Accessibility Tips: Converting Microsoft Word Files to PDF
Need some simple fixes to improve accessibility? The Office of Digital Learning has a collection of tips for making course content more accessible. See the full collection: Accessibility Overview In this tip, we show you how to avoid common accessibility issues when converting Microsoft Word files to PDF. Tips f…
How to embed Kaltura playlists into Canvas course content
Kaltura playlists can be embedded in Canvas Pages, Assignment descriptions, and other areas of Canvas that use the rich content editor . Follow these steps to embed your Kaltura playlist in your course content. * Navigate to your Canvas course that will contain the playlist. * Select Course Media on the cour…
Outcomes Overview
Outcomes are a built-in tool in Canvas that allows data tracking to measure course mastery. They can be applied to multiple courses within the university, your department, your college, or another Sub-Account level. Applying Outcomes to multiple Canvas Rubrics and Quizzes allows you to track both individual student p…
Can I customize my course site in Canvas?
All courses will look relatively the same, making the course structure fairly uniform across all sites unless you opt to use a tool like DesignPLUS to add additional styling. You can also customize your home page to be one of the following: * Course Activity Stream (most recent activity and interactions). * Page…
Ally Accessibility Tool FAQs
What do my students see? Your students will never see an accessibility score for your course materials. Students see a menu to the left or right of your documents. From this menu, they can select Alternative formats (such as HTML, ePub, electronic braille, audio, and more alternative format options ) to download…
W.W. Norton Overview
W.W. Norton Accessibility Options W.W. Norton Privacy Policy W.W. Norton publishes books and educational resources for both instructors and students. Note: This application uses the same tools that Canvas already supplies at no extra cost to the student. The W. W, Notron company, however, uses a student pay mod…
How to add hotspots to a Kaltura video
Kaltura recently added a feature that allows you to add "hotspots" to your media items. These hotspots are in-video links to either external web resources (such as an article or a reading in your course site) or other parts of the video, and can be useful for better connecting your individual Kaltura videos with your…
What items are gradable in Canvas?
We have listed the gradable items in Canvas in an easy-to-read chart format so that you can easily and quickly see what options are available to you. We have also linked to some options that can be used as a workaround for any features that are unavailable or unsupported in Canvas. KEY: ✔ Yes Feature available …
What types of Assignments are available in Canvas?
Canvas offers several different assignment types: Assignment, Discussion, Quiz, External Tool Assignment (e. g., Turnitin Assignment), and Not Graded Assignment. Canvas also allows for No Submission assignments (e.g., a participation grade) and On Paper assignments (e.g., in-class pop quiz) whose grades you want …
How can I organize Canvas's New Gradebook?
You can organize your New Gradebook in a number of different ways in Canvas: by student name, secondary ID, total grade, individual assignment, assignment group (if you have assignment groups set up), and assignment due date. You can also rearrange and resize the columns in the New Gradebook and add assignment group…
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