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Pro Tip Tuesday – Customizing Your Canvas Notifications
Did you know you can customize your Canvas notifications by course? You can and it’s super convenient! First, some general information about how notifications work in Canvas. Notifications in Canvas are set by the user. An instructor cannot force course notifications to be sent to students’ email. Students are responsible for setting their own notifications. […]
Best Practices for Delivering Online Quizzes
Updated Post: 07/19/2020, originally posted 7/06/2017 There’s no 100% foolproof way to (in class or online) to guarantee that students aren’t cheating. But here’s some ways to help maximize quiz security using the available settings and tools available in Canvas. Are you looking to revise how you present assessments in your course? Reach out to […]
Pro Tip Tuesday: Get notified about broken links in your course site
Something new to Canvas this year is the ability to be notified via email about broken links in your course site. On your Notifications page, under the Alerts header, locate the Content Link Error notification. You can choose to receive emails right away, in a daily digest, in a weekly digest, or never. This notification is […]
Pro Tip Tuesday: Make a web link open in a new window
Canvas wants to be your friend. But sometimes, Canvas is that one friend who offers advice when you don’t really want it. It means well. So, you set up a Module called “Helpful Web Resources” and add in your links one by one using Canvas’ default setting. By default, your friend Canvas wants to open […]
Pro Tip Tuesday: Publish all items in a module
Did you know in Canvas if you publish a Module, it will Publish all the items under that Module automatically? Here’s how! Go to your Modules page in Canvas Click the “no” symbol next to the module name Then sit back, and watch the magic happen!
Pro Tip Tuesday: Mute Assignments in Gradebook
This post has been archived. Mute Assignment is now handled by Canvas’ Grade Posting Policy.
Pro Tip Tuesday: Create clickable images using Link to URL
The Rich Content Editor in Canvas has a ton of tools for you to create custom pages that are unique to your course site. Here’s a tip for one of these tools that you might not have known about. The Link to URL tool (the chain link icon in the toolbar). You can create clickable images […]
Pro Tip Tuesday: Renaming your documents in Modules
Did you know that Canvas allows you to set a display name in your Modules for your uploaded documents? The display name will show in your Module, but will retain the original given filename for your records. With just a few clicks, you can easily change your Modules page from this: To this! Here’s how […]
Did you know Canvas offers 24/7 tech support?
Did you know that Canvas offers 24/7 support to all faculty, staff, and students at WPI? If you’re burning the midnight oil and hit a snag in your work, rest assured that your friendly neighborhood Canvas support representative is eagerly awaiting your questions! Canvas offers live chat support, email support, and phone support! Simply […]
