guide/structure to
your students learning.
Modules

18. Let’s Take A Look

19. Additional Areas of Focus
4
Creating a
Module
5
Adding A
Page
6
Adding an
Assignment

20. Canvas loves giving Teachers choice.
What do you want students to see
when they enter a course? Can we
simplify their usage?
Your Homepage (In
Pages)

21. Homepage Examples

22. Let’s Take A Look

23. Additional Areas of Focus
4
Creating a
Module
5
Adding A
Page
6
Adding an
Assignment

24. Submissions
Pages Assignments
Discussion
s
Quizzes

25. Let’s Take A Look

26. Areas of Focus Today
4
Building
Content
5
Grading
6
Feedback

27. Gradebook

28. SpeedGrader

29. Feedback

30. Wrapping Up
Additional
Help w/
Canvas LMS?

31. THANK YOU