介绍
Professors at LAVC have invested a great amount of time and resources in creating an educational work flow that makes sense for every student at LAVC.
虽然每个在线课程都是不同的, a majority of the courses offered at Los Angeles Valley College have similar components. 如前所述， Canvas is the main course/learning man年龄ment system (LMS) at Los Angeles Valley College. 它用于在线学习和教学. Professors can post course content, grades, information, and assignments online.
Canvas 使用一个易于使用的界面. 本模块总结了使 Canvas 这也是我们选择这个项目的原因.
在本模块结束时，您将了解:
- LAVC为什么选择 Canvas 作为在线课程的门户网站
- 航行 Canvas
- All the necessary tools, as well as the use and purpose of important links in Canvas
为什么帆布
Canvas is a web-based system; it 不需要在您的计算机上安装. 然而, you will want to make sure that your computer meets the basic requirements as discussed previously in 媒介素养模块.
此外，Canvas Student应用程序提供 移动版Canvas that helps students stay current with their course anywhere. Canvas has been integrated with LAVC’s current Student Information System SIS/人Soft. This enables the Canvas LMS and SIS applications to talk to one another.
以下是Canvas的其他一些重要特性:
- Canvas 配有99.0%保证正常运行时间
- 它包括一个强大的富内容编辑器
- You can quickly preview documents without downloading or being directed to another p年龄
- 您可以同时查看语音和视频消息
- You can eng年龄 in synchronous (real time) online communication
- 您可以参与异步讨论
- 卓越的24小时支持系统
基本导航 Canvas
Navigation is a series of links on your screen that help you get to where you want to go inside of the Canvas 平台.
为了明确起见，让我们考虑导航 两个级别:
- 全球导航 - which gets you around the entire system
- 课程导航——特定于课程内部
全球导航
全局导航菜单位于 每一页的左边 Canvas. 全球导航 links provide quick access to frequently used Canvas 特性.
全球导航包括 六个主要组成部分.
通用画布全局导航菜单项
账户
在哪里可以修改用户设置, 指定通知首选项, 上传个人文件, 管理eportfolio并退出Canvas.
指示板
The 指示板 is the first thing you will see when you log into Canvas. The 指示板 helps you see what is happening in all your courses and allows you to figure out what to do next.
课程
The 课程 component allows you to quickly access your favorite courses and to view a list of all your courses
日历
The 日历 is used for reminding students of graded assignments with specific due dates. 您可以将日历与课程的其他部分同步. All of your course assignments will be in one place with the calendar.
收件箱(电子邮件)
You can communicate with other classmates and your instructor in your course at any time. 收件箱(电子邮件) will also compile all mess年龄s sent throughout Canvas, 包括在学生作业上留下的评论.
帮助
你可以在任何时候得到Canvas的帮助. 选择与您的需求相关的帮助选项. 您可以通过呼叫或访问虚拟帮助台获得帮助.
课程导航 Canvas
The 课程 Navigation Menu is a series of links on the left side of your course that help you access different course areas.
最常用的Canvas课程导航菜单项
Depending on the structure of your course and your instructor’s decision, 不同课程的选择可能不同.
首页
如果你以学生的身份注册了一门课程, the 课程 首页 P年龄 helps you navigate your course and man年龄 your coursework.
公告
The 公告 option allows instructors to communicate with students about course activities and post interesting course-related topics.
公告 are designed to allow instructors to broadcast information out to all members of a course. 您可以通过学校的电子邮件收到通知.
教学大纲
The 教学大纲 helps your instructor communicate course expectations and information. The 教学大纲 is automatically populated by assignments and events in the course.
Your instructor has the option to set 教学大纲 to be the home p年龄 for your course as well.
作业
作业 may include 小测验, graded 讨论, and online submissions (i.e. 文件，图像，文本，URL等.). You instructor may choose to hide this link in 课程 Navigation, but you can still access 作业 through your user or course dashboard, 教学大纲, 年级的书, 日历, 或模块.
讨论
Canvas 为课堂讨论提供了一个完整的系统, allowing both instructors and students to start and contribute to as many discussion topics as desired.
成绩
您可以在仪表板中查看您的整体课程成绩. 此按钮可供学生使用. 您可能无法查看总成绩.
模块
The 模块 are a way for instructors to organize the content of your course.
模块 are used to organize course content by weeks, units, or a different organizational structure.
模块 essentially create a one-directional linear flow of what students should do in a course.
Each module can contain files, discussions, assignments, quizzes, and other learning materials.
人
此菜单项显示所有注册该课程的用户.
小测验
The 小测验 are assignments, quizzes, survey, or exams to assess your comprehension. The link might be hidden, but you can still access it in other areas of Canvas.
Nettutor
这个菜单项提供洛杉矶山谷学院, 免费24/7在线辅导与高素质的导师. 每学期每小时有5美元的上限.
合作
Canvas 利用协作技术，比如 谷歌文档 or Office 365 to allow multiple users to work together on the same document at the same time. Collaborative documents are saved in real-time; meaning a change made by any of its users will be immediately visible to everyone.
会议
The 会议 p年龄 allows you to view all the conferences within a course.
As a student you can join conferences where you have been invited to participate. 在学生群体中, 您可以创建新的会议, 开始会议, 管理会议成果.
变焦
变焦 is a cloud-based web conferencing service that supports high-resolution video and content sharing on any device. 变焦 is available to all LAVC faculty, staff, and students.
出版商的工具
你的教练可能会给你配对 Canvas 课程到出版商的课程网站. The instructions to connect to the publisher site will be provided by your instructor.
参见讲师笔记
Summary
Congratulations, you have learned about the major components of Canvas，您的在线课堂平台. You can always refer to this p年龄 for additional information. 你现在已经准备好开始你的旅程了 Canvas. 让我们进入最后一个模块.
帮助链接
Canvas登录说明
- 在浏览器中，进入 http://mycollege.laccd.edu
- 登录ID/UserID: Your 9-digit student ID number (example: 881234567 or 900123456)
- Password: Same as your SIS password (where you registered for the class). 给我.