Allow Students to Finish Incomplete
In this article: * Step 1: Complete the Manual Student Enrollment Form * Step 2: Set New Availability Settings and Due Dates When a semester concludes in Canvas, students are unable to return and submit future work. You can bypass this restriction for students who received an incomplete by completing the Manual …
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…
How to set up your course Grading Scheme
In this article: * Importance of Grading Schemes * How to set up your course Grading Scheme Importance of Grading Schemes It is important that you enable and accurately implement a Grading Scheme in your Canvas course that matches the information you provide in your course syllabus. This is crucial because if…
FSU Canvas Grade Upload Tool
In this article: * Things to Keep in Mind * Using the FSU Canvas Grade Upload Tool 1. Enable a Grading Scheme and make sure that your final grades are accurate in Canvas 2. Access the Grade Upload Tool 3. Validate Grades Navigating the User Interface Validating Grades Definition o…
What is the Rich Content Editor (RCE) in Canvas?
In this article: * Overview of Canvas's Rich Content Editor (RCE) * Further Resources Overview of Canvas's Rich Content Editor (RCE) Canvas has a simple and streamlined approach to entering content anywhere the Rich Content Editor (RCE) is available. This includes Announcements, Assignments, Discussions, Page…
Canvas Conferences (BigBlueButton) Overview
In this article: * Why use it? * Keep in Mind * Further Resources Students Instructors BigBlueButton is a web-conferencing tool built into Canvas that can be used for virtual lectures, virtual office hours, or anything else that would need synchronous interaction. BigBlueButton conferences allows up to 1…
What is Kaltura?
In this article: * What is Kaltura? * A note about Canvas's built-in Upload Media tool * Further Resources Kaltura Accessibility Statement Kaltura Privacy Policy What is Kaltura? Kaltura lets you create and share an unlimited number of videos and audio recordings in Canvas. Uploaded files are automaticall…
How to ensure the accuracy of final grades within Canvas
In this article: * Enable a Grading Scheme * Dropping Lowest Scores * Hidden Assignments and Posted Grades * Handling Unsubmitted Assignments * Excused or Optional Assignments * Extra Credit * Working in Excel * Submit Final Grades via the Grade Upload Tool Allowing Students to Finish Incomplete Course…
Accessibility and Usability Overview
In this article: * Why do I need to pay attention to accessibility? * Guidelines Overall Course Site Design General Principles Navigation Links Use of Color Course Multimedia Audio Video Images * General Text Recommendations in Canvas * File Format Accessibility Resources * Commu…
Canvas Gradebook Best Practices
In this article: * Start of Semester: Gradebook Setup * During the Semester: Using the Gradebook * End of Semester: Grading Wrap-up Allowing Students to Finish Incomplete Courses To save time and frustration at the end of the semester, we recommend following the steps below to ensure that your gradebook is…
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