Archive for November, 2017
Pro Tip Tuesday: Give me “More Options”!
If you haven’t gotten familiar with your Course Detail “Settings” then you might not have noticed that Canvas has a few extra gems that can further customize your course site. Navigate to your course, then click on Settings, and find your Course Detail tab (at the top of the page). Scrolling all the way down, […]
Pro Tip Tuesday: Grant students extra time on a quiz or test
Occasionally, you will need to grant a student extra time when taking a quiz in Canvas. To do this, follow these steps: Open Quizzes Click the name of the quiz Click on Moderate This Quiz (either in the right hand column, or beneath your list of quizzes) For one student, locate the student and click […]
Canvas Update: November 18, 2017
Every three weeks, Canvas releases new features, updates to existing features, and bug fixes to our platform. In this production release (November 18), the Move-To Menu has been updated in Course Settings, Modules, and groups within the People page. Criterions can be duplicated in rubrics, and supported items can be duplicated from within individual modules. The […]
Pro Tip Tuesday: Sorting Canvas Gradebook in Excel
Do you use Excel spreadsheets in conjunction (or in place of) the Canvas Gradebook? Canvas’ sorting mechanism eccentricities, combined with students’ ability to choose a preferred name can sometimes pose a challenge when importing and exporting in and out of Excel. For example, Canvas will alphabetize last names with apostrophes differently than Excel will. But, […]
