edcanvas how-to guide

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The one place to organize, present and share knowledge What is it? Edcanvas provides a simple and fun way for teachers and students to gather and learn from multimedia content. With a canvas, the possibilities are endless! Flipped classroom, project-based learning, and student presentations are just a few ideas of what Edcanvas enables. Just go to http://www.edcanvas.com and you get started in less than a minute. Teachers and students can sign up for free! How should I use it? Woah, cool! Where do I start? Edcanvas is the one place to organize, present and share knowledge. Learn more at www.edcanvas.com.

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Page 1: Edcanvas How-to Guide

The one place to organize, present and share knowledge

What is it? Edcanvas provides a simple and fun

way for teachers and students to gather and

learn from multimedia content.

With a canvas, the

possibilities are endless! Flipped classroom,

project-based learning, and student presentations

are just a few ideas of what Edcanvas enables.

Just go to

http://www.edcanvas.com and you get started in

less than a minute. Teachers and students can

sign up for free!

How should I use it?

Woah, cool! Where do I start?

Edcanvas is the one place to organize, present and share knowledge. Learn more at www.edcanvas.com.

Page 2: Edcanvas How-to Guide

How teachers are using Edcanvas

Flipping the classroom

(DVLO\�ȴQG��DGG�DQG�VKDUH�RQOLQH�FRQWHQW��YLGHRV��LPDJHV��PDFs, Google docs). Students comment or take notes on

what was learned.

Student assignments

Research assignments. Web quests. Presentations.

Have students use Edcanvas to practice and demonstrate

21st century learner skills.

Dynamic presentations

No more boring PowerPoints or slaving away many

hours on Prezi. Create new engaging presentations or

augment your current ones with multimedia content.

Edcanvas is the one place to organize, present and share knowledge. Learn more at www.edcanvas.com.

Page 3: Edcanvas How-to Guide

How to sign up

Edcanvas is the one place to organize, present and share knowledge. Learn more at www.edcanvas.com.

1 Go to http://www.edcanvas.com 2 Sign up as a teacher or a student

Page 4: Edcanvas How-to Guide

Edcanvas is the one place to organize, present and share knowledge. Learn more at www.edcanvas.com.

How teachers get started

1

Create a

new canvas 3

Create a

class to invite

students to

create canvases

2

Discover

other

canvases

4

Search canvases

created by the

Edcanvas

community

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How students get started

Edcanvas is the one place to organize, present and share knowledge. Learn more at www.edcanvas.com.

1

�RSWLRQDO�Join your

teacher’s class

3

2

Create a

canvas

Find canvas inspirations

by exploring our gallery

Page 6: Edcanvas How-to Guide

Edcanvas is the one place to organize, present and share knowledge. Learn more at www.edcanvas.com.

How to create a canvas

1

Pick a content

source

2

Search

3

Drag your

content....

4

... then drop

your content!

5

Double-click

to add

text

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How to present a canvas

1

Change

its appearance

2

Add notes

to each

resource

3

Present it

4

Share it

Edcanvas is the one place to organize, present and share knowledge. Learn more at www.edcanvas.com.

Page 8: Edcanvas How-to Guide

Edcanvas is the one place to organize, present and share knowledge. Learn more at www.edcanvas.com.

When presenting...

1

Navigate

using the

arrows

2

Collapse the

right pane to

display more

of the content

3

Make

comments

4

Use the mini-map

to see what’s

ahead

Page 9: Edcanvas How-to Guide

Have comments, questions or feedback?

Contact us using the blue button the the lower left corner.

We love hearing from teachers and students!

Edcanvas is the one place to organize, present and share knowledge. Learn more at www.edcanvas.com.