Start of the Year Edition of the Friday Five
1. Start of the Year Checklists: Most directions for Canvas Start of the Year can be found on your level's checklist. The middle school checklist is here and the high school checklist can be found here. Of course, email me, Cara Gurysh at cgurysh@pennridge.org with any questions or for assistance.
2. Grade Passback/PTP: With the conversion to PowerTeacher Pro there are new set-up steps that must be followed if you want to utilize grade passback. The directions can be found here. Keep in mind that you must set up your grading Categories in PTP first.
3. PowerSchool/Canvas: Canvas and PowerSchool "speak" to each other each night. If a student's schedule changes, it takes 24 hours for the change to be reflected in Canvas. This means if a student is placed into your period 2 class on Monday during period 1, the student will not have your course until Tuesday. If for some reason the course does not appear the next day, please contact Cara Gurysh at cgurysh@pennridge.org.
4. LockDown Browser: We have the LockDown Browser available for all staff and students 6-12. This browser creates a secure testing environment in Canvas. Using it is simple. Here are the directions. NOTE: The directions reference LockDown Monitor, we do not have this camera feature. Look for sessions on the browser soon.
5. PUBLISH Your Courses: Don't forget that students will not be able to see your courses until you hit Publish from your course homepage.
Bonus: Parent Observer Account Directions can be found under the Parents Tab on each school's website. A teacher can generate a pairing code for a parent if needed. Here are directions.
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