Accessibility Overview
Check out our collection of articles on accessibility best practices. These are designed to be low-effort, high-impact strategies to improve your courses' Ally scores while making your content more accessible for your students, regardless of accessibility needs and preferences. Getting Started * Image Descriptio…
Arranging PowerPoint Content in Logical Reading Order
NOTE: The instructions featured in this article were written based on Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows (Version 2412). The interface and features demonstrated below may vary based on the version of PowerPoint you use (eg, PowerPoint for web, PowerPoint for macOS). If your version differs from what is shown in this ar…
Checking PowerPoint Slides for Accessibility
When using PowerPoint slides in a Canvas course site, two tools can help you quickly check the accessibility of your content: Ally and Microsoft PowerPoint's built-in accessibility checker. How to Use Ally to Identify Inaccessible PowerPoint Files Ally is an accessibility tool that works within Canvas to scan cours…
Adding Titles to PowerPoint Slides
NOTE: The instructions featured in this article were written based on Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows (Version 2412). The interface and features demonstrated below may vary based on the version of PowerPoint you use (eg, PowerPoint for web, PowerPoint for macOS). If your version differs from what is shown in this ar…
Using PowerPoint's Built-in Layouts
NOTE: The instructions featured in this article were written based on Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows (Version 2412). The interface and features demonstrated below may vary based on the version of PowerPoint you use (eg, PowerPoint for web, PowerPoint for macOS). If your version differs from what is shown in this ar…
Gradescope Overview
Gradescope is an online platform that utilizes AI to simplify and streamline grading for instructors. It supports various assignment types, including paper-based, digital, bubble-sheet, and coding assignments. Gradescope connects within our Canvas LMS and syncs its roster to your class roster, so connecting students…
Accessibility Tips: Converting Documents and PowerPoints to PDFs
Need some simple fixes to improve accessibility? The Office of Digital Learning has a collection of tips for making course content more accessible. See the full collection: Accessibility Overview This tip focuses on converting your documents and PowerPoints to PDFs. PDFs are often the preferred document type for …
Instructors: How to Access the Turnitin Similarity Report Beta
How to access the similarity report beta for the first time? FSU has been selected to participate in Turnitin's similarity report Beta. As a Turnitin user, you will now have access to both the classic and beta reports, with the ability to switch between them as needed. Here is how to access the new Beta similari…
Canvas Grade Distribution
Can students view their grade distribution in a Canvas course? Instructors can allow students to view their grade distribution for assignments by deselecting the Hide grade distribution graphs from students option in their Course settings . Conversely, by selecting that same box, you can hide the grade distributi…
How to restrict course Zoom meetings to FSU users only
To increase the security of your course Zoom meetings, you can now restrict your course meetings to only allow FSU students, staff, and faculty to join. Instead of joining your course meeting anonymously or from a personal Zoom account, your students will instead be required to login to their FSU Zoom accounts to jo…
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