Getting Started: Instructor Edition
What to keep in mind: * Development available! All instructors and graduate students preparing to teach courses can use development sites in Canvas. These development sites are intended for the purpose of becoming familiar with how Canvas functions and to create course site templates for the classes you teach. If …
How do I cross-list a section in my course?
Cross-listing is Canvas’ way of combining multiple sections into one course site. This is great for instructors who want to teach all of their sections using one site. This feature also allows or restricts students from viewing and accessing materials assigned to other sections of the course, to an extent. A few i…
Canvas Discussion Board FAQs
FAQs * How do I navigate Canvas's discussion board? * How do I create discussion forums? * Can I remove a discussion board thread or forum? * Can I make group discussion boards? * Can I make students post to a discussion board before they can see other students' posts? * How do I allow students to attach files…
Zoom Overview
Zoom Privacy & Legal Policies Zoom Accessibility Information Zoom is the new web-conferencing tool available for use in all FSU courses and replaces our previous Bb Collaborate web-conferencing tool. Zoom is also HIPAA-compliant. If you are a student, find out more about Zoom here . Learn how to secure yo…
How to view survey results using Watermark Course Evaluations & Surveys (formerly EvaluationKIT)
Use these quick links to skip to a particular article section: * How to access your Watermark Course Evaluations & Surveys account * How to view your survey results * How to combine sections into a single aggregated report * How to build a custom report using report builder How to access your Watermark Course Ev…
How to access My Media for Kaltura
Under the Canvas Help menu, select the Instructors: My Media (Kaltura) or Students: My Media (Kaltura) option that matches your primary role in FSU's Canvas: If you get an "Access Denied" message, it means you are not enrolled in the course whose link you clicked on. If you are a student, simply registe…
What is the file size upload limit?
The file size limit for uploading and hosting an item in Canvas Files is 500 MB. For sharing videos we recommend that you use Kaltura to upload and host your video, and then embed it or link to it in your Canvas site. Further resources * Overview of the Kaltura Video App for Canvas * Kaltura LMS Integration for…
Editing Videos in Kaltura
Kaltura allows you to change videos after they have already been uploaded to your My Media page. You can alter the video description, adjust which formats are available for download, and even replace the video file entirely. Accessing the editing options: * Navigate to My Media . * On the My Media page , scroll …
Managing Extra Credit in Canvas
Attention, instructors! We are currently reassessing this article as Canvas has implemented a few changes to group assignment weights and extra credit. If you've noticed these changes have affected your students' grades or would like assistance with working on group assignment weights, please contact ODL Technical S…
How do I clear a student's attempt for a test?
Unfortunately, there is no way to clear a student's attempt for a test. Canvas was considering adding this feature but ultimately chose not to (see Delete Quiz Attempts for more information). Canvas emphasizes a focus on retaining records and maintaining historical data just in case those records are required for…
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