Calendar – The Calendar is a great way to view everything you have to do for all your courses in one place. You can view calendar events by day, week, month, or agenda list. The calendar also includes access to the Scheduler, which is an optional scheduling tool in Canvas. Permanent Clipboard allows you to save […]
Posts By: James May
Fun with Screencasting
Introduction to Screencasting A Screencast is a digital recording of a computer screen’s output. The screen recording is often synced with a voice over or a music track and then shared in a video format. A Screenshot, on the other hand, is a snapshot image of all or part of a computer screen’s output. Click […]
Circles of Innovation
Thank you for coming to the session today. As we noted in the presentation, this page is your outsourced memory for our session. Feel free to take our ideas and remix them and share them as you see fit. If you have additional questions and would like to contact me, please feel free to email me. Sparks – […]
Alexa, Raspberry Pi, & Playing with AI
Special thanks to the Valencia Technology Club for the invitation to share and discuss tech. On Thurs. Nov 30th, I visited the club and shared back some of what I have learned about Raspberry Pi, Gaming, Alexa and AI. It is always such a pleasure to get out and bounce ideas with engaged minds. Thanks again, and as […]
How to Roll Content from Blackboard to Canvas
We have had some request for a quick how-to video of rolling content from Blackboard to Canvas, and while this may not be the best method, here is the requested tutorial. The Circles team recommends you chat with a Faculty Developer/Instructional Designer (FDID) to see what strategies will work best for rolling your content. However, […]
Five Things: Transitioning Your Courses to Canvas
This month we take a look at five things you should know about transitioning your content from Blackboard to Canvas.
Expedited Keyword Search in Google Chrome
There are many reasons why Google Chrome is my go to browser. This little trick is high on the list of those reasons. This trick saves me quite a bit of time searching for stuff. When I search in Chrome, I simply type a key letter and a keyword or topic that I am looking […]
Educause 2017
Thank you for attending our session at Educuase 2017. Below you will find the interactive outsourced memory of our session.
Adding a Gif to Canvas Course Cards
We have had a few questions on how to add Gifs to the Course Cards in Canvas. Here is a link to the Canvas web page for the instructions, but we thought it might be fun to make some Gif’d Gif instructions so you can learn in a Giffy.
Canvage: Detangling Solution
Does the Blackboard to Canvas transition have you tied up in knots? Are you looking to start right, but are not sure where to begin? Would you like some tips and tricks on how best to roll your Blackboard content to Canvas? Might we suggest… CANVAGE The Detangling Solution designed for faculty all tangled […]