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Copy just one thing from one Canvas course to the other. (#lscanvas)

Right now we have tons of teachers creating all types of courses for next year. Sometimes you will want to copy just one page or resource from one course to another. It sounds complicated but it is actually just a few short clicks. Start by opening the course you want to add something to. 1. Click Settings . 2. Click Import Course Content on the far right . 1. Click Content Type and choose Copy a Canvas Course . 2. If courses don't show, just starting typing the name of the course you want to add from. Click Select specific content . Click Import . On the next screen click Select Content . 1. Wiki Pages are just pages. Don't let the name Wiki throw you. 2. Click the resources you want to add. 3. Click Select Content . The status bar should tell you how long it will take for the import. The two items from my other course were imported in.

Undelete - the hidden undo (#lscanvas)

At some point, we all accidentally delete something in Canvas and it is usually something that is one of a kind. Did you know by adding one tiny little word you can find the things you deleted in your Canvas courses? Open your Canvas course. 1. Click on Home .  2. Pro Tip - If you ever call Canvas for tech support they will ask you what course you are talking about, just read them these numbers. (If you haven't called, try it. You will be very surprised, they are top notch!) To find all your deleted items just add a backslash and the word undelete. The red text is what I typed in after my course address. (lindbergh.instructure.com/courses/182 /undelete ) The page will now show what and when things were deleted. Click restore to bring them back. Note: I do not know how long these items live on the Restore Deleted Items page.

Create a Tasty video and share it to YouTube.

This post is to support the LHS FACS students. We stumbled upon this app a while ago and it just keeps getting better. We thought it would be a great time to update the post to help you hone your video creation skills. This post was used in LHS FACS to help guide the video creation process.  Why did we pick FilmoraGo? We needed to find an app that was free and worked on both iOS and Android. WARNING! We would advise you to have a  minimum  of one gig of free storage on your device before you start creating your project. Trust us, we learned the hard way. Use  Google Photos  to back all your images and videos which can help free up space quickly. It is also the easiest way to back up all your FACS videos. Do not delete any files off your device  until the project has been uploaded YouTube and submitted for a final grade. WARNING! Chocolate Coconut Sheet Cake The first time we watched the video without any ...

Creating a Canvas template without code. (#lscanvas)

There are many ways to organize your course homepage. Some use a clickable calendar and others list the modules. Did you know you can also create a homepage that is graphically clickable? Getting Started Find one image for each unit/module. Create a header image. The homepage needs some text. Images You can use the image search within Canvas or an outside site. We are using the Noun Project for this blog post. Header There are plenty of sites you can use to create a header image, for this post we used Canva . Start by searching for Facebook cover and clicking enter . Select any cover that has the word free in the lower right corner. If you want to keep the stock image, skip this step. 1. Click Uploads  on the far left side. 2. Click Upload an image . 3. Click the image you want as your cover image.  Delete the background image. Double click to add new image. Adjust to fit. Adjust the text. When ready, clic...

Embedding OneNote directly into Canvas. (#lscanvas)

OneNote notebook is clickable and live in Canvas when you embed it! OneNote - Your Digital Notebook This post will demonstrate how to embed OneNote into your Canvas course. New to OneNote? Check out Microsoft's site for a great overview. Embedding Process Create a new Page in your Canvas course. It is recommended to make the title of the page something instantly recognizable before someone clicks on it.  Then click on HTML Editor in the upper right side of the page . Type this code on your page  EXACTLY  as it appears below . <p><iframe src=" Open your Microsoft OneDrive on the web. Find the OneNote notebook you want to embed. 1. Click the ice cream cone for that notebook (three dots). 2. Click Copy link . Click Anyone with the link can edit . Deselect  Allow editing and click Apply .  Click the Copy button. Return to your Canvas course and paste the link after the cod...