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Disaster Preparedness

Learn how to leverage Google Docs, Canvas, and WebAuth for disaster preparedness in teaching. Understand the importance of redundancy across data centers and take steps to create backup courses using recommended tools. Plan for various scenarios like Tropical Storm Danny to ensure a quick recovery. Utilize Canvas Tools for effective communication and media recording. Start your planning project now and seek guidance in our open labs for further assistance.

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Disaster Preparedness

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  1. Disaster Preparedness A Plan for Teaching

  2. USF System Services Three Key components of our teaching technology • Google Doc – Email (gmail) • Canvas – Teaching • WebAuth – Access keys

  3. Google Docs • Google servers are hosted and replicated across 7 data centers across North America.

  4. Canvas Servers • Canvas is fully hosted and replicated across three Amazon data centers in the US and Canada.

  5. WebAuth • Authentication is dependent on WebAuth, which is hosted and managed by USF Tampa. • This is replicated in 3 places, Tampa, Winter Haven, and Clemson SC.

  6. Why is this important? Tropical Storm Danny

  7. What can you do? • We can’t plan for every scenario (university decision to re-open) - but here are recommendations to get back up and running quickly. • Store course content in Google Docs and Canvas (sandbox)

  8. Canvas Sandbox • Take the time to create a backup course in Canvas. • Upload all files and supplemental materials and break them into weeks or units. • Create backup lectures or reading assignments to replace face-to-face instruction.

  9. Canvas Tools • Communication - Inbox & Announcements

  10. Canvas Tools • Video/Audio lecture - media recording tool

  11. Canvas Tools – Mobile Apps • Canvas Mobile App (Android and iOS) • Google Mobile App (Android and iOS)

  12. Start Planning • Make this a spring or summer project • We can’t plan for every scenario (university decision to re-open) - but here are recommendations to get back up and running quickly. • Stop by our open labs next week to get more information or help with your plan.

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