Speedgrader Tips

This post is about the Canvas Speedgrader. There are a couple of settings that might come in handy. One is that if you want to really fly you could set up a rubric at the start of your assignment build and click the box that says you want to use the rubric score as your final score. That appears at the lower left of the rubric setup and needs to be checked before saving. That way, when you click the rubric and save in Speedgrader, the score will appear in the score box automatically saving you a couple of clicks. All you have to do is click the arrow for the next student. Another tip is to set your gear settings at the upper left of Speedgrader and choose how you want your students to be organized. The choices are alpha, by date, and who needs to be scored yet.
Speedgrader Tips

Rubric Tips

This 99 topic is a couple of Canvas Rubric Tips. Remember the best way to build your rubric is to do it right at the start. It is way difficult to locate and put together later and in many instances impossible to do. You will have to rebuild your assignment completely. In the case of Google Cloud Assignments, you must build your rubric first. If you forget (and don't want to start from scratch) you can click the submission type back to "no submission" and save. Then, return to Edit, build your rubric, and reset the submission type to External Tool and choose the Google Cloud Assignment LTI. Of course from there you select the actual Google document your wish to push out with your assignment.
Rubric Tips

Google Cloud Assignment - Deep Dive

Here is an update on Google Cloud Assignments. I love this concept and have tested it out in my classes. While in theory it is a fantastic option but while in Beta I have had a few students in each of my classes not being able to access the document or get their Google Drive associated in its entirety. For now, I am suspending use until I get a few answers concerning these problems. It is, after all, in Beta.

Today's post is definitely a deep dive. You will have to have already set up Google Drive's LTI tool and have that firmly placed into your navigation menu at the left of your screen. I have posted P1 and P2 video tutorials below in case you missed that setup a few weeks back. The advantage of using Google's Cloud Assignment setup is that after you make up your assignment and place the required document into the assignment shell students have the option to simply "submit" directly from that location. I am always having students submit the wrong or blank document. This way Google Cloud makes it possible so that when a student clicks to open the assignment a copy is automatically generated and saved to their Google account.  Students will again associate their Canvas to Google Cloud but this is a simple agreement that only requires a click. Google Cloud is still in Beta so there may be a few bugs, yet.

Google Apps P1
Google Apps P2

Google Cloud Assignment

Jeopardy Flippity

This Google Drive Spreadsheet document will allow you to make up a Jeopardy type game sheet and has the controls to make it seem very real and professional. There are lots of games of this type out there but this one is way cool.
Jeopardy Flippity
Jeopardy Game Instructions

Padlet for Canvas

Padlet is a sticky note app that allows students to participate collaboratively. You can post a live Padlet board within Canvas by pasting in the iFrame code provided. (That is what makes it live within Canvas.) You can also link to Padlet if you wish to use it outside of Canvas and you may also post it to web pages.
Padlet for Canvas

Explain Everything

This app is not new but has been opened up to be downloaded to the Chromebook as well as your HP laptops and desktops. It was formerly only available to iPad. This is a write on whiteboard sort of app that you can record your audio and video very similar to the Show Me app. It is free and includes a 30 day free premium trial. I use the free version and it does everything I want. Students can download it to their Chromebook and create and comment collaboratively.
Explain Everything 

Here is a huge clip demonstration from Teacher Cast
TeacherCast Podcast 27:50