Canvas Mobile Annotations
On September 28, 2016, Instructure released the Student Annotations feature of the Canvas Mobile App for iOS and Android. This…
Improving Retention in Online Courses Takes Work, But Do Retention Techniques Really Help?
I’ve been teaching online now for 18 years. Makes me sound old, especially since so many instructors are brand new…
Simple ways to help students with vocabulary acquisition
Without grammar very little can be conveyed, without vocabulary nothing can be conveyed. -Wilkins New terminology can be overwhelming for…
Swiss Army Smartphone: Overview of Tasks You May Not Know Your Smartphone Can Do
Did you know that there are apps that can turn your phone’s camera into a handheld document scanner? How about…
How a Student KNOWS their Work is Submitted in Canvas
Students will sometimes say that their work was turned in on time and that they clicked the “Submit” button and…
Google Voice and Remind.com: Communicate With Students Without Giving Away Your Number
It is true, working in higher education has made us take Santa Claus and Mom off of our speed…
GCC Welcomes New Faculty!
Students have stopped asking for directions, the parking lots are a bit safer (read as “not quite as dangerously…
Students Can’t See Things in Canvas? Is it Green?
Your course may be published, but that does not guarantee that all of the content of your course is published….
Windows 10 and Office 2016: Learning the Basics from Microsoft
Windows 10 and Office 2016 are coming to a computer near you and finding out what you need can be…
Using Remind.com to Text Students
My 8th grader came home last year with a paper that asked all parents to text a certain word to…
Using Google Voice to Avoid Giving Out Your Mobile Phone Number
Just about the scariest thing in the world is to give everyone access to your cell phone number. Like Pandora’s…
Using Rubrics when Turnitin is Activated
Unfortunately, using the new interface for Turnitin makes rubrics disappear. However, there is a trick on how to be able…
Ideas for increasing student use of office hours
Office hours are a great way to meet with students to answer questions, explain concepts, and build relationships. For a…
How to Embed a YouTube video in Canvas
On YouTube On a computer, go to the YouTube video you want to embed. Under the video, click Share. Click…
Organizing Your Digital Self, Episode 7: Managing Passwords with LastPass
I’m back! So I hope you’re ready to pick up where we left off and learn more about managing your…
