Yes, Turnitin is an external tool that integrates with Canvas Assignments. [View all our Turnitin resources][1] [1]: /kb/section/176/ ...
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 wit...
Though Canvas has a built-in Attendance feature, we have found that it is not ideal in every situation. Depending on your class size and personal preferences, this tool may not be the best option for your course. See [Using Canvas to take attendance in class][1] for recommendations based on class size. Further resourc...
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][1] assignments (e.g., a participation grade) and [On Paper][1] assignments (e.g., in-class pop quiz) whose grades you w...
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...
**1. Do we still use the ODL DL Appointment spreadsheet?** _No. Do not send us spreadsheets. Once you have completed the first term's appointments in the system, we suggest you download the list to excel and create your own internal version. Or you may alter the ODL spreadsheet and use that internally; however, some ...
In Canvas you can create graded quizzes, practice quizzes, graded surveys, and ungraded surveys. Further resources: * [What quiz types are available in Canvas courses?][1] * [What options are available in Canvas quizzes?][2] * [How to increase security to minimize cheating in Canvas quizzes][3] * [How do I us...
Yes, the Student View tool allows you to view your course as your students see it. However, please note that Student View does not differentiate between published and unpublished content and should not be used as an accurate portrayal of the content currently available to students. This tool will only give you a genera...
Yes. To make certain items (eg., a module, a quiz, an assignment, etc.) available after a particular date, simply use the "lock module" setting or the assignment/quiz/discussion availability date setting. Further resources: * [How do I lock a module?][1] * [What is the difference between assignment due dates and...
Learn how to use the Files area in Canvas from the resources below. Please note, you will not be able to upload files larger than 500 MB. For sharing videos we recommend that you use Kaltura to upload and host your video, then embed it or link to it in your Canvas site. Further resources: * [How do I use Files as a...