Lindsey Van Gieson
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Pro Tip Tuesday: Create an Extra Credit Assignment
Did you have a student go above and beyond in class? Do you have a menial but nevertheless important task that you want to “encourage” your students to complete? Good news! There’s a couple ways you can grant extra credit to students in Canvas. Create a new assignment out of ‘0’ points. Then, give the […]
Pro Tip Tuesday: The Many Benefits of Mute Assignment
What’s your Canvas grading style? Do you have a set workflow? Do you grade assignments as they come in? Do you do all your work in Excel and then import into Canvas? Do you have TAs and Graders to assist? No matter what your workflow, using the Mute Assignment tool can help! By default, Canvas […]
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 […]
Canvas Update: March 9, 2019
Every 3 weeks, Canvas releases new features, updates to existing features, and bug fixes to our platform. In this Canvas release, March 9, discussion topics can be searched by author name in addition to title. In Canvas Commons, when viewing the Resource Details tab in Commons, users can view filtered search results that only display resources […]
Pro Tip Tuesday: The Low Down on Graded Discussions
You’ve probably tried out the Discussion tool in Canvas before, but do you know about all the settings available? Here’s a few things you might not know: You can require students to post before seeing other students posts, but you may want to lock down additional settings. If you require students to post before they […]
Canvas Update: February 16, 2019
Every 3 weeks, Canvas releases new features, updates to existing features, and bug fixes to our platform. In this Canvas release (February 16), DocViewer supports stylus tools to create annotations within supported touchscreen devices. For embedded images in the Rich Content Editor, the Canvas files folder structure displays thumbnail images. Interface updates have also been […]
Canvas Update – October 27, 2018
Every 3 weeks, Canvas releases new features, updates to existing features, and bug fixes to our platform. In this Canvas release (October 27), the List View Dashboard displays a summary for course events, and course links within the Grades menu direct to the Grades page instead of the home page. Additionally, in the Card View and […]
Canvas Update – October 6, 2018
Every 3 weeks,Canvas releases new features, updates to existing features, and bug fixes to our platform. In this Canvas release (October 6), rubrics can be created without point values. Section-specific discussions include an updated workflow. DocViewer supports manual image and document rotation. For students, the List View Dashboard includes Peer Review assignments, and the Alerts […]
Pro Tip Tuesday – Clean up your Canvas Dashboard
Still seeing old courses appearing on your Dashboard? Just go to Courses > All Courses and click on the stars beside the courses you’d like to remove. Star icons toggled with a color will appear on your Dashboard. Star icons with simply an outline will not be displayed. This page saves automatically, so just go […]
Pro Tip Tuesday: Duplicate an Assignment in Canvas
You can duplicate an assignment in your Canvas course! When you create the copy, the word “copy” will be appended to the end of the assignment name. Feel free to change this when modifying the assignment content by clicking on the assignment name, then clicking Edit. Duplicated assignments will be Unpublished by default. Assignments currently […]
