Tech Bytes
February 16, 2021
Canvas Corner
Canvas/Aeries Sync
As of 7:30 this morning, the issues with the Canvas and Aeries sync have been resolved for Elementary, and now all students should be actively enrolled and grades should have repopulated in their Canvas gradebooks. If this is not the case for any Elementary teacher, please submit a ticket as soon as possible at gopusd.com/helpdesk. Please be sure to select the Canvas category when submitting a ticket.
We are still seeing inconsistencies with the grade push from Canvas to Aeries for Secondary. We are continuing to work with both companies in order to resolve this issue as soon as possible. If you need Canvas grades in Aeries, you will need to manually input them until this gets resolved. If you are experiencing any other Secondary Canvas issues, please submit a ticket at gopusd.com/helpdesk. Please be sure to select the Canvas category when submitting a ticket.
Tips & Updates
- If you accidentally deleted something in Canvas, watch this short video to see how to recover it.
- Now is a good time to do a Canvas Check Up to see how your courses are holding up as the year has progressed. This Canvas Checklist can help!
Due to a recent Canvas update, teachers may notice multiple versions of their courses appearing when they select the "Copy to" option. We are working with Canvas to resolve this issue.
- Canvas/Webex Reauthorizing - If you get a message in Canvas that says your Webex authorization has expired, you can fix this by logging out of Canvas (from your Account in the Global Navigation Bar) and then back in.
New in Canvas!
It's Due is a new Canvas course that you can self-enroll in to learn how to help students submit assignments. Learn more HERE.
Stay up to date on all things Canvas related. Get tips, insights, and info on Canvas in The Study Hall.
Updates
Paper now has new features. Help get your students started by:
Adding the Paper info to your signature so students can access help after hours
Add a vacation responder reminding students and families to utilize Paper Tutoring
Create an assignment they have to use Paper for (i.e. solve this math problem with a Paper Tutor)
Try it during class
Let students know that there is a student app (not one for staff)
- Google Meet Landing Page Update - Google Meet is getting a new interface and workflow update for creating and joining Meets starting this week. Instead of only having the ability to Join or Start a meeting, users will now be able to plan ahead.
Teacher Tips & Resources
- See student responses to formative assessment in real time
- Be able to control the pace of the lesson
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Thanks to students from Sierra Madre Middle for creating these videos!
ASU Updates
Attention Biology, Chemistry and ELA 10 teachers! If you are using the ASU Digital Prep materials, there has been a change to the consumer key and shared secret. You will need to change the following information in the app configurations:
- Consumer Key: canvas.pasadena.edu
- Shared Secret: 2fc2330e135a4d78b880d463be297074
This video will walk you through the steps on how to update the credentials in your Canvas course.
Attention Earth & Space Science teachers! ASU has continued to get Google doc requests for unit and course activities from Pasadena students. There are directions in those activities for students to 'make a copy'. Their curriculum team is obviously not granting this request because we do not want the students to edit the master document. Earth & Space Science teachers, please remind your students to make a copy of this document.
The other thing the teachers can do is update their course from Canvas Commons and the documents will automatically make a copy for the student but doing this may mess up any work teachers have already done in their course so they may not want to do that.
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