This workshop walks instructors through the process to get their Canvas courses setup to start the term. It introduces many of the components of a Canvas shell and provides tips to make things easier for teachers and students. After the workshop video, there is a link to the Canvas shell discussed in the previous page as well as links to several pages with quick information about various Canvas tools.

Please view the workshop and try out some of the strategies and tools suggested. Links to resources and tools are included below the video.

Move Your Course Online - Canvas Shell with template and tips

The pages below include very brief descriptions and demonstrative videos about various topics for the tools below.

Canvas: Communication Tools

Inbox
Announcements
Chat
Collaborations

Canvas: Discussions

Uses and Strategies
Building Discussions

Canvas: Rubrics

Creating Rubrics
Managing Rubrics
Adding Rubrics

Canvas: Student Groups

Creating Student Groups
Managing Student Groups
Student Groups Homepage
Group Assignments

Testing in Canvas

Quiz Building
Quiz Security
Quiz Grading

Credits: Created by Danielle Thacker, Technology-enhanced Learning & Online Strategies at Virginia Tech, and curated by Julia Feerrar & Kayla B. McNabb, University Libraries at Virginia Tech.