Canvas Teacher Guide

First Time Registration

1. 1. Click on Lowman Digital in the left menu under courses

   Select the workspace that aligns to your campus.

   Note: This step may not be required for all users.

   

2. 2. Enter your campus-unique information

   This information was provided in your welcome email. If you do not have this information, please contact your campus admin or reach out to the Lowman team for support.

   

3. 3. Success! Now enjoy the ease of having your favorite resources in your LMS!

   

Adding a Course

1. 4. Click Start a New Course from the dashboard

   

2. 5. Name your course

   

3. 6. Fill in course information and click Update Course Details

   

4. 7. Return to the dashboard to publish your course

   

5. 8. Select Course Activity Stream

   

Assigning Activities

1. 9. Select a published course

   

2. 10. Click on +Assignment

   

3. 11. Create a name for the assignment

   

4. 12. Select External Tool under Submission Type

   

5. 13. Click on Find

   

6. 14. Click on Lowman Digital

   

7. 15. Choose the classroom to link

   

8. 16. Choose the unit and then click Assign

   

9. 17. Click Select on the next screen

   

10. 18. Click on Save & Publish

    

Student View

1. 19. Student clicks on the assignment name to launch the activity

   

2. 20. Student completes the activity

   

3. 21. Student can review results after the activity is submitted

   

Grading

1. 22. Click on the assignment name to view scores

   

2. 23. View student scores

   Results will appear on the screen as each student completes the activity. Periodically click the Refresh button to refresh your screen.

   Using the Reveal Names toggle will allow you to view student names.

   

3. 24. Grading short constructed responses

   Short constructed responses that require manual grading will appear greyed out.

   Click on the Scores button to begin manually grading.

   

4. 25. Select question to manually grade

   Scroll to find the question that requires manual grading.

   Enable the Show Key toggle to view a suggested answer key for reference.

   

5. 26. Entering manual grades

   Step 1: Move between students using the scrolling feature in the top right corner.

   Step 2: Enter the score.

   Step 3: Click the check box to record the score.

   Scores will save automatically.

   

6. 27. Grading complete!