How to set your contacts (for notifications) in Canvas. By default it is set to your @graniteschools.org account.  YES, students have one of those too.  Log in to www.office.com to check it.  However add whatever e-mail want but make sure it is one you do check.  I HIGHLY suggest your @granitesd.org acct. since you log in to Google quite often.

My suggestions!

• In the Notifications area Conversation = inbox = "e-mail" As in, check your inbox for a conversation.  Many users send conversations to their e-mail and then say student's have e-mailed them...
• Do NOT send your Conversations to your e-mail. Just have the conversation in Canvas.  Skip the middle software!  Check your inbox, respond in your inbox.
• Add a phone number too and get texts.
• Get a text when there is Conversation and know to check your inbox!
• You can decide what other notifications you want and where you want them sent.  You could chose to not be notified or not to check your e-mail but those are YOUR <bad> choices.

At the start of this Covid19 thing we created an "Office Hours" calendar.  Here is an update!

1. Please be sure to use the calendar so students, parents, and your principal knows that you are attempting to connected with your students and when.
2. It works best with Google Hangouts Meet.  BUT if you are using something else (A "Room", Teams or Zoom) you can still add your link to this calendar.
3. All is explained in this wonderful perfect video!  But please e-mail or ask me any questions! ksmedberg@graniteschools.org
4. I have added most of you to this calendar (as an editor)  but if I missed you please send me your @granitesd.org e-mail address. 

Basic Steps

• Open the calendar link in Canvas
• Click on the calendar to create an event (if you cannot create an event you must e-mail me your @granitesd.org e-mail and I will get you edit rights)
• Click "More options"
• Set your time and date (NO all day or repeating)
• Add Conferencing  "Hangouts Meet" (unless you are adding your own Teams, Zoom link)
• Be sure it is on the CORRECT calendar.  "Teacher Office Hours"
• Save.  Done.  Be sure you are in your office hours!

15 Video Conferencing Personal Etiquette & Protocols

• Wear work-appropriate clothing and be sure your work space is orderly
• Frame the camera correctly and pay attention to what is behind you
• Have the right light and be cognizant of back lighting and distracting glare
• Be aware of outside noise and when possible, schedule meetings in a quiet space
• Be courteous to other participants and don't carry on side conversations
• Look directly at the camera, maintain eye contact, be present and stay seated
• Speak clearly, don't shout and keep body movements minimal
• Be aware of visual alignment with your camera positioned above your monitor  
• Avoid distractions such as your phone and leave the keyboard alone
• Don't interrupt other speakers and use the established meeting cues  
• If other participant cameras are on, yours should be also
• If you have signed in, use your first and last name, not a nickname or handle
• Eat before or after a video conference call, not during
• Remember that mics and cameras are live  
• If you are interrupted by a call, child, etc., mute your audio and disable your camera while you’re dealing with the interruption. Return discretely to the video meeting without unnecessary explanation.  

 
10 Video Conferencing Etiquette Operational Protocols

• Test your technology before the meeting to ensure it is working correctly
• Start and end on time, virtual time is just as important as "real" time
• Have an agenda and perhaps a time keeper
• Have a moderator if you can to help people stay on track and engaged
• Identify meeting cues such as raising hands, sharing documents, etc.
• Briefly explain technology features available such chat pods, etc
• Begin with a safety minute and/or housekeeping moment
• Remind participants to mute their mics when not speaking 

Everyone loves the grid view in Zoom.  So everyone is copying it!!!  Here is an extension for you to use Grid view with Google Meet. Instructions are on their website.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/google-meet-grid-view/bjkegbgpfgpikgkfidhcihhiflbjgfic

They're working on it is all I know.  When will GSD get it?  Fabulous question - I have no idea.
​

 Imagine that... an update!
GSD has enabled this https://meet.google.com/!  YOU, teachers can create your own "room".  That room STAYS permanent.
Students go to the same page https://meet.google.com/ and type in your "code" to join your room. Students cannot create rooms they can only join.
It is easy in theory BUT YOU must be in the room already.  Students CANNOT create their room.  Just like they are NOT suppose to be unsupervised in classrooms!  They must also be logged in to google with they @GRANITESD acct.  (#security!)
1.  Click on Start Meeting.
2.  Create a nickname.  Click "Continue" and follow the prompts
Your room should be your name (or username) and prep.  If you want to make one for each period that works too.  But I think the fewer you have the easier it will be.

You can still add a link to anything IN Canvas with some similar wording as below. 
Students please join me in my office hours from 10-12 on Tuesdays.
Go here meet.google.com and join the room "lastnameprep" (no "  ")

Here are some detailed instructions.

Teachers can get the pro version for free.  I do not want to add the code here because it is not for everyone - only teachers.  I have e-mailed it to you but if you need it again just let me know and I can resend it.  No problem.  Students DO NOT need the free version, nor do I think they can get it.  It is for teachers.  But they (students) CAN use the regular version just fine.

You can also install it by using the waffle and searching for it.  Same / same!

Here is the Video I made above from ScreenCastify.

Gradebook has 2 required uses.

1. Attendance
2. Posting of Midterms and final grades

So right now you do not need to even log in to it.  All your assignments are and should be completed in Canvas.  And Canvas only.  Assignments will push to Gradebook.  I have always had people ask about assignments that are not completed "electronically" or in Canvas.  Not a problem.  Put scores in Canvas - Stay out of Gradebook!
​

I am seeing teachers put content in Canvas as an assignment, then go to GSD Gradebook and adding the same assignment to enter scores.  You're working to hard and adding too much data! Just record the scores in Canvas.  Either in the Grades screen above or in Speed Grader below.

My gripes against Zoom!
Zoom is a great tool.  It has been around for quite a while but has just exploded in education along with this virus crap!  Why do I suggest NOT using it then?  Because we have had 2 other tools that we pay a lot of money for that do the same thing.  Google Meet and Microsoft Teams.  Both are behind our district logins and are secure.  Neither are new and I have been using them for a while.  Some one asked why I have not done any training on them and the answer is the same.  No one comes!  I am always happy to do training - please let me know when you will be available. (BTW -  You have not been trained on zoom either!)

Here are a couple of problems with Zoom in edu.

1. It is free to users, now. When you pay for items you mainly pay for your privacy!  See the correlation there?
2. The defaults are NOT set to best privacy for children.  You are viewing/sharing minors in their home and do not know the security defaults of the software you're using.
3. By default there is a public URL for your zoom link.  Most of you will use it because it is easy.  Creepers can find it too!  Remember you are dealing with children and just published a url with their pictures and names.  A nine digit code found by computer hacker is easy to break.
4. You CAN change these setting to make it more secure, but I am not showing you how.  Why? Because we have two other options that I have shown you.  Please use the software your employer provides.

If you use Zoom - you're on your own on.