Educational Technology Support
Explore tools and tutorials that simplify integrating technology into your teaching. This page provides guidance on our learning management system, classroom tech, and other digital resources to foster dynamic and interactive learning environments.
Canvas Support
Getting Started
Canvas Basics
Once your account is set up, take a minute to familiarize yourself with the Canvas user interface. The lessons below will show you how to navigate Canvas and use a few of the tools that link across all your courses.
- How do I get help with Canvas as an instructor?
- How do I use the Global Navigation Menu as an instructor?
- How do I set my Canvas notification preferences as an instructor?
- How do I use the Inbox as an instructor?
- How do I add an additional email address as a contact method in Canvas as a student?
- How do I use the Calendar as an instructor?
- Create a Sandbox Course (Canvas instructions)
- Creating a Sandbox in Canvas (COTC Specific)
Course Setup
Canvas provides several tools that allow you to create a course and add content for your students. View the lessons below for information on setting up your Canvas course.
- How do I use the Course Setup Checklist?
- How do I use the Canvas course setup tutorial as an instructor?
- How do I add a section to a course as an instructor?
- How do I publish a course?
- How do I set details for a course?
- How do I use course settings?
- How do I add a custom link to my course navigation?
Course Copies
- How do I copy a Canvas course into a new course shell?
- How do I copy content from another Canvas course using the Course Import tool?
Course Basics
Each course includes various features where you can share course content, hold discussions, assign coursework, grade student submissions, and much more. View the lessons below for some of the basics of Canvas courses.
- How do I use the Dashboard as an instructor?
- How do I create an assignment?
- How do I assign an assignment to everyone in a course?
- How do I use the Course Home Page as an instructor?
- How do I use the Course Navigation Menu as an instructor?
- How do I use the Syllabus as an instructor?
- How do I create a discussion as an instructor?
- How do I use the Gradebook?
- How do I add a module?
- How do I create a new page in a course?
- How do I add users to a course?
- How do I edit user roles in a course?
- How do I create an assessment using New Quizzes?
- How do I add and modify text in the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
- How do I get to SpeedGrader from an assignment, quiz, or graded discussion?
- How do I use SpeedGrader?
- How do I hide or post assignment grades in SpeedGrader?
- How do I use posting policies in a course?
Quizzes
Roster and Final Grades
Panopto
What is Panopto?
Panopto is a screen and lecture capture tool that facilitates the recording of your lectures on the screen with PowerPoint, Google Slides and or any other websites you want to show. You can also create short concept videos for known issues with course concepts for students to review. You can also create:
- Self check quizzes in the video as students are viewing
- How to Manually Caption Sessions in the Editor
Tutorials and Documentation:
COTC Canvas & Panopto Training 101 (Live session on Panopto with the Teaching & Learning Center 8/6/2024)
COTC Video – Specific Enabling Panopto for Use in Canvas (Made for Success Coaches, but a good overview of enabling and utilizing Panopto in Canvas for the first time.)
Learn About the Canvas Integration
How to Use Panopto with Canvas
How to Insert a Video Link into a Canvas Module
Submit an Assignment in Canvas as a Student
Add Panopto and Videos to Your Canvas Course
How to Use a Panopto Video as a Canvas Assignment
Learn About the Video Embed Options
Create an Assignment in Canvas as a Teacher
Find and View Panopto Recordings in Canvas
Embed Panopto Videos in a Canvas Course
How to Opt-in or Opt-out of Zoom Recording Imports for a Course
MS Teams Support
Coming soon
Concourse Syllabus
Coming soon
OneTouch Multimedia Studio
Coming soon
Using AI Productivity Tools
Coming soon