A Guide to Teaching Remotely
Canvas Essentials
Learn all the basics of Canvas in less than 30 minutes by following along with the tutorial video playlist:
Prepare Your PowerPoint for Remote Delivery
Prepare your PowerPoint Presentations for remote delivery in less than 15 minutes by following along with the tutorial playlist:
Zoom Skills
Learn all the essential Zoom skills in 30 minutes by following along with the tutorial playlist:
Kahoot! Challenges
Learn how to set up an asynchronous Kahoot! Challenge in under 10 minutes by following the tutorial below:
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Creating Kahoot Challenges - 8:51
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SignUpGenius
Learn how to create a sign up for Office Hours or presentation scheduling with SignUpGenius in under 15 minutes:
Google Apps for Faculty
The Google Suite of Apps offers many apps that can be incredibly useful for teaching and learning online. Many Google Apps allow faculty and students to share and collaborate on documents and create presentations, surveys and videos that can be shared across platforms and devices. Click on the apps below to view the video playlists of tutorials for each app:
- Add a Contact (1:21)
- Start a Conversation (0:48)
- Upload a File (2:25)
Google Chat allows you to chat in real-time with your students and create groups to allow students to chat, share files and send Google Meet meeting links.
- Join a Meeting (1:30)
- Share a Screen & Chat (1:54)
- Start a Meeting (2:04)
Google Meet allows you to conduct video conferences and synchronous online class sessions with your students. You can also share your screen and allow others to share their screens as well.
- Create & Name a Jamboard (0:58)
- Change Background (0:35)
- Annotate & Add Sticky Notes (4:24)
- Add, Duplicate & Delete Frames (1:06)
- Share a Jamboard (1:42)
Jamboard allows you to share a virtual whiteboard space with students to collaborate in real-time by drawing with a mouse, finger or stylus on a touch screen.
- Sign In to Drive (1:04)
- Create a Doc (0:51)
- Upload a File (0:47)
- Convert Office Files (1:07)
- Create a Folder (1:03)
- Share a Folder (3:50)
Google Drive is a cloud-based file storage system that allows you to share and collaborate on documents, making it a great tool for collaboration among students and faculty alike.
- Create a New Google Doc (1:12)
- Format Text (2:54)
- Apply Styles (2:39)
- Insert Images (3:56)
- Create & Format a Table (3:50)
- Add Links & Table of Contents (3:12)
- View Version History (2:14)
- Share a Google Doc (2:50)
- Make Comments (2:44)
Google Docs is Google's version of Microsoft Word. Google Docs can be copied, shared and published to the web. Google Docs are automatically saved every time you make a change and update automatically when embedded into other sites.
- Create a Slide Deck (1:31)
- Change the Theme (3:32)
- Format Text (3:33)
- Add, Duplicate & Delete Slides (1:16)
- Insert Media (4:31)
- Insert Links (1:09)
- Insert Animations (2:47)
- Add Comments (1:55)
- Add Speaker Notes (1:12)
- Present Slides (2:16)
- Share Slides (2:53)
Google Slides is Google's version of Microsoft PowerPoint. Google Slides can be copied, shared and published to the web. Google Slide Decks are automatically saved every time you make a change and update automatically when embedded into other sites.
- Create a New Form (1:05)
- Change Question Type (2:09)
- Add Questions (1:30)
- Require Answers (1:37)
- Add a Question Description (0:50)
- Add Media (3:16)
- Add Sections (1:05)
- Add Branching (2:41)
- Change the Theme (2:05)
- Edit Settings (2:52)
- Send a Form (2:27)
- View Responses (2:11)
- Create a Quiz (3:36)
- Add a Collaborator (2:00)
Google Forms is a tool you can use to create online surveys and quizzes which can collect information about users or remain anonymous.
- Sign Into Google Chrome (1:43)
- Add & Manage Bookmarks (2:37)
- Edit Custom Search Engines (2:19)
- Add & Remove Extensions (2:07)
- Open an Incognito Window (1:08)
Google Chrome is an internet browser designed by Google that integrates many of the features of Google to make your browsing experience more efficient. Google Chrome can be supplemented by "extensions" which are programs that have various functions that work directly within your browser.
- Start a Channel & Upload a Video (3:23)
- Edit a Video (2:59)
- Edit Automatic Captioning (2:55)
- Add Blurring (4:28)
- Add End Screens (3:43)
- Add a Custom Thumbnail (4:00)
- Add Chapters (1:51)
YouTube is Google's video hosting and sharing platform. You can use YouTube to find videos related to your course content as well as create playlists of videos to collect videos on specific topics and keep them organized.
