The following guides will help you set up your course in Canvas, prepare to meet in Zoom, and use helpful teaching tools to engage students.
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Returning Teachers
Use the following guide to copy your previous course into your new blank course shell. If you do not have access to your previous course, or you need special assistance, please contact us.
New Teachers
You will be provided with a course template in Canvas that you can use to get started building your course. The template contains helpful guides.
If you need further assistance with developing your course in Canvas, this Canvas Style Guide may be helpful.
Feeling overwhelmed? Or just need some extra help? Contact Us.
Helpful Guides
Canvas
Each of you should be provided an NCSSM account. Please use those credentials to login to Canvas.
After preparing your course, be sure to publish your course prior to the start date.
If you are new to Canvas, these video guides are a good place to start:
Additional Canvas Help
Zoom Meetings
If you plan to use Zoom Meetings for synchronous sessions, this guide will help you schedule meetings in Canvas:
Additional Tools
NCSSM maintains accounts for several useful teaching tools you may wish to use in your courses.
We recommend only using these tools if you already have experience with them, as we currently only offer limited support for these additional tools.
Flipgrid (for video-based forums)
The following tools require accounts. If you wish to use one of these tools, please contact us.