How do I make Question Banks?
You can make Question Banks in two ways: You can create the Question Bank while you are making the Quiz, or you can make the Question Bank separately before you make the Quiz. We recommend making Question Banks before you make the Quiz. Further resources: * How do I create a question bank in my course?
What do the different course roles do?
FSU's version of Canvas provides a variety of roles for users within course and organization sites. This article will provide a quick summary of each course role, which it can do, and who is generally assigned it. You may encounter users with the following course roles in an FSU Canvas course: * Students * Teacher…
How do I add a syllabus to my site?
There are two syllabus options available in Canvas. Click on the links below for more information about each method: * Use an easily customized HTML template to create your syllabus on the Syllabus page * Upload a document/PDF syllabus file to the Syllabus page 1. Use an easily customized HTML template to create…
Can I bulk upload files to my Canvas site? How?
Yes, you can bulk upload files in Canvas. Please see resources below: How do I bulk upload files to a course?
What file types are supported in Canvas Assignments?
SpeedGrader, the inline grading tool in Canvas, and Canvas DocViewer, the inline annotation and markup tool in Canvas, can support the following documents: * doc -- Microsoft Word Document (old format) * docx -- Microsoft Word Document * key -- Software License Keys * numbers -- Apple Numbers File * odf -- Op…
How do I navigate Canvas's discussion board?
There's no need to worry about terminology like forum, thread, and reply because Canvas has designed a streamlined Discussion tool! Further resources: * What are Discussions for instructors? * How do I use the Discussions Index Page? * How do I publish or unpublish a discussion as an instructor? * How do I view…
Can I make an assessment so that students only see one question displayed at a time?
Yes. You can also lock questions after students have answered them and moved on to the next question so that students can not go back and change their answer choice for a question they have already answered. For detailed steps, please see: * Classic Quizzes - How can I create a quiz where students only see one qu…
How do I add a user to a course site after the term end date has passed?
If it is past the term end date, the +People tab will be grayed out. You are still able to manually enroll users with a few course modifications. By completing this process, you will be reopening the course. If you would like to close your course again after adding the user, simply undo the steps you completed to …
How do I navigate/use Canvas's Gradebook?
The Gradebook is equipped with a variety of tools to help instructors keep the Gradebook organized and keep track of student submissions. Canvas has a Gradebook History feature that allows you to see when an assignment was graded and by whom. The Gradebook also allows you to mute an individual assignment to hide …
Is there an inline assignment grading feature?
SpeedGrader is an inline grading feature in Canvas. SpeedGrader empowers you to view and grade student assignment submissions in one place. In SpeedGrader , you have the flexibility to use a simple point scale or a complex rubric, and you can use the Crocodoc markup feature to annotate comments directly on studen…
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