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Canvas LMS

Staff Login Student Login Parent Login Canvas is the official Learning Management System (LMS) for Shakopee Public Schools. Canvas is primarily used at grades 6-12, with some elementary teachers using it. Teachers at the secondary level do have expectations for using Canvas as the tool for sharing information about their class, posting materials, an...

Last updated: August 13th, 2024 by Eric Hills

Canvas for Families

Canvas is Shakopee's Learning Management System. Teachers use Canvas to post announcements, deliver materials, and collect digital work from students. Students can submit assignments, take quizzes, participate in discussion boards, access resources, and track their to-do list. Canvas is used in grades 6-12, Shakopee Online, and some elementary class...

Last updated: November 26th, 2024 by Bryan Drozd

Canvas Setup Checklist

All secondary staff are required to utilize the course template. It is automatically installed upon creation of your course. You must complete the section titled "Required Setup" in order for your grades to calculate properly.  Once you have completed the required setup, you can proceed to import content from a previous course.  Please view the vide...

Last updated: March 27th, 2025 by Eric Hills

Canvas Grading Tips & Tricks

Canvas is the official in-progress Gradebook for Shakopee Schools. Final grades for each quarter are posted on Infinite Campus. Read the information below to learn some of the nuances of the gradebook and how to effectively grade students. Assignment Settings Assignment Groups Make sure you have created assignment groups that you need and weight the...

Last updated: June 20th, 2024 by Eric Hills

Grade Guardian

What is it? Grade Guardian is a service used to monitor and support students academically within Canvas. Grade Guardian is only available to Shakopee staff for grades 6-12 and is not available for students or parents. Using analytics for each course a student is enrolled in, Grade Guardian sorts and color-codes students based on their academic perfo...

Last updated: September 20th, 2022 by Eric Hills

Google Assignments in Canvas

What are Google Assignments in Canvas? The Google Assignments feature in Canvas is a method for creating assignments in Canvas using Docs, Sheets, and Slides. Using it will automatically create a copy of whatever document you want students to have. They can edit the document in Google Drive and the teacher can view and comment on their work in-progr...

Last updated: May 6th, 2024 by Eric Hills

Canvas Studio

What is Canvas Studio? Canvas Studio is a tool built into Canvas that allows you to create video-based discussions and quizzes. You can use Studio to record videos of your computer screen, use your webcam, or both. You then can embed those within pages in Canvas. Students can also use Studio to upload videos to Canvas and submit to assignments. Why ...

Last updated: November 28th, 2023 by Eric Hills

Canvas Module Requirements

What are module requirements? You can require students to complete the defined requirements within the module before the module will be marked complete. You can require students to complete all requirements in the module, or have them choose one item to fulfill a specific requirement. Why use module requirements? You might want students to work thro...

Last updated: May 24th, 2021 by Kara Osmundson

Canvas Sections

What are Canvas Sections? Canvas Sections are lists of students that can be used to assign assignments, quizzes, and discussions. Why use Sections? Because you can create your own Sections in your course, you could create a list of students that get accommodations for their tests and/or assignments. This allows you to quickly assign content to a sub...

Last updated: October 26th, 2024 by Kara Osmundson

Canvas Groups

What are Groups? Canvas Groups are a means to creating groups for collaborative work in long-term projects. Students are given a workspace that is almost like a mini-course that they can add files to, create Pages in, and it also lets them submit an assignment as a group. They are best used for long-term collaborative projects as they do take some t...

Last updated: October 18th, 2021 by Kara Osmundson

Canvas Collaborations

What is it? Collaborations are a quick way for an instructor to create Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides and share them with student Groups. Documents created in Collaborations are automatically shared with the students in a group and the instructor without the need for creating an Assignment or typing in email addresses to share via Drive. Why use it...

Last updated: October 18th, 2021 by Kara Osmundson

Create a Canvas Section for Incompletes

In order to extend course access to a Canvas course for just those students with incompletes once a term ends, you will need to create an Incompletes section. Please avoid changing the end date of your course. When a course is extended beyond the term end date ALL students can continue to participate in the course and the course will continue to sho...

Last updated: November 10th, 2021 by Kara Osmundson

Connected Learning Day (CoLD) Required Setup

Secondary teachers: Follow these directions to prepare for a Connected Learning Day. In the event of a CoLD day, post an announcement in Canvas including directions for students. Follow the steps below. Be sure to watch the video instructions! Before a CoLD Day 1. Find your CoLD Home Page. By default, you should already have the CoLD Home Page templ...

Last updated: October 24th, 2024 by Eric Hills

Distance Learning Setup (Secondary)

To prepare for the possibility of Distance Learning, secondary teachers have two items they will want to complete in advance. Teachers should import the NEW Home Page Template and setup their Google Meets in the methods described below.  Written Directions - Template Setup 1. Go to Canvas Commons and import one of the home page templates pictured be...

Last updated: November 30th, 2021 by Eric Hills

Hide/Post Grades in Canvas

By default, when you enter a grade for an assignment, quiz, or discussion in Canvas, students will immediately be able to see the grade they earned as well as any teachers comments and SpeedGrader feedback. But, sometimes you want to wait until you have students in front of you so they can see their scores at the same time or perhaps you have a larg...

Last updated: January 7th, 2022 by Eric Hills

View Grades of Dropped Students in Canvas

Dropped Student Issue: Sept. 3rd-Oct. 11th 2024 Issue Students dropped from a Canvas course between Sept. 3rd and Oct. 11th, 2024 will not appear in your courses. All grading information in the gradebook cannot be recovered. The only recourse we have is to use the Bulk Progress Report download while also using the "Archives" function to get a Grade ...

Last updated: October 15th, 2024 by Eric Hills

Canvas Updates: Spring 2023 Edition

Canvas has periodic updates throughout the school year and some of them are easy to miss. Below are a few highlights of features that hopefully will make using Canvas easier and save you time in the grading process. If you are curious to learn more about Canvas updates, check out their Release Notes page and check out their Product Roadmap to see wh...

Last updated: April 17th, 2023 by Eric Hills

Canvas - Managing Approved Integrations

Most integrations rely on a token these typically have no expiration and rely on user to remove when needed such as: Getting a new device (iPad) Password change to prevent old sessions staying active Process In your browser, login to Canvas using the Canvas website: https://shakopee.instructure.com/. Click the Account icon. In the Canvas Account tab...

Last updated: June 5th, 2023 by Christopher Lee

Canvas Roles

What is it? Canvas has created various course-level roles with specific permissions that determine what access a user in the course has to the content and grades in the course. These roles range from teacher (most permissions) to observer (very limited permissions). In the People tab you can view the users in your course and their role.  Why use it?...

Last updated: June 12th, 2023 by Kara Osmundson

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