Online Faculty Resources
24/7 Faculty Canvas Helpline
- 209-575-7763 (regular MJC business hours)
- 844-303-8280 (all night and weekends)
Getting Started With Canvas
- Logging into Canvas for the first time
- Using the Canvas gradebook (10 Minute Video)
- Adding handouts to your Canvas course
- Self-paced "How To Use Canvas" course
Other Canvas Guides
- Canvas Instructor Guides (official)
- Printing Canvas Grades
- Combining Canvas Sections
- Copying a Canvas Course
- Canvas Shortcuts (a quick "how-to" list)
- Turnitin in Canvas
- VoiceThread in Canvas
- Zoom Video Conferencing in Canvas
- Adding Twitter With Pictures to Canvas
- Using "Films on Demand" and "Kanopy" in Canvas (excellent video resources)
- Canvas "Start Here" module for MJC (most courses should have this pre-installed)
Online Resources
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Important Publications
Canvas is very "Googleable." If you don't see what you need here, search for it online and you will likely find what you're looking for.
Workshops & Training
Accessibility Resources
- Website Accessibility Checklist
Alternate Media Resources at MJC - Self-paced "Creating Accessible Course Content" course
- Self-paced "Microsoft Word Accessibility" micro-course
- Self-paced "PowerPoint Accessibility" micro-course
- Self-paced "PDF Accessibility" micro-course
- Self-paced "Video Captioning" micro-course
Regular Effective Contact
Video Tutorials
MJC Canvas How-To YouTube Channel
More How-to Videos
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Other Resources at MJC
- Instructional Continuity
- Request a Sandbox Shell Anyone needing a "sandbox" Canvas shell for experimentation purposes should use the link below. Sandbox shells are never populated with students, but the content can be easily copied to a "real" production shell. This form is for MJC faculty only. Request a Development Shell
- Report a problem with Canvas
- MJC Distance Education Committee
- YCCD IT Service Desk