How to use Design Tools' built-in Accessibility Checking options
Cidi Labs Design Tools gives instructors the ability to easily check the accessibility of their content pages. Start by navigating to the page that you want to check * Select Pages on your course navigation menu. * Click on the name of the page you want to check. * Press the Edit button on the top right of…
What file types are compatible with Canvas?
Many file types are compatible with Canvas. For a specific listing of compatible file types, see below. Further Resources: * What types of files are supported in Canvas? * What document types does Canvas convert using the document previewer? * How do I preview a file as an instructor?
What do the different course roles do?
FSU's version of Canvas provides a variety of roles for users within course and organization sites. This article will provide a quick summary of each course role, which it can do, and who is generally assigned it. You may encounter users with the following course roles in an FSU Canvas course: * Students * Teacher…
I don't want my students to be able to see a quiz that I'm working on. How do I hide it from them?
If a quiz is published and it is currently within the availability window you have set, students can see the quiz. To keep your students from viewing the quiz you can change the availability time to a later date, or keep the quiz unpublished so that students cannot see it. Further resources: * How do I use Draft S…
Can I manually create columns in the Gradebook?
Canvas only creates columns in the Gradebook for assignments. If you need to create a column for manual grading (eg., participation grade), you can create a "No Submission" or "On Paper" assignment. Further resources: * How do I create assignment columns for non-submission assignments in the New Gradebook?
Post-Emergency Course Recovery
The emergency has passed ... but now what? The resources in this article will assist you with the next steps as you begin to assess your instructional needs. To skip down to the information you are looking for, use the following links: * Resources for Making Up Class Time * Rescheduling Exams * Converting Your…
I'm teaching remotely - how do I hold office hours with my distance students?
Though we have both Canvas Conferences and Zoom web-conferencing tools available at FSU, we strongly recommend using Zoom for virtual office hours because it is well suited to both of the meeting types in this support article. Facilitating regular, scheduled office hours that all students can join This type of …
How to share or give away media ownership in Kaltura
Kaltura's Collaboration tab allows three options: Change Media Owner, Add Co-editing, and Add Co-publishing. After uploading a video, you can give one or several other people the ability to edit the video (Co-editing). You can also grant certain individuals the ability to publish the video on other course sites (Co-p…
Design Tools Overview
Design Tools Accessibility Statement Design Tools Privacy Policy CiDi Labs Design Tools can help take your Canvas course design and accessibility to the next level! You can use Design Tools anywhere that you would use the rich content editor (content pages, the Syllabus page, etc.), import page templates, and us…
Top Hat Overview
Top Hat Accessibility Statement Top Hat Privacy Policy Top Hat offers tools to provide interactive textbooks and allows instructors to administer classroom attendance, discussions, assignments, quizzes, and tests. After connecting aTop Hat course with a Canvas course, Top Hat allows instructors to send invitati…
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