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Canvas

Making it Fun, Effective, and Useful

and how to use with Seesaw

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Agenda

-Tips, Buttons, and Features -Subject Areas -Reading -Writing -Math -SeeSaw -Work Time (End goals) -Creating pages, discussions, assignments, and using calendar

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Helpful Tips

Keep it simple TAbles Limit Number of Clicks Limit Scrolling

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Keep it Simple

User Friendly Buttons-Click on Image for PDF

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User Friendly Buttons-Click on Images to Download Pictures

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User Friendly Buttons-Click on Images to Download

Pre-Build Pages on Canvas Commons

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Make Your Own on Canva

reading

Guided Reading

•Include all important components •Students can preview book before coming to your table •Great for guest teachers

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Guided Reading

•Resource is available for you on the Canvas Commons •Search The Ship of Shapes or Mitchell Mosbey

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Reading Log

A short description of your video goes here

•Google Form •Students log daily •Refer back during 1:1 Conferring •Similar form for Read to Someone

Video title

A short description of your video goes here

“I like how I can choose how I want to answer.”

Discussions

Classroom and small group responses

Students can respond in various ways: •Typing •Audio Recording •Video Recording

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Recording Advice

Avoid an “Ursula Moment”

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Stations

Embed instructions into pages to avoid repeating directions

Word Work Pages

Word Study

Put in modules

Students work at their own pace. Spell check at the end.

Word Study

Spell Checks

Students work at their own pace. Spell check at the end.

Word Study

Spell Checks

Make It a Quiz Record your voice and tell them to spell work

Word Study

Free TOO!

Search Within Words Sorts 13-18 or Mitchell Mosbey

Word Study

More Resources

Can be Used in Corkulous or Stick Around Apps

Mix of External Tools YouTube Quizlet

Reader’s Notebook

Math

Lessons

Workshop Model

Include instructions for stations Videos for Guest Teachers

Ten Penny Addition

Frame-and-Arrow

Resources

Instead of searching, create a page to easily access materials you use frequently

Writing

Tips

Start with you Lesson plans -Take out the Teacher Notes Options to include Anchor Charts Directly from Pinterest

Canvas is used for sharing information with students and families. Can be great for when you have a guest teacher.

Seesaw is great for showing progressions of learning. Students can be in control of what they want to share.

Activities are great for showing understanding via audio and video

Easy to make videos to showcase understanding

Questions from Survey That Haven’t Been Covered

Can you take a picture of an assignment and turn it in? Are you able to write on assignments via the iPad? I.e. Could students take a picture of a worksheet and fill it Can we Create Assignment/Page Together?

Connecting Families

Create a pairing code

Link student to observer

Other resources

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