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 shell 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 Fil...
The Center for the Advancement of Teaching is currently piloting the Learning Assistant (LA) program with five departments: Economics, Mathematics, Philosophy, Chemistry, Biological Sciences, Computer Science, and Engineering. If you teach in one of these departments, you may see the LA role as a choice to add in the P...
There is some customization available in Canvas, but you can only disable or move the pre-set menu items. You will not be able to rename menu items - only hide or show them. Further resources: * [How do I reorder and hide Course Navigation links?][1] [1]: https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-2555 ...
Turnitin has reported issues arising when students on Apple computers use the Safari browser to access and submit Turnitin assignments in Canvas. The specific error message reads: "_Loading Error: We couldn't carry out that action because you have been logged out. Please log in again from the Turnitin home page._" Th...
Below, you will find step-by-step directions for how to copy content from your old Canvas course site or development site to your new Canvas site for this semester. **Make sure that you start by going into your new, blank Canvas site. Then, follow the directions in [How do I copy content from another Canvas course...
1. Go to your course **Settings** 2. Expand the **More Options** link at the bottom 3. Check the box next to "Hide totals in student grades summary" ![][1] 4. Click **Update Course Details** [1]: https://hf-files-oregon.s3.amazonaws.com/hdpbbsupport_kb_attachments/2017/12-28/8e49d837-20e8-4d73-b3e7-47682...
There are three types of Files you can access in Canvas: User Files, Course Files, and Group Files. User Files function like a flash drive and are a handy spot to keep your own personal files. This feature is available to instructors, TAs, and students. Course Files are the files that are added to your course site. Ou...
You can add YouTube videos to your course site in a varitey of places. In Modules, you will need to add YouTube videos as an external tool. In Pages, and really anywhere you see the Rich Content Editor, you can add YouTube videos directly from the Rich Content Editor. Further resources: * [How do I link to an exter...
Canvas automatically creates a Gradebook column for each item in your course's Assignments list. Canvas has a [grade history][1] feature, allows you to [mute an assignment][2] to hide grades from students until you are done grading, allows you to [download assignment submissions to grade or view offline][3], and more....
Questions: 1. [Help! What can I do with my Canvas site?][1] 2. [How do I organize my course content?][2] 3. [Can I edit or customize the course menu in my Canvas site?][3] 4. [Can I customize my course site in Canvas?][4] 5. [How do I add a syllabus to my site?][5] 6. [I want to make certain items availabl...