This document provides an overview and instructions for using various features in the Canvas LMS platform for Lee County Schools. It begins with an explanation of the main navigation buttons like Dashboard, Courses, Calendar, Inbox, etc. It then discusses how to start a new course, add content and materials to courses using modules, and use tools like the rich content editor, HTML embedding, files, images, discussions, and question banks. The document also provides directions for setting up grade passback from Canvas to PowerSchool by importing assignment groups and adding weights. It concludes with some frequently asked questions.

1. Canvas LMS
Lee County Schools

2. Time to Play
Go to your Dashboard and…..

3. Navigation
Buttons
• Dashboard
• Courses
• Calendar
• Inbox
• Canvas
Commons
• Help
• To Do
• Coming Up
• Recent
Feedback
Start a
New
course

4. Courses

5. Calendar

6. Calendar
Anytime you update or add an assignment date,
regardless of which tool you are using, the
change/additional will automatically appear
everywhere!

7. Messages

8. Commons

9. Commons Tips
• You cannot view the
content in Commons
• Create an Import for
Preview Course Shell
• Then Import into Canvas

10. HELP?!?!

11. Time to Play
From your Dashboard…..

12. Getting Started
• Set Notification Preferences
• Course must be PUBLISHED for students to access.
• Course level
• Module Level
• Item Level
• Build your course so that it fits you and your students.

13. Build your course with Modules
Modules are
like Hanging
File Holders
containing all
your materials
and resources.

14. Build your course with Modules

15. Add an Item to your Module

16. Practice with a Content Page
• Rich Content Editor
• HTML Editor
• Links
• Files
• Images
5 Tools to Add Content

17. Rich Content Editor
• Text
• Tables
• Hyperlinks
• Images
• Math Equations
• Record Video

18. HTML to Embed Web Tools
Just copy the HTML Code and paste into the content space.

19. Links – Files - Images
• Links to course content such as pages or discussions
• File Uploads
• Images – JPEG or PNG

20. Practice with a Discussion

21. Quiz Tips
• Don’t Build Quizzes
• Build Question Banks

22. Question Banks allow flexibility

23. Module Settings
Prerequisites Requirements

24. Setup PowerSchool Gradebook Passback
• Open ASSIGNMENTS
• Must have categories created
in PowerTeacher Pro
• Then import these
“Assignment Groups” into
Canvas

25. Setup PowerSchool Gradebook Passback
Shows Categories (Assignment Groups) were imported from
PowerSchool

26. Setup PowerSchool Gradebook Passback
Then add
weights to
match PTP
weights

27. Setup PowerSchool Gradebook Passback

28. Questions
• How do I import content into a course?
• How do I use Cloud Assignments?
• How do I Sync Grades to PowerSchools?