Yesterday was Mother’s Day. We spend a quiet day enjoying our yard. I planted some tomato plants and helped my husband clean up the yard and gardens. It was warm, in the eighties. I sat on the porch and watched the birds and busy insects do their spring dance around the plants and flowers, as the sweet scents pleasured my senses.
There was no flowers, no cards and no phone calls from my children or grandchildren. I had talked with my daughter earlier in the week. Guess the grandchildren are too busy with their lives. I have gotten use to this turn of events through the years. I suspect somehow, in some way this will all come back to them in one form or another. Some younger people, today, do not seem to respect their elders in the United States. This is sad. Most of them do grow older and begin to realize how much this means to them when they have children and grandchildren and they want to have this contact with them.
Today I have been watching videos on Canvas and each time I watch them I learn something new and exciting. I am getting a bit anxious about putting this course up online. There is so much to learn. I am not certain where to start. I find the whole process a challenge and just love the thought of it! I cannot wait to get started!
I met with Robin last week and will meet with Charlene this week. We are waiting for the textbooks to arrive. When they do, we will begin creating a syllabus. Canvas is so different. I am not certain how to begin. I think it will be a process of figuring it out as we go. I really like the information I found so far. It is easy to figure out and the videos make everything really clear. They can be found on Youtube too.
One of the best tutorials so far can be seen at the following: https://howardcc.instructure.com/courses/32484. The beauty of watching these tutorials is it gives the designer a good look into the various ways you can set up your course and navigate in Canvas. I have seen quite a few of these and find this one particularily interesting. I am hoping that Bellevue College will have something similiar for their faculty to watch.
After meeting with Charlene, she seems to like using Turnitin. This application or tool can easily be used in Canvas: https://howardcc.instructure.com/courses/32484. If the instructor is using this tool for papers in the course it can help with some of the issues involved in cheating. I am including a canvas link to turnitin information, as well as Youtube videos.
JOYSTECHTOOL 
You must be logged in to post a comment.