Campus Emergency Event - Course Continuity

In the event that the campus has an emergency, health crisis or other event resulting in the disruption of classes on campus, Instructional Design & Delivery (ID&D) provides the following tips for the continuity of your course online through MyClasses. The tips below will assist faculty and staff in utilizing MyClasses and other instructional software to quickly keep their course on track. If you have any questions beyond what is covered below, please submit a help request at the ID&D Support Center.

1. Prepare Access to Tools Early

   1. Setup Microsoft 365 Account - Log into Microsoft 365 with your Salisbury username and password. If you intend to use Microsoft Teams meetings for a synchronous online class session, these meetings will be accessed from your online calendar.

   2. Setup Zoom Account - Log into https://salisbury.zoom.us with your Salisbury username and password. If you plan to use Zoom with your course for virtual meetings, students will also need to setup their SU Zoom account.

   3. Panopto - Enable Panopto in your MyClasses course to upload synchronous meeting records, record online lectures and course content and install the Panopto Recorder to your office or home computer.

   4. Publish your course in MyClasses - Every course section is created in MyClasses by default. If you are not currently using MyClasses for your course, the fastest way to allow your students to see your course is to publish the course. At a minimum, faculty can upload files and communicate to students through MyClasses.
       

2. Communication - There are several ways in which you can quickly communicate with all of your students to let them know your plan for the continuity of the course:

   1. Using class forum lists in the email address book - Each semester class forum lists are generated and appear in the Address book for students and professors to use. For example, Spring 2026 COMM 100-611 would appear as COMM 100-611 Spring1 and a Spring 2026 7 Week Session 2 SOWK 330-702 would appear as SOWK 330-702 Spring7W2. These lists are updated daily from the class rosters in GullNet throughout the semester. File attachments are allowed.

   2. Creating Announcements in MyClasses will allow you to communicate quickly with students. A single announcement will appear in the course, will be sent as an email, and if setup by the student, will appear as a notification on their mobile device. Using Announcements within a MyClasses course also retains a record of communication for both the faculty and student to recall as necessary. File attachments and course links can be added announcements.

   3. Using GullNet to email your students - From the class roster in GullNet, you can select specific students or notify all students with a message. Please note you will not be able to attach files or track the messages using this method of communication.
       

3. Starting your First MyClasses Course - If you are starting development in your first MyClasses Canvas course, the Starting Your First Canvas Course video below contains useful information to get you started. This video covers information about:

   1. Importing content from a course template

   2. Choosing a home page

   3. Including a syllabus in the course (also applies to other course files)

   4. Creating and adding items to a module

   5. Arranging the navigation in the course

   6. Content creation tips

       

4. Adding content to your course - Use the various tools within MyClasses to organize your content and graded activities.

    

5. Deliver course content asynchronously with Panopto - Use the Panopto lecture capture system to deliver your course content to students:

   1. Enabling Panopto to Your MyClasses Course

   2. Recording a Session in Panopto on a Windows computer or on a Mac computer

   3. Uploading Videos into Panopto from Create option

   4. (Optional) Adding Panopto Recordings to Pages in MyClasses
      
      

6. Use Microsoft Teams or Zoom to conduct a live virtual sessions online:

   1. Microsoft Teams Meetings in MyClasses - get the advantage of notifications sent to your students through their SU account and calendars.

   2. Information on how to adjust Teams Meetings

   3. Getting Started with Zoom

   4. Zoom Integration with MyClasses  - get the advantage of notifications sent to all students and meetings automatically added to the course calendar.

   5. Scheduling a Zoom Meeting in MyClasses

   6. Import student support information for Microsoft Teams or Zoom from the Canvas Commons
      
      

7. Assignments, Discussions and Assessments - Create assignments for students to submit activities online, discussions to allow the class to communicate in a forum that is graded or ungraded, and assessments (online quizzes and tests) inside your course. Then use Speedgrader to grade and provide feedback to your students. Use the following guides to get started:

   1. How do I create an online assignment?

   2. What is the difference between assignment due dates and availability dates?

   3. Creating Turnitin Assignments in MyClasses

   4. How do I create a discussion?

   5. How do I create a discussion using multiple dates (checkpoints)?

   6. How do I create an assessment in MyClasses?

   7. How do I create a survey in MyClasses?