Canvas: create a Page and add content

Often we suggest creating a Canvas page in which to present resources for students with some context. The alternative is to create a simple list of all the resources from Modules, which is unwieldy if you need to enrich resources with hints or instructions to your students. Create a new page Adding content on a… continue reading

Canvas: add people to a Canvas site

Course sites are accessible to a certain group of people, in most cases. For a course site, one professor is given a “teacher” role and the students on the official class roster are given “student” roles. A couple of notes: Add a person to a Canvas site Please note that if the Canvas site ‘End… continue reading

Kaltura: share videos with your students in Kaltura Course Gallery

Kaltura Course Gallery is a tool in Canvas for sharing audio and video files with your class. First you must add videos to your personal space “My Kaltura Media,” either by recording with KalturaCapture or by uploading existing media. Once you have videos in your My Kaltura Media space, you can share them from specific… continue reading

Kaltura: record audio only

You’ll first need to view the instructions on how to access and install Kaltura before you can make an audio recording. These directions are for creating new audio file with just a microphone on your computer.

Canvas: alternative to class mailing list

Important: You probably don’t need a mailing list! Most of our instructors will use the Announcements tool in Canvas to send messages to the entire class. This is a good solution most of the time: you can post a formatted message, including links and images, and a single attachment, to your Canvas site. Students will… continue reading