Known Issue: Turnitin "Post Date" Error
In this article: * Error Overview * How to Correct This Error This error only impacts the older Turnitin LTI integration . If you use the Turnitin Direct integration when creating Turnitin assignments, you will not experience this error. Error Overview When creating a Turnitin assignment, you may get an…
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…
Access to Canvas outside the U.S.
In this article: * Overview * Canvas Blackout Areas Overview Florida State University faculty, staff, students, and alumni have an international presence. Wherever they are located, they require stable and timely access to FSU's Canvas learning management system (LMS). For most countries, as long as one has in…
How user enrollments and course access work in Canvas
In this article: * Students Before the semester begins During the first week of classes After the semester ends * Instructors Before the semester begins During the first week of classes After the semester ends Canvas matches its course enrollments with myFSU Student Central Sunday through Fr…
Can I make surveys in Canvas?
In this article: * Creating a Survey * Further Resources Creating a Survey Yes. To create a survey, go to the Quizzes menu item and create a quiz. In the Quiz Type section, you can make the quiz a graded or ungraded survey. Further Resources * How do I create a survey in my course?
How to download a transcript from Kaltura
In this article: * How to View and Download Your Transcript When you use Kaltura to add multimedia to your course, Kaltura automatically captions your video or audio recordings for you. However, these automatic captions are not always correct, so we recommend that you double-check your captions . Kaltura will a…
What question types are available in Canvas?
In this article: * Overview of Canvas Question Types * Further Resources Overview of Canvas Question Types Canvas offers many types of questions including traditional multiple choice, true/false, multiple answer, fill-in-the-blank, and file upload questions. Additionally, Canvas offers more complex question typ…
Is there a way to quickly delete all the content in my site?
In this article: * Resetting Course Content in Canvas * Further Resources Resetting Course Content in Canvas Warning: Once you have reset your course content, all of that content has been permanently removed and cannot be recovered. We do not recommend that you use this option unless absolutely necessary. If…
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…
Using Canvas to take attendance in class
In this article: * Any Sized Course Use a quiz that requires a passcode for each class session Use iClicker to take attendance * Small Courses Use Canvas Attendance (Roll Call) tool Any Sized Course The following practices work for taking attendance in any size course, whether that's fewer than…
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