Important Updates to Google/Canvas Integration

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Google Assignments (LTI 1.3)

In Fall of 2021, Google Assignments and Canvas expanded Google Docs Editors and Google Drive to be compatible with Canvas for file submissions. With Assignments, you can distribute and grade student work, analyze student submissions for plagiarism detection, and use Google Docs and Drive with Canvas.  This version is officially supported by Google and covered by the Google Workspace for Education Terms of Service and Uses Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI) 1.3 for stronger security.

 

For additional information on using Google Assignments LTI 1.3 with Canvas, please visit these resources:

 

Google Cloud Assignments (LTI 1.1)

In October 2023, Google stopped supporting this older integration.  Teachers need to transition to Google Assignments (LTI 1.3)  What does this mean for teachers?

  • Beginning the 2025-2026 school year, teachers will no longer be able to create new Canvas assignments using Google Cloud Assignments as an External Tool in Canvas
  • Teachers need to convert/copy any current assignments from Google Cloud Assignments to Google Assignments (LTI 1.3).  We recommend copying the assignment before converting to prevent loss of any student submissions.
  • Beginning January 5, 2026 any legacy assignments using the Google Cloud Assignments integration will no longer work.

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2024-2025 BLaST End of Year Information

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Below is a list of resources and tools to help you close out the 2024-2025 School Year:

  • LaunchPoint Clean-Up:
    • TrustED Apps – please remember to review the TrustED Apps platform as digital resources are reviewed by your BLaST members and school leadership.
    • Update on DRAFT – AI Guidelines and Pilot
      • Pending decision – we expect to have an AI platform purchased for both teacher use and student use for the 25-26 school year.  Much more information coming for back to school.
    • Software Updates
      • SAFARI Montage access will be shut down June 30th, 2025
      • Newsela licensing will only be purchased for our middle and high schools for the 25-26 school year.
      • Nearpod licensing will only be purchase for our middle and high schools for the 25-26 school year.  Guidance about Nearpod for elementary teachers
  • Digging into Usage Data:
    • ClassLink Analytics had a recent overhaul, and we are working with ClassLink to better represent/visualize the usage data.
    • If we are able to get this addressed before school ends we will post a video with some summary district data for the 24-25 school year along with how you can compare your school’s usage data.
  • Wrapping Up 24-25 Courses:
    • Courses will conclude end of day on May 23rd and will be open to teachers until May 30th.  Courses will hard-conclude (disappear from Canvas dashboards) mid-June.
    • Identify courses which need to remain active (2-year)
      • IB Courses
  • Creating Canvas Courses for 25-26:
    • Using a Template?  Update before new courses are created.  Contact e-Learning (els@hallco.org) if you need help finding your school’s Canvas template or have general questions about using templates in Canvas.
    • Course naming convention – remember to have one and be sure to communicate it to your team members.
    • Make sure your teachers have at least one course created and aligned to the 25-26 Term so they will be sure to have access to Teacher Tools in July/August.
    • Continued emphasis on using Teacher Tools for course creation and rostering in Canvas.
    • Teacher Tools Functionality
      • Rostering
      • Associating blueprint courses (May 1st)
      • Grade Pass-Back
    • Importing teacher-made content from previous Canvas courses
  • Please Note:
    • Timing / Availability of IC rosters – roster data will be shared with our various vendors by mid-July, but it may take a while for the roster data to be visualized in the various platforms.  Our goal is to have everything operational by the first day of school, August 1st, 2025.
    • Teacher Sites Maintenance – after the last day of school, remember to turn off the Teacher Sites visibility for team members who will no longer be at your school.  Incoming team members will appear on your Teacher Site as they update/publish their Teacher Site for 25-26.
  • Information for Seniors, Transferring Staff, and Non-returning Staff:

Thank you all for serving as BLaST Leaders for the 24-25 school year!  Have a wonderful, restful summer break!!

 

 

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Using Lucid in Canvas

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Maximize your Canvas experience with Lucid’s intuitive tools.

This integration gives educators and students alike an elevated teaching and learning experience in Canvas through interactive assignments, collaborative whiteboarding, and more engaging activities.

The Lucid team has built a central space for Canvas + Lucid resources to help support the new integration. This site provides documentation, videos, FAQs, and more to help users get started maximizing Lucid tools within Canvas. This hub is intended to help educators and students alike to understand the features available, applications of Lucid tools, training offerings, and supporting documentation to help with any additional administrative needs.

Note that this page is organized by role, so please feel free to explore the various resources available for each role, with additional options to view video tutorials, explore the help center, and more.

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