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?
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 …
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 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…
Canvas Files FAQs
FAQs * How does file storage work in Canvas? * How do I navigate/use Files in Canvas? * Can I bulk upload files to my Canvas site? How? * How do I hide my Canvas "course files" area from students? * What file types are compatible with Canvas? * What is the file size upload limit?
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 YouTube videos in Canvas?
You can add YouTube videos to your course site in a variety of places. To add a YouTube video in Modules , you will need to add YouTube videos as an External Tool or as an External URL . Adding the video as an External Tool will have the video open within Canvas, while the External URL will link users directl…
Known Issue: Error occurs when submitting a Turnitin Assignment in Safari
Turnitin has reported issues arising when students on Apple computers use the Safari browser to access and submit Turnitin assignments in Canvas. The specific error message reads: " Loading Error: We couldn't carry out that action because you have been logged out. Please log in again from the Turnitin home page. " …
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11/22/2024: Canvas Outage 500 Page Error [RESOLVED] Resolved [Posted 11/22/2024 at 1:29 pm ET] At 12:43 pm on 11/22/2024 Instructure reports the incident has been resolved. For the full timeline of the error, please see the Canvas System Status Page. Monitoring At 12:34 pm on 11/22/2024 A fix has been implemented and Instructure is monitoring the results. For the full timeline of the error, please see the Canvas System Status Page. Investigating [Posted 11/22/2024 at 12:24 pm ET] At 12:15 pm on 11/22/2024 Canvas has experienced an outage of service. Some users may be encountering 500 page errors in Canvas. Instructure is currently investigating the issue. For the full timeline of the error, please see the Canvas System Status Page.
11/20/2024: Hypothes.is Scheduled Maintenance and Outage Saturday Pending [Posted 11/20/2024 at 2:04 pm ET] Saturday, November 30th from 3:00 to 5:00 am ET Hypothes.is At 3:00 to 5:00 am ET on Saturday, 11/30/2024, Hypthes.is will be undergoing a scheduled maintenance. During this time, the platform will be unavailable.
11/19/2024: Some Canvas Users Experiencing a 500 Error [RESOLVED] Resolved [Posted 11/18/2024 at 9:55 pm ET] At 9:55 pm on 11/18/2024 Canvas reported the situation has been fully resolved. For the full timeline of the error, please see the Canvas System Status Page. Monitoring [Posted 11/18/2024 at 9:36 pm ET] At 9:36 pm on 11/18/2024 Canvas implemented a fix to the 500 error some United States users were experiencing in Canvas. To ensure the fix was successful they remained monitoring the situation. For the full timeline of the error, please see the Canvas System Status Page. Investigating [Posted 11/18/2024 at 9:06 pm ET] At 9:06 pm on 11/18/2024 Canvas was aware and started investigating a reported error of some United States users experiencing a 500 error while in Canvas. This error seems to have impacted some students by kicking them out of their exams. For the full timeline of the error, please see the Canvas System Status Page.
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