How can I randomize questions in my quiz?
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 number of questions you specify. The specified number must be less than or equ…
How do I view / download documents in Canvas
Canvas's inline DocViewer allows you to auto preview all files in a course without downloading them to your device. You can also use auto preview when grading assignment submissions. The inline file preview works for most commonly used file formats with the exception of: * images (.jpg, .png., .tiff, .bmp, .gif …
Canvas Quizzes Best Practices
When it comes to graded quizzes offered via your Canvas course site, we recommend the following for creating, administering, and analyzing your assessments. These items are particularly important for high-stakes assessments, such as midterm or final exams. Use the links below to jump down to the information you need…
How do I create Assignment weights?
You can create Assignment Groups and assign weights (%) for each assignment group to calculate the final grade out of a total of 100%. Note: Canvas treats all graded items as Assignments, e.g., Discussions, Quizzes, etc. The weights for all assignment groups must add up to a total of 100% (unless you are …
How can I easily get a list of my students' email addresses in Canvas?
Though Canvas's built-in messaging tool and announcements offer you ways to communicate with your students, it may be helpful to have a list of your students' emails handy. Below, we have outlined the quickest way to generate such a list from within your Canvas course. * Click in to your course site. * Select G…
How do I assign students different due dates for the same assignment?
Canvas allows you to assign different due dates for an assignment to individual students or groups of students. This feature is helpful for facilitating make-ups, using different due dates for different course sections in cross-listed courses, assigning work differently to undergraduate and graduate sections, and oth…
BigBlueButton Basics
* Teaching Assistants will appear in the user panel as moderators. Learn more about the moderator role in BigBlueButton. * The Locking viewers option allows you to prevent students from from accessing the specific items (e.g., If you do not want students chatting while you are talking, you can lock chat). * …
How to share Kaltura videos and audio recordings
Note: If you want to learn how to share or give away ownership of your Kaltura media, please see this instructional guide: how to share or give away media ownership in Kaltura. Once you have recorded or uploaded your video(s) or audio recording(s) into My Media , there are several methods you can use to share …
About FSU Canvas Technical Support (from FSU Office of Digital Learning)
The Office of Digital Learning's Technical Support group is dedicated to helping FSU faculty, staff, and students with their online teaching and learning needs. More specifically, we can assist you with FSU's learning management system, Canvas ( canvas.fsu.edu ), as well as its surrounding technologies. Contact us a…
Saving a Course Syllabus as a PDF file in Canvas
Canvas features an intuitive and creative way of providing course syllabi to students, however, there are no obvious ways to allow students to save these syllabi to their personal computers. Did you know that you can save any webpage as a PDF file? This is the recommended workaround if you want to download your cours…
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