Canvas Course Management and Settings

The video tutorial revisits key Canvas settings and features for teachers, focusing on course settings, assignment groups, and Gradebook configurations. It emphasizes the importance of organizing assignments, setting due dates, and using feedback to enhance student engagement and independence. Teachers are encouraged to personalize assignments and track student progress, with a focus on improving communication with students and parents through Canvas. The tutorial aims to prepare teachers for the upcoming school year by reinforcing these practices.

What was the main focus of the initial part of the school year?

• Organizing school events

• Creating student profiles

• Adjusting Canvas course settings and grade screen settings

• Setting up online quizzes

Why is it important to set the grading scheme as the default in course settings?

• To ensure assignments use the elementary grading scale

• To allow students to choose their own grading scale

• To make the course look more professional

• To simplify the login process

What is the purpose of using assignment groups in Canvas?

• To group assignments in a way that makes sense for teachers and students

• To make the course more colorful

• To increase the difficulty of assignments

• To hide assignments from students

How can Gradebook settings help teachers?

• By filtering and viewing information in different ways

• By automatically grading assignments

• By sending reminders to students

• By creating new assignments

What is a key thing to remember when setting due dates for assignments?

• To set them within the trimester

• To set them randomly

• To set them at the end of the year

• To avoid setting due dates

What is the benefit of organizing assignment groups and settings?

• It sets the stage for student view

• It increases the difficulty of assignments

• It makes the course more colorful

• It hides assignments from students

What is the purpose of setting up students to become more active members of the learning process?

• To encourage independence and self-awareness

• To make them dependent on teachers

• To reduce their engagement

• To increase their screen time

How can teachers and students benefit from adding assignments in Canvas?

• By making assignments more difficult

• By hiding assignments from parents

• By reducing the number of assignments

• By having online communication and monitoring progress

What control does the teacher have over the student and parent view?

• The teacher controls the view of assignments and feedback

• The teacher controls the student's internet access

• The teacher controls the student's grades

• The teacher controls the student's attendance

What will be the next steps in the coming school year?

• Hiding assignments from parents

• Bringing students into the feedback loop

• Reducing the number of assignments

• Increasing the difficulty of assignments