Cross Listing (Combining Sections)

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Cross – Listing – Quick Steps Click into parent course, copy the number from the end of the course’s URL from it’s home page. Click into child course, click settings, click sections, click the section name of course and select Cross – List on the right, enter the id number you just copied from parent. … Read more

What if Grades? Did you know?

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What are What-If Grades? What-If Grades allow students to calculate their total grade by entering hypothetical grades for assignments. Only students can enter and view What-If scores. Learn how students use What-If Scores. Notes: If Multiple Grading Periods are enabled in your course and users cannot view total grades, or if you have hidden student … Read more

Checking up

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Course analytics will show you activity, assignment submissions, grades, and students. You can view analytics in both active and concluded courses. Notes: The Analytics features displayed in this lesson will be removed in a future release and will be replaced by New Analytics. View more information on using New Analytics. Viewing analytics is a course … Read more

Some neat things coming to Canvas

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New Quizzes in Modules New Quizzes in Modules Video New Quizzes can now be created when adding quizzes to a module. What is New Quizzes? New Quizzes is an assessment engine that provides an improved interface for creating quizzes/tests. The original quiz engine, called Classic Quizzes, is still available for instructors not using New Quizzes. … Read more

It’s weighing some people down

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Canvas Grades when downloaded can be a bit confusing as it automatically creates percentages for assignments per either your grouping or dependent where they are located.  I am re-posting a past blog on this topic here. Here are some files which may also help. Setting Up Point-Based Gradebook-1 Setting Up Percentage-Based Gradebook

Now Available!

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Microsoft Immersive Reader The Microsoft Immersive Reader boosts the accessibility of pages and can enhance the reading experience for students. The Immersive Reader won’t get in the way or alter pages. You can launch the Immersive Reader then return to the original page view at any time. How do I use the Microsoft Immersive Reader … Read more

Printing Tests with Answers

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This question comes across my desk frequently, how can I print a test with answers in Canvas.  At this time the only way it can be done for large exams is to export the quiz in Canvas. Go to Settings, Export Content, Select Quiz, Select the Quiz to Export, it will create the QTI Export … Read more

Maybe you need a Collection

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Studio is a great tool for short lectures, assignment reviews and giving students a face to a lecture.  If you have been using it for the past semesters you might want to gather specific recordings into a Collection. You can create collections in your Canvas Studio library. Creating a collection allows you to organize your … Read more

While we are talking about hacks

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This link will bring you to 20 but I thought these were pretty neat Grade rollbacks If you’ve made errors while entering grades (and who among us hasn’t accidentally found ourselves entering grades in the wrong column before?), the grade rollback feature might be your new best friend. In your gradebook, if you click on … Read more

Test Accomodations

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For those students who are allowed extra time when taking quizzes/tests you must publish the quiz in canvas and then you have the option to “moderate” it to add additional time or attempts for specific students.  Click on the quiz to see Remember to make sure your end date allows for any additional time.

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