Many of you teach semester courses. Below are some steps you are going to want to take as the first semester ends and the second semester begins.
- Grades in your First Semester Course- You will be able to continue to grade work and push those grades to Powerschool (if you are utilizing the grade push) until January 31st. This corresponds with the grading timeline that Alice sent out. After January 31st you will have read-only access to your course material. This means you can see all of your assignments, files, discussions, student work, etc. but you can’t edit within the course. To edit the content you would need to copy it into a new course (see #2)!
- Copy Course content to New Semester Course- If you teach the same course second semester you can easily copy all of your Semester 1 content to your new course. Here are directions on how to do this.
- Semester Course Content Next Year- You will also be able to copy any course content from a semester course (or Year Long Courses, too) into the PowerSchool created courses you will teach next year. Don’t worry- Your work first semester will not disappear!
- Don’t forget to Publish Your Semester Two Courses- You must publish your second semester courses just like you did semester one. Here are directions.
- Semester 2 Try Something New!- Please stop in and see me in room 307 if you would like to review how you have used Canvas in semester 1 and discuss ways to expand upon your use in Semester 2. Things to consider: collecting assignments through Canvas, Discussions, Modules, GradeBook Push, Group Assignments. These suggestions will all be explored in the opportunity which follows.
Voluntary Canvas Drop-In Sessions During Exam Make-Up Time
Earn Act 48 and Learn Something New!
If you are interested in attending any of the sessions listed below, please register through OTS.
Session
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Description
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Time, Date, Location
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Canvas Open Discussion
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This will be an informal discussion of what has been working and what has not regarding Canvas. Pick up tips and tricks from other Canvas users and get a preview of some new features being added to Canvas
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1/17
12:00-12:30
Room 307
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1/18
12:45-1:15
Room 307
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Why Modules?
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This session will explore the beauty of modules. This “course design best practice” ends the searching for related unit resources saving time for students and teachers alike!
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1/17
12:45-1:15
Room 307
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1/18
1:30-2:00
Room 307
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PowerSchool Grade Push
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This session will explore how to utilize the PowerSchool Grade Push. Learn how to improve your work flow by collecting and grading work in Canvas and pushing those grades over to PowerSchool.
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1/17
1:30-2:00
Room 307
or
1/18
12:00-12:30
Room 307
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