Introduction 1Part 1: Getting Started with Canvas LMS 5Chapter 1: The Who, What, When, Where, and Why of Canvas 7Chapter 2: Shifting Your Mindset 19Part 2: Welcome to the Jungle 31Chapter 3: The Panda Primer 33Chapter 4: Where the Magic Happens: Setting Up a Course 49Chapter 5: Rolling in the RCE 69Chapter 6: You've Got Mail in Canvas Inbox 89Chapter 7: Using the Canvas Calendar 105Part 3: Living That Panda Life 121Chapter 8: Communicating the Canvas Way 123Chapter 9: Grazing through a Forest of Modules 135Chapter 10: Climbing the Deliverables Tree 155Chapter 11: Grading Efficiency for Panda Naps 181Part 4: Collaborating with Your Panda Pals 205Chapter 12: Running Wild: How to Own Student Ownership 207Chapter 13: Collaborating with Fellow Pandas 219Chapter 14: Joining the Canvas User Family 233Part 5: The Part of Tens 249Chapter 15: Ten Canvas Facts and Figures 251Chapter 16: Ten Favorite Canvas Add-Ons 259Chapter 17: Ten Productive Ways to Use the Canvas Mobile App 271Index 277
Marcus Painter and Eddie Small are both Senior Managers at Instructure, the parent company of Canvas LMS. Prior to joining Instructure, both worked as classroom educators, technology coordinators, and district leaders in Indiana. They are co-hosts of The Canvascasters, a podcast focused on conversations surrounding EdTech and leadership through the power of Canvas LMS.