{"id":49,"date":"2017-05-24T11:49:36","date_gmt":"2017-05-24T15:49:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/canvas\/?page_id=49"},"modified":"2017-05-24T14:11:24","modified_gmt":"2017-05-24T18:11:24","slug":"canvas-crosswalk","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/canvas\/canvas-crosswalk\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackboard to Canvas Crosswalk"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Below is a guide to commonly used tools in Blackboard and their equivalents in Canvas. Please note that although some terminology may be the same, the Canvas tool may not function in the same way that it does in Blackboard.<\/p>\n

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USER and COURSE SETTINGS<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n

Blackboard<\/strong><\/td>\nCanvas<\/strong><\/td>\nNotes<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Course Copy<\/td>\nImport content into this course<\/a><\/td>\n\n
Make course available<\/td>\nPublish course<\/a><\/td>\n\n
Notifications<\/td>\nNotifications<\/a><\/td>\n\n
Profile<\/td>\nProfile<\/a><\/td>\n\n
Student Preview<\/td>\nStudent View<\/a><\/td>\n\n
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  • Student View allows instructors to upload materials, take quizzes, and navigate the course as a “test student.”<\/li>\n
  • The test student will appear in the Gradebook for assessment when instructors leave Student View.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tool Availability<\/td>\nApp Center<\/a><\/td>\n\n
Merging<\/td>\nCross Listing<\/td>\nCanvas has a built-in Cross Listing feature that improves upon the section merge process in Blackboard. You can easily merge or unmerge any sections you are teaching from the course settings page. Just make sure to do so before student work is entered in the Gradebook so that all students’ work is saved properly.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Enrollments<\/td>\nEnrollments<\/td>\nAs in Blackboard, Canvas enrollments will automatically updated nightly from PowerSchool.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Organizations<\/td>\nCourses<\/td>\nCanvas does not separate courses from organizations like in Blackboard. We plan to clearly distinguish organization sites in Canvas from course sites so that they will be easy to locate.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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COMMUNICATION and COURSE ACTIVITY<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n

Blackboard<\/strong><\/td>\nCanvas<\/strong><\/td>\nNotes<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Calendar<\/td>\nCalendar<\/a><\/td>\n\n
Course Reports<\/td>\nView Student Progress for Modules<\/a> or People<\/a><\/td>\n\n
N\/A<\/td>\nConferences<\/a><\/td>\n\n
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  • Used for synchronous class meetings, virtual lectures, virtual office hours, and available to student groups.<\/li>\n
  • Can accommodate a maximum of 50 users at one time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Groups<\/td>\nGroups<\/a><\/td>\n\n
Performance Dashboard<\/p>\n
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Users<\/td>\n

People<\/a><\/td>\n\n
Send Email<\/td>\nConversations (Inbox)<\/a><\/td>\n\n
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  • Built-in messaging tool.<\/li>\n
  • Send messages to individual students or the entire class from the Global Inbox. Users can reply to messages.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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CONTENT MANAGEMENT<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n

Blackboard<\/strong><\/td>\nCanvas<\/strong><\/td>\nNotes<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Announcement<\/td>\nAnnouncements<\/a><\/td>\n\n
Blogs<\/td>\nNo equivalent – we recommend Discussions<\/a><\/td>\n\n
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  • You can use the course discussion board to create a thread for each student to post his or her blog in, or you can create group discussions and assign them to certain students in your course.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Content Area<\/td>\nModule<\/a><\/td>\n\n
Content Collection<\/td>\nFiles<\/a><\/td>\n\n
Discussion Board<\/td>\nDiscussions<\/a><\/td>\n\n
N\/A<\/td>\nSyllabus<\/a><\/td>\n\n
File in Content Area<\/td>\nFile in Module<\/a><\/td>\n\n
Item<\/td>\nPages<\/a><\/td>\n\n
Journals<\/td>\nNo equivalent – we recommend Assignments<\/a><\/td>\n\n
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  • Assignments can be set to allow multiple submission attempts and can easily be used for a weekly reflection journal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wiki<\/td>\nNo equivalent – we recommend Pages<\/a> and Collaborations<\/a><\/td>\n\n
Adaptive release rules<\/p>\n
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Content availability rules<\/td>\n

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<\/a>GRADES and GRADING<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0Blackboard<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0Canvas<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0Notes<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Assessments<\/td>\nQuizzes<\/a><\/td>\n\n
Survey<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Assignments<\/td>\nAssignments<\/a><\/td>\n\n
<\/a>Full Grade Center and Inline Grading<\/td>\nGrades<\/a> and SpeedGrader<\/a><\/td>\n\n
Rubrics<\/td>\nRubrics<\/a><\/td>\n\n