Welcome to Fast Five with the Digital Learning Team where we will be looking at some bite-sized training and goals for your path to conquering your Canvas Courses. Today's special guest is Ashley Jackson (@TechCoachAshley)

Show Notes:

Tip #1: Access all Students/Submission for Google LTI 1.3

• If a student has submitted an assignment, it will be on this page: https://assignments.google.com/ca
• Can be used to grade and verify student submissions.

Tip #2: Grade posting practices

• Automatic/Manual posting
• You can set for the whole gradebook or specific assignments
• Resource doc: https://guides.instructure.com/m/4152/l/1116617-how-do-i-select-a-grade-posting-policy-for-a-course-in-the-gradebook

• Skyward Sync

  • Set the sync for what works for you, sync when you are ready.
  • Ashley recommends waiting until the majority of the grades are entered before syncing

  • Missing assignments

  • Update the grade status posting

  • Resource doc: https://guides.instructure.com/m/4152/l/813662-how-do-i-change-the-status-of-a-submission-in-the-gradebook

Tip #3: Message students who function

• Not only is this great for remediation, you can use this to message positivity and build connections
• Resource doc: https://guides.instructure.com/m/4152/l/813641-how-do-i-send-a-message-to-students-from-the-gradebook

Tip #4: Grade total column and hide from students

• Hide the total in Canvas to help with Skyward
• Resource doc: https://guides.instructure.com/m/4152/l/92748-how-do-i-hide-totals-in-my-students-grade-summaries
• Move the assignments and columns within the Gradebook to meet your needs

Tip #5: Notes Column (Modifications, IEP reminders, personalized notes)

• Could be Face to Face, virtual, items to connect about, etc.
• Resource doc: https://guides.instructure.com/m/4152/l/814127-how-do-i-use-the-notes-column-in-the-gradebook