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…
Getting Started: Instructor Edition
In this article: * Things to keep in mind * How do I log in? * How do I navigate Canvas? * When do I see my courses in Canvas? * How do I get quick help with Canvas? * Further Resources Instructor Video Tutorials Things to keep in mind * Development sites available! All instructors and graduate studen…
How to access My Media for Kaltura
In this article: * Accessing My Media (Kaltura) * Troubleshooting "Access Denied" * Alternative: Adding My Media to Course Menus Accessing My Media Under the Canvas Help menu, select the Instructors: My Media (Kaltura) or Students: My Media (Kaltura) option that matches your primary role in FSU's Canvas…
Zoom Overview
In this article: * Using the Canvas Integration Recommendations for configuring settings Using the Canvas Zoom integration Basics Optional Meeting Features * Bypassing Canvas Integration to Use Zoom * Holding virtual office hours * Student Resources Basics Additional features Zoom Priva…
Editing Videos in Kaltura
In this article: * Accessing the editing options * Editing Options Details tab Publish tab Options tab Collaboration Thumbnails tab Presenters tab Download tab Captions tab Attachments tab Timeline tab Replace Media tab * Launching the Kaltura Editor Kaltura allows you to change videos aft…
How to view survey results using Watermark Course Evaluations & Surveys (formerly EvaluationKIT)
In this article: * How to access your Watermark Course Evaluations & Surveys account * View your survey results * Combine sections into a single aggregate report * Build a custom report using report builder How to access your Watermark Course Evaluations & Surveys account There are two ways to access your Water…
Managing Extra Credit in Canvas
In this article: * Option 1: For courses not using weighted assignment groups * Option 2: For courses using weighted assignment groups Attention, instructors! We are currently reassessing this article as Canvas has implemented a few changes to group assignment weights and extra credit. If you've noticed these cha…
What is the file size upload limit in Canvas?
In this article: * File Size Limits in Canvas * Further Resources File Size Limits in Canvas The file size limit for uploading and hosting an item in Canvas Files is 500 MB. For sharing videos we recommend that you use Kaltura to upload and host your video, and then embed it or link to it in your Canvas s…
How do I clear a student's attempt for a test?
In this article: * Clearing a Student's Test Attempt * Further Resources Clearing a Student's Test Attempt Unfortunately, there is no way to clear a student's attempt for a test. Canvas was considering adding this feature but ultimately chose not to. Canvas emphasizes a focus on retaining records and main…
How can I randomize questions in my quiz?
In this article: * Classic Quizzes * New Quizzes * Further Resources You can easily randomize the questions that your students are given on an exam. This is often accomplished by linking a Question Bank or an Item Bank. Question or Item Banks have a pool of questions which will randomly supply a quiz with a numbe…
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