Read Me: Notes For The Template Administrator

Template Distribution Planning

There are a few options when it comes to distributing your template to faculty/staff. The following is a description of the most common methods:

Template Delivery 

Options	Description	Resources
Canvas Blueprint	Faculty members are provided with a linked-copy of the template. Blueprint administrators are able to push updates to courses and lock certain components of the template in order to prevent undesired changes.	Canvas Release: Blueprint Courses Links to an external site.
Canvas Commons	Faculty members can search for and import the template (or template components) into their live courses. Please do not make the template (or template components) public to Canvas Commons users outside of your institution/district. Learn More: Canvas Guides: What types of sharing options are available in Commons? Links to an external site. Canvas Guides: What are my account settings in Commons? Links to an external site.	Canvas Guides: What is Canvas Commons? Links to an external site. Canvas Guides: Commons Table of Contents Links to an external site.
Export/Import Option	Faculty members are provided with a Course export package. They can import the template (or template components) into any of their courses using the Canvas import feature.	Canvas Guides: How do I import a Canvas course export package? Links to an external site.
Course Copy	Faculty members copy the template content (or template components) into one or more of their courses. Note: Faculty only have access to copy content from courses from current or previous courses in which they are enrolled as a user.	Canvas Guides: How do I copy content from another Canvas course? Links to an external site.

Canvas Support Content Pages

This course provides both instructors and students with Canvas Support modules. The instructor modules utilize components from both the Canvas Text Guides and Canvas Video Guides. The Canvas Video Guides (housed on the Vimeo platform) are embedded directly within the Canvas support pages. We understand, however, that not every institution allows the use of Vimeo. Because of this, we have provided a set of these support pages that do not include the embedded videos. 

Please see the following for more information on swapping your support pages:

• Canvas Guides: How do I remove module items? Links to an external site.
• Canvas Guides: How do I add assignment types, pages, and files as module items? Links to an external site.

Images & Icons

The photographs, illustrations, and icons used within this template on various banners, buttons, and content pages were created either by members of the Education Services team at Instructure or are CC0 Links to an external site. images. Please review the following documentation for more information: Template Image Source Documentation Links to an external site.

Your Action Needed

There are a few pages that require your input prior to template distribution. Please review the following:

1. Template: Introduction & How-to Customize
   
   • The Template Overview section requires your input (ex. Are instructor's free to remove and add items as they see fit?)
2. Canvas for Teachers: Additional Support
   
   • This page provides faculty with contact information/instructions for your specific institution and, as such, requires customization.