10 Steps to Keep Teaching
Click on the accordion to learn more about each strategy:
- Download the Mediasite Desktop Recorder on your home computer to record video announcements and lectures at home.
- Record a test video and embed it into an unpublished Canvas assignment to practice.
- Contact media@howardcc.edu for assistance with set up, recording, or training.
- Click here to view a tutorial of how to download the Mediasite Desktop Recorder.
- Create an account with Zoom using your HCC email.
- Use Zoom for web-conferencing with students.
- Record a test meeting so you can make meetings available to students after they end.
- Contact eLearning through the eLearning Request Form for assistance with set up, recording, or training.
- Click here to view a tutorial of how to use Zoom.
- Create a schedule of assignments and activities students can complete online for the next 2 weeks.
- Identify any activities that won't work in the online environment and find an alternative if possible.
- Be flexible with due dates and deadlines but provide a structure students can follow while the campus is closed.
- Contact IMFacultyLab@howardcc.edu for help designing alternative activities.
- Double check that ALL of your upcoming assignments (for the next week or two) are on Canvas and published so students can access them from home.
- Use Student View to ensure students can access all of the necessary parts of your Canvas site.
- Click on links to make sure your linked content is still active and accessible.
- Scan, type or upload any additional materials that are not on Canvas so that students have access to them.
- Be consistent in where and how students can access these materials so they do not get confused.
- Click here to view a tutorial on how to use Student View.
- Post an announcement on Canvas and include the revised (if necessary) schedule for the coming weeks, a link to the Student Resources to Learn Remotely page, and a brief summary of how you plan to adjust the course to keep teaching while the campus is closed.
- Send a message through the Canvas Inbox with the same information to ensure students read this important information.
- Keep the tone of your message calm and positive and let students know they can contact you if they have any concerns.
- Create this as a video announcement if possible.
- Click here to view a sample announcement you can modify to send to your students.
- Create discussion board assignments on Canvas to encourage student-to-student interaction.
- Use Google Docs and Slides to allow students to work collaboratively on assignments.
- Consider using VoiceThread to facilitate online presentations and/or video and audio discussions.
- Contact IMFacultyLab@howardcc.edu for assistance with any of these tools.
- Click here to view a tutorial of how to use Discussion Boards on Canvas.
- Click here to view a tutorial of how to use Google Docs.
- Click here to view a tutorial of how to use VoiceThread.
- Use Kahoot! Challenges to facilitate asynchronous informal assessments.
- Use existing Kahoots or create your own and post the link to the challenge and the challenge code in a Canvas assignment.
- Students can work at their own pace until the due date you set to complete the challenge.
- Contact IMFacultyLab@howardcc.edu for assistance with setting up challenges.
- Click here to view a tutorial of how to create a Kahoot Challenge.
- If you have to give a formal exam online during a campus closure, you can use Respondus Monitor to ensure academic honesty.
- Create a Canvas quiz for your exam and set up Respondus Monitor to capture screenshots of the student's screen and webcam periodically throughout the test to prevent cheating.
- Remember that multiple choice, true/false, and short answer questions will be graded automatically by Canvas, but you will need to manually grade long answer and most other types of questions.
- Contact eLearning through the eLearning Request Form for assistance.
- Click here to view a tutorial of how to create quizzes in Canvas.
- Click here to view a tutorial of how to use Respondus Monitor.
- Post grades on Canvas to help students gauge their progress and performance in the class.
- Provide feedback on assignments through SpeedGrader or send messages through Canvas Inbox with feedback.
- Contact eLearning through the eLearning Request Form for assistance.
- Click here to view a tutorial on how to use SpeedGrader.
Workshop Materials
Click on the workshops below to view the slides.
Contact Information
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Computer/Password Help: HelpDesk@howardcc.edu
Emergency Operations: eop@howardcc.edu
Mediasite/Captioning: media@howardcc.edu
Online Teaching Assistance: eLearning Request Form
Student Support: LC@howardcc.edu
Everything Else: IMFacultyLab@howardcc.edu
Computer/Password Help: HelpDesk@howardcc.edu
Emergency Operations: eop@howardcc.edu
Mediasite/Captioning: media@howardcc.edu
Online Teaching Assistance: eLearning Request Form
Student Support: LC@howardcc.edu
Everything Else: IMFacultyLab@howardcc.edu
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