## What to keep in mind: * **Development available!** All instructors and graduate students preparing to teach courses can use development sites in Canvas. These development sites are intended for the purpose of becoming familiar with how Canvas functions and to create course site templates for the classes you teach...
# Why do I need to pay attention to accessibility? Accessibility ensures that all of your students are able to access your course materials and use them as needed. Legally, FSU is required to have both internal and external departmental materials be fully accessible so that everyone is able to access and use these mat...
Navigate this page: [Enable a Grading Scheme][1] [Access the Grade Upload Tool][2] [Validate Grades][3] [Students with "F", "I", or "U" Grades][4] [Upload Grades][5] [Final Approval and Submission][6] The FSU Canvas Grade Upload Tool allows you to upload your entire Canvas Gradebook into the off...
Canvas has a built-in web-conferencing tool called "[BigBlueButton][1]" that can be used for virtual lectures, virtual office hours, or anything else that would need synchronous interaction. [BigBlueButton][1] conferences allows up to 100 concurrent users at a time. You can record a conference, use the whiteboard funct...
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][1]. Kaltura will also automatically create a transcript for you from those automat...
How you take attendance on the first day of class for Canvas courses will vary depending on factors such as how many students you have and if the course meets online or in person. If you use Canvas to take attendance, you will still need to [enter the data into Campus Solutions][1] to complete first day attendance requ...
_There are a few different options for using Canvas to take and keep track of attendance. Which option is the best for you as an instructor will depend on both your class size and your personal preference._ Have fewer than 50 students in your course? [See our recommendations for small courses][1] Have more than 50 st...
Canvas keeps track of lots of different analytics for you, so you have lots of options available when you are looking for statistical information about your classes. Please keep in mind that there are some [limitations to Canvas's Item Analysis tool][1]. If you would like more information about item analysis, check ou...
You can restrict the file type for assignment submissions. For example, if you would like your students to only upload word documents for grading and not any other file type such as a pdf or a ppt, you can specify the file extensions for MS Word document such as _doc_ and _docx_ in the **Restrict Upload File Types **fi...
FSU supports the use of a variety of external applications that enhance both the teaching and learning experience. There are a few different ways you and your students can access external tools in your course site. Find out more below about how these applications function, where you need to go to view these apps, and h...
