{"id":3828,"date":"2015-08-20T15:11:58","date_gmt":"2015-08-20T20:11:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/adamscenter\/?p=3828"},"modified":"2015-08-20T15:11:58","modified_gmt":"2015-08-20T20:11:58","slug":"using-canvas-commons-for-shared-resources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/adams\/2015\/08\/20\/using-canvas-commons-for-shared-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Using Canvas Commons for Shared Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Canvas Commons is an area where ACU faculty and staff share resources for easier transfer between courses. \u00a0For instance, video tutorials to help students become familiar with Canvas, or resources a lead instructor\u00a0intends to share with other instructors. \u00a0You could import these resources\u00a0to your course by following these instructions:<br \/>\n1) Log in to Canvas (acu.edu\/canvas);<br \/>\n2) Go to your course in Canvas;<br \/>\n3) Click on &#8220;Import from Commons&#8221; on the course home page (towards the right);<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/adamscenter\/files\/2015\/08\/importfromcommons.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3832\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/adamscenter\/files\/2015\/08\/importfromcommons-300x62.png\" alt=\"Import from commons button\" width=\"300\" height=\"62\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>4) Search for &#8220;Abilene Christian University&#8221; in the search area;<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/adamscenter\/files\/2015\/08\/Screen-Shot-2015-08-20-at-2.59.54-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3836\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/adamscenter\/files\/2015\/08\/Screen-Shot-2015-08-20-at-2.59.54-PM-300x60.png\" alt=\"Search box\" width=\"300\" height=\"60\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>5) Find the content you need (such as &#8220;Quick Start Videos for Canvas&#8221;);<\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3833\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/adamscenter\/files\/2015\/08\/Quickstartvideos-236x300.png\" alt=\"Quickstartvideos\" width=\"236\" height=\"300\" \/><\/div>\n<div>6) Click on &#8220;Import into Course&#8221;;<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/adamscenter\/files\/2015\/08\/import-button.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3831\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/adamscenter\/files\/2015\/08\/import-button-300x300.png\" alt=\"import button\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>7) Click on the course from the list and import will take place.\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3829\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/adamscenter\/files\/2015\/08\/choose-course-300x113.png\" alt=\"Import from commons\" width=\"300\" height=\"113\" \/><\/div>\n<div>You will receive a notice on the screen saying that the content has been imported.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3830\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/adamscenter\/files\/2015\/08\/feedback-300x34.png\" alt=\"feedback\" width=\"300\" height=\"34\" \/><\/div>\n<div>8. 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