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Checking PowerPoint Slides for Accessibility
In this article: * How to Use Ally to Identify Inaccessible PowerPoint Files * How to Use Microsoft PowerPoint's Built-In Accessibility Checker When using PowerPoint slides in a Canvas course site, two tools can help you quickly check the accessibility of your content: Ally and Microsoft PowerPoint's built-in ac…
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How to use Microsoft Teams to facilitate a virtual course meeting
In this article: * Creating and Sharing a Microsoft Teams Meeting Note: Microsoft Teams meetings do not directly integrate with our Canvas system. As a result, we only recommend using a Microsoft Teams meeting to facilitate a virtual course meeting for your class in the event that both Zoom and Canv…
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Gradescope Overview
In this article: * Key Features for Instructors * Where to Access Gradescope * Further Resources Gradescope is an online platform that utilizes AI to simplify and streamline grading for instructors. It supports various assignment types, including paper-based, digital, bubble-sheet, and coding assignments. Gra…
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Increase Student Response Rates for End-of-Course Evaluations: Using the Response Rate Tracker
In this article: * How to access the Response Rate Tracker in your evaluation dashboard Wondering how to increase end-of-course evaluation response rates without compromising student anonymity? Consider giving the entire class extra credit if the response rate reaches a certain percentage, such as 70%. Then chall…
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Using the Canvas Zoom Integration: How to start your scheduled Zoom meeting
In this article: * Starting Your Zoom Meeting Starting Your Zoom Meeting Before your students can join the Zoom meeting that you have scheduled, you will first have to start the meeting. You can do this by following these steps. Note: It is important that you always start your meetings as described below eve…
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How do I organize my course content?
In this article: * Organizing Course Content * Further Resources Organizing Course Content In Canvas, we have found that the best practice for organizing your course content is to use Modules in much the same way that you would use folders. Prerequisites, Requirements, and lock-until dates can be utilized in…
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Instructors: Course Settings Options
In this article: * Course Settings Overview Access Course Settings Course Details Sections Navigation Apps Feature Options Course Settings Overview Access Course Settings Canvas offers many different options for course settings and enabling optional course features. This article will go over each o…
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Accessibility Tips: Converting Documents and PowerPoints to PDFs
In this article: * Why Should I Use "Save As"? * How to Use "Save As" for Microsoft * How to Use "Save As" for Mac * How to Use "Save As" with Outdated Software * What If "Print To" Is My Only Option? * How to Use "Print To" Need some simple fixes to improve accessibility? The Office of Digital Learning ha…
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Instructors: How to import the FSU Course Evaluation Module into your course site from Commons
In this article: * Instructions for Importing the Module * Further Resources The FSU Course Evaluation Module is designed to provide tips and resources that will help instructors engage students in the evaluation process and, ultimately, increase their course evaluation response rates. Students who o…
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Introducing New Quizzes
In this article: * What is New Quizzes? * Update * Other FSU Canvas Support Center Articles with information about New Quizzes What is New Quizzes? New Quizzes is Canvas's newest quiz engine, which will replace the current "Classic" Quizzes over the next few years. New Quizzes was built as a separate web …
