>> Welcome to the Canvas FastTrack.
In this two-and-a-half-minute video, we will discuss how
and why utilizing the Canvas calendar is a direct
substitution for technology integration.
Many teachers have a calendar in the back of the classroom
or a lesson plan book organizing units
of study in a timely fashion.
Well, the calendar in Canvas is the first technology
substitution for both these items.
The calendar can quickly
and easily save you time as a teacher.
The calendar tool allows students to view
up to ten classes at a time, and is a great organizational way
for students and parents to manage what projects,
assignments, events, and activities are coming up.
Want to drop a to-do list, task, or a reminder
on their calendar quickly?
It will show up online on the app even sent
to push notifications for those who've turned it on.
Simply select the date, click on assignment, choose your course
and publish that assignment.
Don't want a submission status to an activity
but a reminder on the calendar?
Make an event.
An event can span multiple days.
For our younger learners, this could be a theme of the week,
space, underwater creatures or African mammals.
A concept of the week works as well.
Introduction to circumference.
What will be measure?
Our great leaders in history and their legacy.
These events can span weeks and show up on students' calendars
with the details they need.
So where does this all magically appear?
The great thing about the items placed on the calendar is
that it's all dynamic.
Dynamic if you create it on the calendar
in a course it will appear
in the assignment section of the course.
It will appear on the generated syllabus portion of the course,
and if it has a due date item, it will appear
on a student's to-do list.
And all you had to do is click one place and start typing.
But wait, there's more.
If you happen to create an assignment in a course,
it will magically show up on the calendar
as long as it's published.
Finally, feel like your students are ignoring you?
There's a little box you can check at the bottom
of an assignment that will notify users
that something has changed based
on their notifications they'll get an updated reminder.
Last by not least, the best thing in the world drag
and drop date changes.
Automatically everything will update when you drag
and drop the assignment or event to a new date.
Students will receive an update that it's changed,
and you only had to click one spot.
Never worry about those snow days messing things up
or an activity that took longer than expected.
Just drag and drop for a new due date.
You may also want to look at the subscribing to a calendar.
Maybe Outlook or iCalendar
or Google calendar is running your life.
You can add the Canvas calendar feed right into any
of those external calendar resources.
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