Accessing Secondary�Distance Learning�Resources�in Canvas Commons
Granite School District Professional Development Fall 2020
COURSE CONTENTS
In this course, you will learn about accessing resources in Canvas Commons and how to search, select and import items into courses.
By the end of this course teachers will be able to:
Logging In
Navigation
Global
The Global Navigation menu gives you direct access to your courses and other areas of Canvas. This menu is accessible from any page within Canvas.
Click the Courses link to access your favorite courses or view a list of all your courses
Click the Commons icon to access the GSD Distance Learning Resources as well as materials shared by Canvas users from other organizations
�Searching for Material
Select a course of interest. Click the title of the course to see the contents and detail.
When you click the course name you will have the option to preview the content of the course. Click each menu item to see it in detail.
Two Ways to Add Course Content and Materials
Entire Resource Course
Just a part
Mark a Favorite
What resources are available?
Two Types of Granite Resources Uploaded to Commons
Distance Learning Resource Course
Granite Online Course Content
Distance Learning Courses
SEARCH TERM: Granite DISTANCE
3D Design
Ceramics 1
Drawing 3 & 4
Drawing I
Painting 1
Painting 3 & 4
Photography 1
Printmaking 1
Sculpture
Dance 1
Dance 2
Dance 3
Dance 4
Hip Hop Dance
Social Dance
Film Making
Performance Appreciation and Critique
Theatre
Technical Theatre
Musical Theatre
Stage Crew 6-8
Drama Grade 6
Creative Writing
ELA 6 Middle
ELA 7 Core
ELA 8 Core
Reading
Speech and Debate
College Prep Math
Intro to Calculus
Intro to Statistics
Math 7 Core
Math 8 Core
Mathematical Decision Making For Life
Modern Math
PreCalculus
Mixed Chorus 6-12
Multicultural Music Connections
Music Composition
Music Theory
PE 7
PE 8
Aerobics
Lifetime Activities
Weight Training
Yoga
Astronomy
Botany
Chemistry
Forensics
Geology
Human Physiology
Physics
Science 7 Core
Science 8 Core
Zoology
20th Century People, Problems, Progress
American West
History Through Film 1
Intro to Philosophy
Law Enforcement & the Courts
Psychology
Sociology
US History I
Utah Studies
World Geography
World History
ASL 1
ASL 1H
ASL 2
ASL 2H
ASL 3
ASL 3H
ASL 4
ASL 4H
Chinese 1
Chinese 2
Chinese 3 & 4
DLI Secondary Chinese
DLI Secondary French
DLI Secondary Spanish
European Languages Level 1
European Languages Level 2
European Languages Level 3
Flex World Languages
Spanish Native Speakers 1
Spanish Native Speakers 2
Granite Online Course Content in Commons
SEARCH TERM: GRANITE ONLINE
ELA 9
ELA 10
ELA 11
ELA 12
Gen Fin Lit
HN Sec Math 1
HN Sec Math 2
Sec Math 1
Sec Math 2
Sec Math 3
Fitness For Life
Health I
Health II*
PE 9 Master*
Biology
Earth Science
Astronomy* (archived)
US Government
US History II*
Digital Literacy
Bus. Office Specialist
*Not yet PBL ready
General Searching Tips in Commons
Other Resources
Other organizations in Utah have shared resources in Canvas Commons that you may find useful in your classroom.
BYU Commons Admin has partnered with UEN to make their online course content available for a blended learning. Classroom teachers may use the materials with students who are enrolled in their school (both face to face and distance learners). This is copyrighted material.
Other school districts and teachers in Utah have freely shared their work and you may read their descriptions, previews and their copyright or creative commons licensing to determine if it is a resource you would like to use.
Additional tutorials on Commons can be found on Instructure’s own help page.
WORK TIME
Alternate Method of Grabbing Items in Canvas
As of 8/19/2020 Canvas is experiencing a glitch with Commons Favorites--it may resolve itself quickly, but just in case, here is an alternative method to grabbing single items from a Canvas course
Find a course in Commons that has content you would like to include in your live course. Click the blue Import/Download button and save it on your computer.
Go to your “live” course. Choose the Settings menu and select Import Course Content
From the dropdown menu, select Canvas course Export Package
Browse your computer to where you saved the downloaded course from Commons (likely the Downloads location on your computer). It will end with imscc
CRITICAL: YOU MUST CLICK THE RADIO BUTTON FOR SELECT SPECIFIC CONTENT
If you don’t choose select content, it will upload everything from the whole course.
Canvas will begin to import the course and then will wait for you to select which specific items you want. You must tell it which items by clicking the button.
Click the Arrow NEXT to the box to show the drop down of all the items in a category.
When you see the item you WANT to add to your “live” class, check the box. You MAY check more than one box if you want more than one item.
When you are done checking boxes, click the SELECT CONTENT button
NOTE: For Quizzes, you might also need to grab the “files” category in case there are images embedded.
To see the items you just imported, click the category (assignments, discussions, pages, etc…) in your “live” course and you will see them there.