Canvas offers several assessment options. Please note, if you wish to use question groups and question banks, we recommend you create those question groups and banks before creating the quiz itself. If you are concerned about the security of your quiz, see [our recommendations for increasing quiz security to minimize c...
## Cases where a Canvas course site is a good fit 1. If your organization site is an academic organization that provides information, announcements, and/or surveys to participants and/or enrolls users each term using automatic enrollments. 2. If your organization site is a course of some sort, i.e. student orienta...
Canvas gives you many options for communicating with your students - through [Announcements][1], [Conversations][2] (internal Canvas messaging tool similar to email), [chat][3] (communication in real time), and [web-conferencing][4]. _**Please note: we do not recommend using chat because its messages are not private.*...
You may [add participants to your organization manually][1], [send participants a secret URL join code][2], or [contact ODL to set up batch enrollments][3] for very large groups. ## Option 1: Add participants manually 1. Click **People** on the navigation menu. ![][4] 2. Click the **+ People** button to add pe...
1. Be sure to access the [Canvas Instructor Training Course][1], designed to get you started with Canvas, and access the [Canvas Video Guides][2] for quick help on specifics. Check out ODL's [Canvas Support Center][3] for additional support articles. 2. Set up your [notifications][4], and be sure to encourage your ...
There are two ways you can communicate with students in your course before the semester start date: 1. Use the [Faculty Center email roster tool][1] in myFSU.** ** 2. Publish your course and move up the course start date in Canvas. ## How to publish your Canvas course 1. In the **Home** page, select to **Publi...
_Make sure your students can access your course and its content. Students cannot access your course or any specific items until you have both published the course itself AND published the specific items you want your students to access._ ## Publish your course site You can publish your course site in two ways: From t...
You can email students from the Gradebook interface in Canvas, but you cannot send messages on an individual basis and instead must choose from categories of students. You can send messages to your students based on the following assignment categories: Haven't submitted yet, Haven't been graded, Scored less than X numb...
We have created a course setup checklist for our FSU community that incorporates our [best practice recommendations][1]. This checklist is available in two different formats: As a Google Doc, or an accessible PDF. Please select your preferred format below. [Canvas Course Setup Checklist Google Doc][2] [Accessible Can...
1. Go to your course **Settings** 2. Expand the **More Options** link at the bottom 3. Check the box next to "Hide totals in student grades summary" ![][1] 4. Click **Update Course Details** [1]: https://hf-files-oregon.s3.amazonaws.com/hdpbbsupport_kb_attachments/2017/12-28/8e49d837-20e8-4d73-b3e7-47682...