Canvas LMS For Dummies

Marcus Painter and Eddie Small are both Senior Managers at Instructure, the parent company of Canvas LMS. Prior to joining Instructure, both worked as classroom educators, technology coordinators, and district leaders in Indiana. They are co-hosts of The Canvascasters, a podcast focused on conversations surrounding EdTech and leadership through the power of Canvas LMS.

Introduction 1 Part 1: Getting Started with Canvas LMS 5 Chapter 1: The Who, What, When, Where, and Why of Canvas 7 Chapter 2: Shifting Your Mindset 19 Part 2: Welcome to the Jungle 31 Chapter 3: The Panda Primer 33 Chapter 4: Where the Magic Happens: Setting Up a Course 49 Chapter 5: Rolling in the RCE 69 Chapter 6: You've Got Mail in Canvas Inbox 89 Chapter 7: Using the Canvas Calendar 105 Part 3: Living That Panda Life 121 Chapter 8: Communicating the Canvas Way 123 Chapter 9: Grazing through a Forest of Modules 135 Chapter 10: Climbing the Deliverables Tree 155 Chapter 11: Grading Efficiency for Panda Naps 181 Part 4: Collaborating with Your Panda Pals 205 Chapter 12: Running Wild: How to Own Student Ownership 207 Chapter 13: Collaborating with Fellow Pandas 219 Chapter 14: Joining the Canvas User Family 233 Part 5: The Part of Tens 249 Chapter 15: Ten Canvas Facts and Figures 251 Chapter 16: Ten Favorite Canvas Add-Ons 259 Chapter 17: Ten Productive Ways to Use the Canvas Mobile App 271 Index 277