Canvas Workshop and Appointment Registration
To register for a Consultation or Workshop with Canvas specialists here at the Office of Distance Learning, please visit our workshop and appointment registration page for more information about consultations, workshops, webinars, and departmental training opportunities. From here, you can either sign up for one…
What file types are supported in Canvas Assignments?
SpeedGrader, the inline grading tool in Canvas, and Canvas DocViewer, the inline annotation and markup tool in Canvas, can support the following documents: * doc -- Microsoft Word Document (old format) * docx -- Microsoft Word Document * key -- Software License Keys * numbers -- Apple Numbers File * odf -- Op…
Get to Know New Quizzes
New Quizzes has changed, updated, and improved many features that you use when creating a quiz or exam in Canvas. Use this guide to see how a New Quiz is created from start to finish and explore how the layout has changed. You can click on any image to enlarge it. Navigate this page: Creating a Quiz New Questio…
How do I message my students in a course before the semester starts?
There are two ways you can communicate with students in your course before the semester start date: * Use the Faculty Center email roster tool in myFSU. * Publish your course and move up the course start date in Canvas. How to publish your Canvas course * In the Home page, select to Publish the course. …
Publish, Publish, Publish: Key to Canvas as well as academia!
Make sure your students can access your course and its content. Students cannot access your course or any specific items until you have both published the course itself AND published the specific items you want your students to access. Publish your course site You can publish your course site in two ways: From the …
How to record and upload audio/video without Kaltura
The Office of Digital Learning makes Kaltura available to all students and faculty for use with their coursework and design needs. However, you can also use Canvas's Rich Content Editor to record and upload audio or video practically anywhere in Canvas. Non-Kaltura Methods of Uploading Media in Canvas Follow the …
How do I hide my Canvas "course files" area from students?
Canvas's default setting is to automatically allow your students to have access to ALL the items that you put into your Course Files. Our FSU course templates automatically hide the Course Files link on the course navigation menu from your students as we do not recommend allowing students access to the Course Files a…
Ally Overview
What is Ally? Anthology Ally is a tool that works within Canvas to help instructors ensure course content is accessible to all users. It scans pages, documents, images, and more, providing each item with an accessibility score and options for how to remediate if necessary. Why do I need to make my course content …
Instructors: How to re-submit Turnitin Assignment directly to overwrite an existing student submission
The following information provided by Turnitin will help you resubmit a student's paper to Turnitin through Canvas. Before you proceed, please check that the file is an accepted file type and size. Note: To resubmit on behalf of a student, you must enable resubmissions in your assignment settings. This is include…
How do I add captions to uploaded videos in Canvas as an instructor?
Canvas allows you to integrate video and other types of media into your content pages within the Rich Content Editor. You can also add caption files to videos using this tool. Please note that the following instructions only apply to videos directly uploaded into your Canvas page via the Canvas Media Tool - these in…
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