Help! What can I do with my Canvas site?
There are several options available to you to determine how your course site looks and functions. There is also a variety of content that you can add to your Canvas site. We recommend you start with the following resources: * Canvas Best Practices * Canvas Course Setup Checklist * Course Settings Options * Acces…
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 do I create an assignment in Canvas?
You can create assignments from the Assignments Index page (Assignments area of course site) and you have two options: You can create an assignment shell, or you can create the entire assignment. An assignment shell is just a placeholder for the assignment within an assignment group, such as a discussion assignment w…
Instructors: How to activate your Kaltura account in Canvas
Kaltura, our premier video upload service integrated with Canvas, isn't automatically available to new users. But fear not: it's available to everyone after a few simple steps! Listed below are two ways you can activate your account and get started using Kaltura: * Authorize Kaltura from the Canvas Help menu * Aut…
Simple things to do with a Canvas course
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How to create a RegisterBlast test registration link in Canvas
* In your Canvas course site, navigate to Modules . * Select +Module to create a new module and name it. (ex: “Exam Sign-Up”) * Add a new item to the module and choose External URL in the drop-down menu. * Enter the URL for RegisterBlast ( ). * Enter RegisterBlast as the Page Name. * Select …
[Old LTI integration] How do I use a Canvas rubric with a Turnitin assignment?
Canvas has fairly extensive rubric options, which allow you to attach a rubric to a Turnitin assignment instead of using Turnitin's external rubric options. In order to do this you will need to: * Create a Canvas assignment: Select Assignments on your course navigation menu, then select the garnet + Assignment …
How do I use the Module Overview Template?
The ODL Quality Course Shell contains a Module Overview Template that assists in automating the process of creating an overview page for each of your Canvas course's Modules. The Module Overview Template provides a space for you to go over the learning objectives and requirements for a given Module to more thoroughly…
How to import the default Home page into your course from Commons
To import the default ODL Home page into your course from Canvas Commons, follow the steps below: * Click Commons on the garnet-colored global navigation menu on the left. * To view only FSU resources, click the toggle button to uncheck the Show Public Resources option. * Type Home in the search field * …
Can I customize my course site in Canvas?
All courses will look relatively the same, making the course structure fairly uniform across all sites. However, you can customize your home page to be one of the following: * Course Activity Stream (most recent activity and interactions). * Pages Front Page (select a page in the course site to be the site's landi…
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