How do I navigate around/use Canvas?
Not sure where to start? Feeling overwhelmed at the prospect of learning how to use a new system? Fear not - here are some resources to help you get started in Canvas! We recommend starting with FSU's Canvas Instructor/Staff Orientation course. If you'd like a deeper dive, the Office of Digital Learning offers co…
Using a profile picture in Canvas
You can upload a profile picture that will be used to represent you throughout the Canvas system. This avatar will appear throughout Canvas, including the Discussion Board and People pages. It is a great way to personalize your Canvas identity. * How do I add a profile picture in my user account? Guidelines for App…
Instructors: How to retrieve your Canvas preferred email for a Turnitin account
Your Canvas account utilizes a preferred email to send notifications to and associate with the rest of Florida State's IT resources. In particular, you will need to know your preferred Canvas email if you want to login to Turnitin.com directly. You do not need to login to Turnitin directly in order to use Turnit…
Canvas Office365 Overview
Microsoft Office Accessibility Statement Microsoft Office Privacy Statement Office365 is a cloud-based software that allows you to work anywhere, anytime, and on any device. All students and instructors are given access through FSU. Includes Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, Excel, and much more. Instructor resources…
Lightboard Overview
Dr. Stephen Paris, FSU Department of Mathematics What is it? The lightboard is a see-through “whiteboard” that instructors can use to produce video lectures where they can interact with notes and diagrams while facing their students. The lightboard is constructed from a sheet of glass edged with LED lights. The scat…
Canvas Examsoft Overview
No ExamSoft Accessibility statement available ExamSoft Privacy Policy ExamSoft is an embedded assessment platform designed to help instructors create, administer, and analyze exams in one place. ExamSoft has currently been installed for the Department of Psychology, Law School, Medical School, and FSU Panama Cit…
How to import the default Home page into your course from Commons
To import the default ODL Home page into your course from Canvas Commons, follow the steps below: * Click Commons on the garnet-colored global navigation menu on the left. * To view only FSU resources, click the toggle button to uncheck the Show Public Resources option. * Type Home in the search field * …
Squarecap Overview
Squarecap Accessibility Information Squarecap Privacy Policy Squarecap is an application that allows face-to-face classes to take attendance, give quizzes, and stimulate classroom participation while also integrating with your Canvas course site, including syncing grades with your Canvas Gradebook. Squarecap is …
Options for uploading media files to Kaltura
Kaltura is a comprehensive third-party video platform service. You can either record your audio or video and then upload it to Kaltura , or use Kaltura's Personal Capture software to create your media from start to finish. Regardless of your choice, we recommend keeping Kaltura's media storage policy in mind. …
Turnitin Draft Coach
Turnitin Draft Coach is an implementable feature within the online version of Microsoft Word that can check similarity, citations, and grammar in a given document. It can help you identify areas of your document that might be similar to the text of other sources, as well as provide tips to improve grammar and overall…
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