Lindsey Van Gieson
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Canvas Update: October 7, 2017
Every three weeks, Canvas releases new features, updates to existing features, and bug fixes to our platform. In this production release (October 7), late and missing submission status labels are only displayed to instructors in SpeedGrader, and rubric criterions can include a point range instead of an individual point value. Other small updates have been made in […]
Pro Tip Tuesday: Add an image to your course card in Canvas Dashboard
Have you seen classes that are utilizing images on the Dashboard in Canvas? Want to get rid of that “boring” color that’s assigned to your course in Canvas and make your class stand out from the rest? Then you’ve come to the right place. A few things to know before you begin: Accepted images include JPG, […]
Feature Spotlight: Canvas Commons
Canvas Commons is a learning object repository that allows you to find, import, and share resources with others. What can I do with it? Build a personal learning object repository that you can easily reuse from class to class Leverage resources in your own course sites shared from other Canvas users in the public […]
Pro Tip Tuesday: Use keyboard shortcuts to save time grading
Did you know that you can use keyboard shortcuts to navigate your Grades area and Speedgrader? Check out how to use these huge time savers! While on the Grades or Speedgrader screens in your course site, press the comma key and a pop-up window with keyboard shortcuts will appear for keyboard navigation. Or, reference the […]
Pro Tip Tuesday: Canvas has an “Undelete” tool!
Did you accidentally delete something? Don’t freak out.. it may not actually be gone forever! Before you panic, try Canvas’ “Undelete” tool. Here’s how to do it: 1. Go to the course site where you may have accidentally deleted something 2. Find the root URL of your course site For a class at WPI a root URL looks […]
3 Reasons Why You Aren’t Receiving Email from Canvas
Your notifications are not enabled. Go to Account -> Notifications and click the checkmark boxes for all 3 types of notifications. It should look like this: You have an email rule set up to filter out non “@wpi.edu” emails. Canvas emails will come from the email address “notifications@instructure.com” Instructure is the company that created Canvas, […]
Canvas Update: September 16, 2017
Every three weeks, Canvas releases new features, updates to existing features, and bug fixes to our platform. In this production release (September 16), course notifications always include the course name as the sender name, course import files expire after 500 days, and Conferences includes several interface and feature updates. Additionally, the student Assignments page includes a small […]
Pro Tip Tuesday: Student Journals in Canvas – A Workaround
Canvas is lacking a native Journal tool. However, there’s a few ways to get around the journal function because of the flexibility of the Canvas interface! One of the easiest ways I’ve found is to create groups equal to the number of students in the class (so one student per group). Then create a group discussion […]
Pro Tip Tuesday: Student View in Canvas
As an Instructor, you see all options available in your Canvas course, including any pages or files you have hidden. It can sometimes be helpful to view what a student in your course sees to ensure you have the site configured exactly how you want. Using Student View allows you to act as a student […]
Feature Spotlight: Peer Review in Canvas
Do you want to allow students to provide feedback to other student’s assignment submissions? You can do this online in Canvas! First, a few common questions about the Peer Review tool: Peer reviews can be assigned to show student names or display anonymously. (Professor and TA can still see who reviewed who, but it is anonymous […]
