Students: How to send messages in Canvas
Sending messages to instructors and other students within a course can be a very critical feature for students. Canvas has the option to send messages to your classmates without the need of email addresses. To get started, simply navigate to your Canvas Inbox and follow these steps to send messages to group users …
How do I cross-list a section in my course?
Cross-listing is Canvas’ way of combining multiple sections into one course site. This is great for instructors who want to teach all of their sections using one site. This feature also allows or restricts students from viewing and accessing materials assigned to other sections of the course, to an extent. A few i…
How can I randomize questions in my quiz?
You can easily randomize the questions that your students are given on an exam. This is often accomplished by linking a Question Bank or an Item Bank. Question or Item Banks have a pool of questions which will randomly supply a quiz with a number of questions you specify. The specified number must be less than or equ…
How do I view / download documents in Canvas
Canvas's inline DocViewer allows you to auto preview all files in a course without downloading them to your device. You can also use auto preview when grading assignment submissions. The inline file preview works for most commonly used file formats with the exception of: * images (.jpg, .png., .tiff, .bmp, .gif …
Canvas Discussion Board FAQs
FAQs * How do I navigate Canvas's discussion board? * How do I create discussion forums? * Can I remove a discussion board thread or forum? * Can I make group discussion boards? * Can I make students post to a discussion board before they can see other students' posts? * How do I allow students to attach files…
How do I clear a student's attempt for a test?
Unfortunately, there is no way to clear a student's attempt for a test. Canvas was considering adding this feature, but ultimately chose not to (see Delete Quiz Attempts for more information). Canvas doesn't believe in deleting historical information - they tend to err on the side of retaining records just in cas…
How to copy a single Content Page from one course to another in Canvas
Looking to copy a single Canvas page, assignment, quiz, or discussion item that didn't use a Design Tools template? Use Canvas's Direct Share feature instead. As of October 2018 it is now possible to copy an existing assignment/discussion/quiz description and Canvas Content Page that does not utilize a Design Too…
Getting Started: Student Edition
The following resources will assist you in preparing to use Canvas for the first time. What to keep in mind: * You DO NOT need to create or register for a Canvas account. We create all student accounts automatically after new student FSUIDs are activated, so there is no need for you to register for an account or …
How do I assign students different due dates for the same assignment?
Canvas allows you to assign different due dates for an assignment to individual students or groups of students. This feature is helpful for facilitating make-ups, using different due dates for different course sections in cross-listed courses, assigning work differently to undergraduate and graduate sections, and oth…
About FSU Canvas Technical Support (from FSU Office of Digital Learning)
The Office of Digital Learning's Technical Support group is dedicated to helping FSU faculty, staff, and students with their online teaching and learning needs. More specifically, we can assist you with FSU's learning management system, Canvas ( canvas.fsu.edu ), as well as its surrounding technologies. Contact us a…
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