Canvas
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Recommended Browser: Canvas works best when used with the most recent version of Chrome. Other browsers (e.g. Internet Explorer, Edge, Safari, etc.) can cause issues when using Canvas.
Getting Started
- Canvas 101 Tutorial
- Beginning- and End-of-Course Checklist
- Canvas Resources for Instructors
- Are My Courses Available in Canvas?
- Notification Preferences in Canvas
- Profile and User Settings in Canvas
- Customize the Canvas Dashboard
- Accessing Courses from Past Semesters
- Migrating a Course from Blackboard to Canvas
- Copy/Import a Canvas course to a new Canvas course site
- Copy select content from one Canvas course to another
- Combine courses/sections
- Request sandboxes or templates
Course Management in Canvas
- Customize a Course Navigation menu
- Publishing a Canvas Course
- Post Announcements for a course
- Set Announcements to display on the course home page
- Use Modules in a course
- Lock modules until a certain date
- Adding and Linking Files in Canvas
- Use the course gradebook
- Import Grades from Canvas to Pathway
- Edit the +/- grading scheme in a course
Assignments and Discussions in Canvas
- Create an assignment in Canvas
- Create an assignment using Panopto’s Quizzing feature
- Create a discussion board in Canvas
- Create a rubric for an assignment or discussion in Canvas
Tests & Quizzes in Canvas
- Create a quiz that randomizes quiz questions
- Quiz Settings to Maximize Security
- View student results in a quiz
- Grant a student extra time and/or additional attempts on a quiz
- Using Respondus LockDown Browser and/or Respondus Monitor
- Regrade a quiz in Canvas
Groups in Canvas
Turnitin in Canvas
Wikis, Blogs, and Journals in Canvas
Grading in Canvas
- Accessing the SpeedGrader in Canvas
- Using the SpeedGrader in Canvas
- Grading group submissions with the SpeedGrader in Canvas
- Adding comments to student submissions in SpeedGrader
- Grading discussions in SpeedGrader
- Set automatic ‘0’ using the grading policy
- Gradebook Do’s and Don’ts
- Using the Message Students Who… Feature
- New Grade Post Policy
- Calculating Grades
Accessibility in Canvas
- General Accessibility Design Guidelines for Canvas
- Accessibility Checker in Rich Content Editor
- Canvas Navigation with a Screen Reader
- Adding Alternative Text to Images
- Using Feature Options to Enhance Accessibility
- Create Accessible Tables in Canvas
- Create or Upload Captions for Videos in Canvas
- Grant Extra Time or Attempts to a Quiz
- View File Accessibility
Publisher Content in Canvas
Canvas Teacher Mobile App
Getting Started
- Canvas Orientation (Video)
- Canvas resources for students
- Logging In and Out of Canvas (Video)
- Managing Your Canvas Account (Video)
- Are My Courses Available in Canvas?
- Notification Preferences in Canvas
- Profile and User Settings in Canvas
- Navigating the Canvas Dashboard (Video)
- Navigating a Canvas Course (Video)
Communicating in Canvas
- Staying Connected in Canvas (Video)
- View Announcements in a course
- What is the Canvas Inbox/Conversations?
- Using the Canvas Inbox/Conversations
- Using the Canvas Calendar
- Adding To-Do items to your Calendar
Groups in Canvas
Assignments in Canvas
- Submit an Assignment in Canvas
- View assignment feedback from my instructor
- Submit a Turnitin assignment
- Access & Download a Turnitin Rubric
- Access a Turnitin Similarity Report
Discussions in Canvas
- Replying to Discussions in Canvas
- Attaching a file to a discussion reply
- Embedding an image in a discussion reply
- Subscribing to discussions
Tests & Quizzes
Grades in Canvas
- Checking Your Grades (Video)
- Viewing grades in a current course
- Understanding the icons and colors in the Grades page
- Using the What-If Grades feature in Canvas