Archive for February, 2018
Pro Tip Tuesday: Post final grades to Banner
This one is cheating a bit because it’s not really about Canvas, but with the end of C-Term approaching I thought I’d rehash an old post from last year. If you need a refresher on how to post final grades to Banner, take a few minutes to watch this video! Reminder: any “final” or “total” grades […]
Your course home page now has a Student View button!
In Canvas’ most recent update, the Student View tool was given more prominent placement in your course site. Now, all you have to do is launch your Canvas course from your Dashboard, and click on the Student View button in the left hand menu. Next time you’re in your course site, make sure you try […]
Pro Tip Tuesday: Add a Rubric to Canvas Discussions
You probably already knew that you can add rubrics to assignments in Canvas. Did you know that you can add them to graded discussions as well? If you want to communicate expectations and have set standards for grading your students’ discussion posts, read on! In your Course Navigation, click the Discussions link. Click the name of […]
Pro Tip Tuesday: Use Canvas Commons to Publish Content to Multiple Courses
Commons is a learning object repository that enables educators to find, import, and share resources with the public (or within their institution). Want to learn more general information about Canvas Commons? Did you know you can share resources from your course site to the Commons just to yourself for use in multiple (or future) courses? Many kinds […]
Canvas Update – February 17, 2018
In this production release (February 17), Grade Export and MGP Grade Export reports include columns for posted and unposted grades, and the SIS Export report includes group categories. In courses, new assignments no longer include an option to display grades via GPA scale, and individually graded group assignments include clarified options for sending student and […]
