I don't want my students to be able to see a quiz that I'm working on. How do I hide it from them?
If a quiz is published and it is currently within the availability window you have set, students can see the quiz. To keep your students from viewing the quiz you can change the availability time to a later date, or keep the quiz unpublished so that students cannot see it. Further resources * How do I publish or…
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 . The My Media page is also available, which you will easily find under the global Help menu in the Canvas navigation bar along the left side. If you would like to put all of your videos into one organized …
How do I create discussion forums?
The discussion feature in Canvas doesn’t accommodate a true discussion forum with varied discussion assignment threads, but there is a way to make it feel more like the kinds of discussion forums you are used to. * Create your discussion topic assignments . * Create a page with the instructions, readings, etc.…
How do I allow students to attach files to discussion board posts?
The default setting in each course site is to not allow students to attach files to their discussion posts. However, you can change this setting on the Discussions page in your Canvas course to allow students to attach files to their discussion posts .
Design PLUS: Getting started
CiDi Labs DesignPLUS provides a powerful tool set for creating eye-catching, accessible, and informative course content in Canvas that displays well across a variety of devices. To get started with DesignPLUS, we recommend using pre-formatted page templates. These templates can be used anywhere you use the Rich Con…
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. …
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. *…
What file types are compatible with Canvas?
Many file types are compatible with Canvas. For a specific listing of compatible file types, see below. Further Resources * What types of media files can I upload to Canvas? * What types of files can I preview in Canvas? * How do I preview a file in Files?
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 navigate/use Canvas's Gradebook?
The Gradebook is equipped with a variety of tools to help instructors keep the Gradebook organized and keep track of student submissions. Canvas has a Gradebook History feature that allows you to see when an assignment was graded and by whom. The Gradebook also allows you to mute an individual assignment to hide …
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