Canvas Assignments FAQs
FAQs * How do I use/navigate Assignments in Canvas? * How do I create assignment weights? * What types of Assignments are available in Canvas? * What file types are supported in Canvas Assignments? * How do I create an assignment in Canvas? * How do I assign students different due dates for the same assignment…
Canvas Assessments FAQs
FAQs * What are the best practices for Canvas Assessments (Quizzes)? * How do I make a test/quiz in Canvas? * What test/quiz settings are available in Canvas? * How to allow extra time for student(s) on a Canvas assessment * Can I make surveys in Canvas? * Can I make an assessment so that students only see one…
FSU's Policy on Self-advertising through Canvas
FSU policy strictly prohibits solicitation for financial gain both in-person and online using a University account. FSU policy also strictly prohibits using IT resources for the propagation of spam. Therefore, FSU-owned resources like Canvas and Webmail should not be used to solicit others for the personal sale of cl…
How to apply Outcomes to a Canvas Rubric
For information on designing student learning outcomes, please visit FSU’s Office of Institutional Performance and Assessment or contact [email protected] . The most common method of using an Outcome is to align it to a Canvas rubric. It is possible to align as many Outcomes to a rubric as desired. These Outcomes can b…
How to add another email address to your Canvas account
Adding another email address to your Canvas account is crucial if you forward your FSU emails to another address, such as an @bio.fsu.edu address or a personal account like an @gmail.com address. These email addresses MUST be added to your Canvas account in order for you to successfully reply to a Canvas email notifi…
How to Convert a classic Question Bank to a New Quizzes Item Bank
Canvas currently does not have a way to migrate a Classic Quizzes Question Bank to a New Quizzes Item Bank , but this is a requested feature that Canvas Engineers are currently working on. We do not have a timeframe of when this feature will be released. To begin the manual transfer process, we must first create …
How can I exempt a student's grades?
Canvas calls exempted grades "excused." Excused assignments are not factored into the student's total grade, and the student will not be able to submit the excused assignments. You can excuse a grade by selecting the specific student's cell in the gradebook and typing "EX." Alternatively, you can follow the steps i…
Canvas Best Practices
Course Setup: Getting started building your new Canvas course site * Getting Started building your new Canvas course site Course Setup Basics * Use a development site (or "dev site") to build out your course . This minimizes potentially major issues during course-building and ensures that your students cannot a…
Can I make students post to a discussion board before they can see other students' posts?
Yes, you can select this option in your Canvas discussions. However, please note that students may occasionally circumvent this requirement by deleting their posts. To prevent students from using this workaround, you can change your course settings to disable students' ability to delete their posts. Further Resour…
Instructors: How to Submit an Assignment Directly to Turnitin
Please keep in mind: With the New Turnitin Direct, submitting an assignment directly to Turnitin will not have the assignment sync to the Canvas Gradebook. Instead, it will need to be submitted through canvas. * Navigate to Turnitin.com and log in. If this is the first time you are accessing Turnitin.com you …
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