
Canvas News March 2024
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In this newsletter you will find:
- Important Updates
- Staffing Updates and Protocols
- June Paid PD Information
- Links to Family and Student Resources
- Canvas training options and resources
Important Updates
Exciting Development to be Released by End of the Year
Block Editor
Will enable well-designed, high quality, responsive content using a simple and familiar interface. It will also help users build more accessible content, working seamlessly with the existing Ally Checker, using blocks to compose and format content that will create flexible layouts for all screen sizes, and leveraging common design practices to reduce cognitive loads. The block editor will modernize the existing experience, making it easy for educators to harness the power of the features available in the rich content editor using content blocks and will add additional functionality that makes content easy to format. Additionally, the solution enables us to further explore ways to leverage AI in page design and templates alongside the block editor to solve other problems around content creation.
Staffing Update and Protocols
June Paid PD Information
Mark your calendars!
We will offer another paid professional development in June for teachers interested in continuing to learn about technology integration. You will have the option to attend an hour-long morning or afternoon direct instruction session through Google Meet, then time to work on your each day. Sessions will be offered June 4-7th and June 10-13th with the hour of direct instruction happening at 9:00 am or 1:00 pm. We will send sign up sheet with more detailed information in April's newsletter.
Canvas Resource Links to Share
WANT TO LEARN MORE?
Abby Cunningham
Email: cunninghama@wdmcs.org
Website: http://www.wdmcs.org
Location: 3550 Mills Civic Parkway, West Des Moines, IA, USA
Phone: (515)633-4545
Twitter: @mrs_c_ham
Carrie Jacobs
Email: jacobsc@wdmcs.org
Website: https://www.wdmcs.org/
Location: 3550 Mills Civic Parkway, West Des Moines, IA, USA
Phone: 515-633-5159
Twitter: @tiedyedteacher