CANVAS SUPPORT
Canvas Help
- 24/7 support via chat in the Canvas Help Menu or by phone at 1-844-612-7422
- Canvas Instructor Guide
- Introductory Canvas Courses
- Byte-sized Canvas Video Series
- MOST coaches are available for "Teaching with Canvas" support
- Join the Pronto discussion in the Teaching Tree for peer support
District Training (SDCCD Online Learning Pathways)
Regular training opportunities for faculty across the District:
• SDCCD OLP's Faculty Training Calendar
• Online Faculty Certification Program (OFCP)
• SDCCD Online Learning Pathways homepage
VIDEO RESOURCES
ConferZOOM https://www.conferzoom.org/
An online meeting tool that can also serve as a screencasting tool, recording your
screen and audio simultaneously. ConferZoom offers cloud hosting and automatically
generates captions that can be edited.
AdobeSpark https://spark.adobe.com/
A free browser-based video creation tool with a very quick learning curve. AdobeSpark
feels similar to PowerPoint, allowing users to build one slide of audio/video at a
time.
Clips (iPhone or iPad) https://www.apple.com/clips/
Mobile app for iOS devices that transcribes your talking head videos and sends them
to YouTube for sharing.
EDITING VIDEOS
YouTube and Zoom allow for minimal video edits, mostly trimming the start and end
of recordings.
Paid options include
• Camtasia Education
Free options
• iMovie (MAC and IOS)
• Shotcut
HOSTING VIDEOS
YouTube https://www.youtube.com
- Recommended for hosting videos outside of Canvas
- Canvas has limited storage; video files are large
- YouTube supports embedding, linking, and editable auto-captions
- If you have a Google or Gmail account, you already have a YouTube account
- Visit: https://www.youtube.com
YouTube Resources
• How to Edit YouTube AutoCaptions
• How to find the link to share your YouTube video
• YouTube Captioning Badge