Using Technology for Learning: Canvas
What a powerful tool! The above picture is a screenshot of my dashboard. The 'To Do' list on the top right shows grading that needs to be done. Under it is a glimpse of what is on the calendar for the day or the next few days. On the left side is the menu where you can get into the classes you teach, send messages (I don't have 16 unread messages. I reply through my e-mail so it shows them unread on Canvas.), manually add things to the calendar or just view the calendar and get to the Commons. The Commons area contains a wealth of shared ideas from fellow educators and is a gold mine that I need to explore! We started using Canvas at my high school in the 2015 to 2016 school year. It was a slow entry into the world of learning management systems because we were not fully one-to-one yet. During the first year, we used Canvas to upload notes so students could access them outside of the classroom, limited online testing, and as a classroom calendar. When the 20