10 Canvas Favorite Tips

I have posted a sheet of tips that I currently use with Canvas and have updated this fall. Some of these are old but some may be new to you. I have attached the link to the document to keep this post to a minimum. After each tip there are a few labels that you can look for on the 99 and will take you to a previous screen cast on the subject.
10 Canvas Favorite Tips White paper only, no video here.

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

Google Apps - Canvas Deep Dive

This post is a "Deep Dive" into Canvas and the jury is still out as to how handy this will be in the long run. This trick is designed to take "clicks" out of your postings to Canvas. It makes use of Google Drive and makes it possible to either post a link, like you usually do, or embed a document without actually getting the iFrame embed code. It is a one click stop for linking or embedding a Google document or video into Canvas.
Google Apps LTI P1
Google Apps LTI P2