How to create beautiful and engaging Canvas courses using Pinterest
Demonstrated:
* Please note that since the creation of this video, the Canvas UI has since changed, but the concepts taught in this video are still the same
Explained:
* Note: If you cannot see some or any of the images on this page or images show as a broken link, this means your school is likely blocking Pinterest.
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 extension
Step 4) While searching the world wide web, right click on an image to Pin It 
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 
...you will now see your pinned image in Canvas! 
Example font website
Links to an external site. > 
(search fonts > type in word(s) > right click > 
Pin It)
Example button creation website
Links to an external site. > 
(create button > Pin It)
Example Google Image Search
Links to an external site. "arrow icons" > 
* Note: sometimes when you click on an image in Google Search, you may 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 above.
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:
* If you block Pinterest, you will not be able to see some of the images below *
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| Take this Quiz | What letters can you see? |
Busy Bee Badge |
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Study this problem carefully |
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| Click Here Links to an external site. |
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| Chop away at this assignment Links to an external site. |
Feel free to pin the images you see on this page to your own Pinterest account and/or follow Course Design Assets Links to an external site. on Pinterest for access to many many more such images. Follow here: http://www.pinterest.com/coursedesignr/ Links to an external site.
Practice linking (
Link to URL) images, icons, etc to assignments, pages, modules, and more that you want your students to follow as part of the teaching process and learning experience. Example: Students, please start this course...
