CANVAS TIPS
These are the tips that I have been sending out via email -- some are just basic tips, while others are in response to questions that have come up repeatedly. I will update the page periodically to add any new tips!
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Canvas Tips#1-10
- TIP#1: Where to find help
- TIP#2: Don't know where to begin?
- TIP#3: Teaching in Blackboard?
- TIP#4: Set your Notifications!
- TIP#5: Need to communicate with students?
- TIP#6: Humanize your course - add a profile picture!
- TIP#7: Adding files to your course.
- TIP#8: How do I set up a file to automatically open?
- TIP#9: How to hide upcoming assignments.
- TIP#10: See when students last logged in to Canvas.
Canvas Tips#11-20
- Tip#11: Upload an image from your computer.
- Tip#12: View only ungraded submissions in SpeedGrader
- Tip#13: View individual student attempts on a quiz.
- Tip#14: Print a copy of a Canvas quiz.
- Tip#15: Use the Student View.
- Tip#16: Organize your Grade Book columns.
- Tip#17: Drop low scores n Canvas.
- Tip#18: Weighting your grades.
- Tip#19: The "Not Graded" Assignment option.
- Tip#20: Where to find the Canvas Tips.
Canvas Tips#21-30
- Tip#21: Moving Quizzes from Blackboard to Canvas.
- Tip#22: The "Assignment Mute" feature.
- Tip#23: How to get single-spacing in the Canvas editor.
- Tip#24: View overall quiz results.
- Tip#25: Giving a student additional time on an online quiz.
- Tip#26: Find the most-missed quiz questions.
- Tip#27: When will our Canvas courses be ready?
- Tip#28: Canvas Sandbox vs. Shell vs. Teaching Course
- Tip#29: If you're going to make a mess, do it in your sandbox!
- Tip#30: No, seriously - Blackboard End of Life is June 30, 2013.
Canvas Tips#31-40
- Tip#31: Take advantage of Canvas Training and Open Labs.
- Tip#32: Tracking Attendance in Canvas.
- Tip#33: Changes happen in Canvas - don't freak out.
- Tip#34: Extra Credit in Canvas.
- Tip#35: Listen to your students.
- Tip#36: Browser differences - go with the flow.