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Allow Students to Finish Incomplete

When a semester concludes in Canvas, students are unable to go back in and submit future work. You can bypass this restriction for students who received an incomplete by completing the Manual Student Enrollment Form ( odl.fsu.edu/canvasenroll  when prompted to login, make sure to use your [email protected] email address)…

Canvas Best Practices

Course Setup: Getting started building your new Canvas course site * Getting Started building your new Canvas course site Course Setup Basics * Use a development site (or "dev site") to build out your course . This minimizes potentially major issues during course-building and ensures that your students cannot a…

How to set up your course Grading Scheme

It is important that you enable and accurately implement a Grading Scheme in your Canvas course that matches the information you provide in your course syllabus. This is crucial because if your Canvas course grading scheme is not accurate, then your students will see a different final grade calculation in Canvas than…

What is the Rich Content Editor (RCE) in Canvas?

Canvas has a simple and streamlined approach to entering content anywhere the Rich Content Editor (RCE)  is available. This includes Announcements, Assignments, Discussions, Pages, and Quizzes. The RCE is capable of embedding any YouTube or Kaltura videos, images, other media files, course files, and math formulas. …

FSU Canvas Grade Upload Tool

Navigate this page: Enable a Grading Scheme    Access the Grade Upload Tool   Validate Grades    Students with "F", "I", or "U" Grades    Upload Grades    Final Approval and Submission The FSU Canvas Grade Upload Tool allows you to upload your entire Canvas Gradebook into the official University Grade Roster …

BigBlueButton Overview

Canvas has a built-in web-conferencing tool called " BigBlueButton " that can be used for virtual lectures, virtual office hours, or anything else that would need synchronous interaction.  BigBlueButton  conferences allows up to 100 concurrent users at a time. You can record a conference, use the whiteboard function,…

What is Kaltura?

Kaltura Accessibility Statement Kaltura Privacy Policy Kaltura lets you create and share an unlimited number of videos and audio recordings in Canvas. Uploaded files are automatically converted into multiple formats for a seamless viewing experience. No plugins or special software is required to view videos, and…

Accessibility and Usability Overview

Why do I need to pay attention to accessibility? Accessibility ensures that all of your students are able to access your course materials and use them as needed. Legally, FSU is required to have both internal and external departmental materials be fully accessible so that everyone is able to access and use these mat…

How to ensure the accuracy of final grades within Canvas

Before uploading final grades using the FSU Grade Upload Tool, it is crucial to ensure the accuracy of your course grade book. These are some important things to keep in mind while preparing your course for final grade submission: * A Grading Scheme needs to be enabled and accurately implemented according to the sc…

Canvas Gradebook Best Practices

To save time and headaches at the end of the semester, we recommend following the steps below to ensure that your gradebook is set up correctly from the start. This will make it easier to use during the semester and ensure that your final grades are calculated accurately. Start of Semester: Gradebook Setup * Set…

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