Using Canvas to Help Stay Organized and Increase Classroom Usage (North Texas Canvas Users Group, ESC 11 – September 2019)

We use Canvas, our Learning Management System, for everything in our district. We find that using it for more than just instructional delivery helps teachers and staff not only stay more organized, but it also allows them to have a better perspective of what students see in their Canvas courses. Teachers are “students” in the Staff Canvas Course where they turn in their lesson plans as assignments and access critical information that comes from campus and district leadership. This helps them have a better understanding of how Canvas can be used in multiple ways.

This presentation was given during a meeting of the North Texas Canvas Users Group (#NTXCUG). This group meets quarterly to share tips and tricks about how to use Canvas in the classroom. It is a fantastic group of like-minded educators who support each other in their efforts to provide teachers and students with the best tools possible.