How to create beautiful and engaging Canvas courses using Pinterest

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Follow these instructions...

Step 1) Create a Pinterest account @ http://www.pinterest.com/

Step 2) Start a Pinterest board (example: Canvas course assets)

Step 3) Using Google Chrome web browser, go to the  > add Pin It Button

Step 4) While searching the world wide web, right click on an image 

Step 5) Once you pin a new image, you can see that new image appear in your Pinterest account on the Pinterest board you created previously

Step 6) Click on the Pinterest board where you want to access the new image you pinned > click on the new image > right click that image > Copy Image URL

Step 7) Go to the Canvas course you want to design > click  on the page you are wanting to design > use the Rich Content Editor (RCE) Embed Image tool 

Step 8) Use the  Image Source option to paste Image URL and ta da...

You will now see your pinned image in Canvas!  

Example font website >  (search fonts > type in word(s) > right click >  Pin It)

Example button creation website >  (create button >  Pin It)

Example Google Image Search "arrow icons" > 

* Note: when you click on an image in Google Search, you will also need to click on the  button in order to right click and  Pin It to your Pinterest board.

* Note: some images may be too small to Pin to Pinterest. In such cases, you can also use a "public folder" in DropBox to save such images to and  to complete Step 6.

  

Here are some example images brought into Canvas and how they can be laid out:

Use engaging images and photos:

Allow for images, buttons, icons, or photos to be linked to other content within or outside of Canvas:

Take this Quiz What letters can you see?

 

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Chop away at this assignment    

 

Practice linking (Link to URL) images, icons, etc to assignments and modules that you want your students to follow as part of the teaching process and learning experience. Example: Students, please start this course... 

Start this Course

 

 

 

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