How to spot a phishing attempt
If someone ever asks you to verify your FSU username and password, please don't! Florida State University does not ask for your username and password via email, text message, or over the phone. If you have received such a message, you can assume that it is a phishing scam that is intended to acquire your FSU login…
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 …
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…
What file types are supported in Canvas Assignments?
SpeedGrader (the inline grading tool in Canvas) and Crocodoc (the inline markup tool in Canvas) only support .doc/.docx, ppt/.pptx, and .pdf files at present. Further resources: * How do I use Crocodoc in Canvas assignments? * How do I create an online assignment?
Canvas WebAssign Overview
WebAssign Accessibility Statement WebAssign Security Information WebAssign provides online instructional tools for faculty and students. Instructors can create online assignments and submissions with WebAssign. This app offers automatic grading and feedback to students, online testing, customizable precoded ques…
Instructors: How to enable Kaltura in your course
Kaltura Media is already installed and ready to use in every Canvas course via the Rich Content Editor . So is the My Media page, which you will easily find under the global Help menu in Canvas. If you would like to put all of your videos into one organized menu item, you can enable Kaltura's "Course Media" page …
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?
How to apply an Outcome to a Quiz
For an Outcome to be aligned to a quiz, the quiz will first need a question bank setup. Each question bank can have multiple Outcomes aligned to it. It is possible to have multiple question banks within a single Canvas quiz. * Click into your course. * On the course navigation menu on the left, select Quizzes. *…
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…
Web-conferencing Best Practices
We have recently transitioned away from using and supporting Bb Collaborate as FSU's web-conferencing tool. As of November 6, 2019, Bb Collaborate is no longer available for use university-wide. However, colleges and/or departments that currently license Bb Collaborate separately will still be able to use the tool. …
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