APCSP Canvas Course

CS Principles Virtual and Distance Learning
#1

I have been working on getting everything into a Canvas Course (free teacher version) to consolidate and organize all the of the AP Material. I have made it to about week five. This includes adding extra material from codeHS and Crash Course Computer Science.

A few nice pieces:

-I have created canvas quizzes weekly to help the students prepare for the tests (which are still in code.org)

-I created a weekly journal slide show for all of the Check for Understanding so the students can keep up digitally in one spot. They also upload them to canvas in a forum and have to respond to each other.

-All the activities are assignments in canvas.

-I turned all the slide shows into videos in case a student misses a day (or you are unfortunate enough like me to have asynchronous time).

-It is organized by suggested week per code.org pacing guide.

If anyone is interested let me know. Also, if any one would like to help let me know.

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#2

Hello! Is it possible to get access to this? I am also using Canvas and the weekly quizzes sound great!

#3

What’s the best way to share it, I can export it. I have quizzes for the first 5 weeks or so.

#4

I would love access as well. cgoodwin@bcbe.org
I don’t know what else you would need?

#5

I added you to the Canvas Class but it said you didn’t exist. Let me know if it worked.

#6

Here is a link to the class, I’ll upgrade users to teachers as soon as I can.

https://canvas.instructure.com/enroll/8BYF9P

#7

Generally, when sharing content via Canvas its easiest to put it on the Canvas Commons! I believe you should have a “share to commons” button on the top right side of your settings panel for a course. Then you don’t have to worry about additional users in your course, and they don’t get notifications that they’re not turning in assignments!

#8

I wasn’t sure how well it stays up to date. I didn’t actually share my class with anyone, it is the template that I update my class from. I.e. I do the updates and work on it, then copy it over to my actual class (so the students don’t see half completed assignments). But I will look more into the share feature.

#9

Gotcha. That works too! The commons will not automatically update, but when you add content there you can choose to update a course to the commons rather than adding a new course. This does add another step to the process, but means that teachers could find the content without you having to do anything after it is published.