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LMS Student Analytics
Professional Experience
After having a relatively firm grasp of working within the Canvas learning management system introduced to our school district at the beginning of the school year, I began to take a deeper look into some of the more technical parts of this LMS.
The Canvas LMS has a fairly robust grading system. One of the things I find impressive is the grading area. It can select individual students and see their interaction analytics. This information is particularly beneficial for those students who have chosen to remain virtual for the school year. While most of my students do an excellent job of turning in assignments on time, some students remain disconnected. Using the analytics section within Canvas allows me to identify how often students are engaged regularly. I can see how many times I have sent messages out and if the students have responded. Analytics can be viewed as numerical data or in graph form. I can use this imagery to communicate with parents to see the data on their students.
Another feature that I like within the grading system is setting final grades for missing assignments. I keep my grades sent so that students will receive a zero for missing assignments and communicate that they are allowed to go back and finish any missing assignments for points. If students have not submitted their assignments by the time I choose to sync their grades to the SIS. That grade will go into the official grade book as a zero. I use this as a communication tool with my students. There is usually a flurry of submissions after I have synced grades to the SIS.
I try to demonstrate the use of the grade book in Canvas for my students as well. I periodically turn on the student view of Canvas and go into the grade book. I show them what missing assignments and late assignments look like and demo how to use the grade book links to connect directly with missing assignments.
I feel like there is a need to demonstrate these capabilities to other educators. For instance, I know many teachers keep the grades functionality turned off in the navigation for students. I'm not sure why they would choose to do so. Perhaps they believe it's a look at the entire grade book when in reality, the student view of the grade book is specific to each individual and is meant to be a communication tool. I have also worked with colleagues, helped them navigate the grading system, and demonstrated the amount of information available to each student. Many educators are unaware that this data exists.
I believe this would be a very beneficial topic for professional development in the future. Demonstrating the different areas of the grade book and isolating grades for students, and seeing the analytics for individual students is helpful to educators and parents.
Professional Experience
After having a relatively firm grasp of working within the Canvas learning management system introduced to our school district at the beginning of the school year, I began to take a deeper look into some of the more technical parts of this LMS.
The Canvas LMS has a fairly robust grading system. One of the things I find impressive is the grading area. It can select individual students and see their interaction analytics. This information is particularly beneficial for those students who have chosen to remain virtual for the school year. While most of my students do an excellent job of turning in assignments on time, some students remain disconnected. Using the analytics section within Canvas allows me to identify how often students are engaged regularly. I can see how many times I have sent messages out and if the students have responded. Analytics can be viewed as numerical data or in graph form. I can use this imagery to communicate with parents to see the data on their students.
Another feature that I like within the grading system is setting final grades for missing assignments. I keep my grades sent so that students will receive a zero for missing assignments and communicate that they are allowed to go back and finish any missing assignments for points. If students have not submitted their assignments by the time I choose to sync their grades to the SIS. That grade will go into the official grade book as a zero. I use this as a communication tool with my students. There is usually a flurry of submissions after I have synced grades to the SIS.
I try to demonstrate the use of the grade book in Canvas for my students as well. I periodically turn on the student view of Canvas and go into the grade book. I show them what missing assignments and late assignments look like and demo how to use the grade book links to connect directly with missing assignments.
I feel like there is a need to demonstrate these capabilities to other educators. For instance, I know many teachers keep the grades functionality turned off in the navigation for students. I'm not sure why they would choose to do so. Perhaps they believe it's a look at the entire grade book when in reality, the student view of the grade book is specific to each individual and is meant to be a communication tool. I have also worked with colleagues, helped them navigate the grading system, and demonstrated the amount of information available to each student. Many educators are unaware that this data exists.
I believe this would be a very beneficial topic for professional development in the future. Demonstrating the different areas of the grade book and isolating grades for students, and seeing the analytics for individual students is helpful to educators and parents.