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. Canvas is always working to calculate two grades, the current grade and the total grade, for students. The current grade is calculated by adding up the graded assignments … Read more
Many of your past courses have been migrated over to Canvas so your “stuff” is there. For Fall 2019 courses you may want to archive/migrate your content, videos and tutorials can be found here to complete this. If you have a course that has not been offered in the past year you will want to … Read more
Make the move NOW rather than August. I can provide one on one training. Lots of training available here If you would like me to set up a template for your course content please let me know and we can get started! DON’T WAIT!
Where is it? When using Studio for recording lectures the screen can get full quickly with recordings. One tip is to name your recordings with the Course name or abbreviation ie. OET8000, the date and perhaps the topic. You can also review which recordings are in which class by clicking the hamburger menu next to … Read more
Since Studio is a bit of a standalone portion of Canvas, it is not clear sometimes how to share with students. You can share the recording by clicking on the snowman dots. Alternatively you can share to a Module by clicking External Tool and scrolling to Studio. You can embed into a page by clicking … Read more
Canvas’ desktop recording solution. Easy to use and allows annotating while recording, I have been told by Canvas trainers that best practice for teaching and studio is to not record for longer than 30 minutes at a time. This works well for chunking. Even if you are teaching in BB you can open your Canvas … Read more
Now to Canvas, Spring Courses are available to you when you login. You can easily export your BB content to Canvas. From the Continuity plan – “Attend Canvas Training and review Canvas Guides & Overview Videos. 2. Migrate your course to Canvas now. 3. Test the communication, web conferencing and recording tools. 4. Add a … Read more
Most are available and now is the time to make the transition! Lots of information, tutorials at the Canvas site. Remember walkin hours are available, one on one sessions and 24 hour chat line. Latest Canvas update can be found here.
Canvas Studio is a communication tool that allows instructors and students to actively collaborate through video and audio media. Students can submit a video as part of any project and teachers can leave comments throughout. Studio Website
And you can get started now as some Summer/Fall 2020 shells can be found if you search in Courses. Remember that Fall 2019 BB content was not moved over but Fall 2018 BB content was. Summer 2019 content was migrated to Canvas. If you do not see your 2020 course you can still start working … Read more
The trainer from Canvas, Sam is one whom I have gone to a few sessions with. One of the first things she shows new Canvas users and ones who are getting accustomed is the Canvas Help button on your page when you Login. I have can attest that it is one of the “awesome” to … Read more
Did you know that students can go to their grades and enter “what if” scenarios to check what grade they need to achieve. Neat feature. Here’s how to do it. Training schedule – from Canvas Update 8 Wednesday, February 12, 2020 Getting Started with Canvas 9:00am10:15am Health Sciences Building 1120 Wednesday, February 12, 2020 Canvas: … Read more
Many of you have made the leap into Canvas but for those of you who have not here are some tips for upcoming semesters when you will not have a choice. Login to Canvas All courses that you taught and had content in from Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Summer 2019 are available to you. Compare … Read more