Creating Small Groups Canvas allows you to create small groups in your courses for various activities. With these groups, students can collaborate to work on assignments and projects together. To find out more information on how to set up groups and what they can …
Using Turnitin Remember that you can use Turnitin for all written assignments or research papers to help students understand the need for citations and paraphrasing. Canvas makes that a whole lot easier because the two are integrated. Here are some …
We are just under a month away from saying “goodbye” to Blackboard and having all courses in Canvas. In fact, every summer course is now being taught in Canvas. All Fall 2015 courses have been added to Canvas and existing …
Managing File Size Overload When uploading different types of files onto Canvas, be mindful of how much storage space you’re using in Canvas itself. If you’re posting videos or other data-heavy items, consider posting them on an external site and then providing the link …
Need Help With Using Canvas? We have 24/7 chat, phone and web-based support from Canvas 365 days a year. All you need to do is click the “Help” tab located in the top right corner of your user dashboard. There, you …
We have a few courses running during May Term in Canvas and then all of the Summer courses onward will be in Canvas. The buttons that linked to Blackboard on the Current Students and Faculty and Staff E-Town websites will …
Managing Due Dates in Canvas So, you want to assign due dates, but you’ve chosen not to because it becomes a challenge to continually update them for each class? Worry no more! In Canvas, if you set dates in your …
Sending Announcements Versus Emails Announcements on Canvas are a great way to virtually communicate with your whole class. Canvas allows users to reply to any announcements that are sent, so you may want to consider using Announcements for all course-related communication and save …
Understanding the Value of Course Analytics Once you log into Canvas, be sure to check out the Course Analytics page to monitor student activity and see what your students have been up to. On this page, you can easily see who in each of your classes has …
Viewing Unread Discussion Posts Discussion boards are another feature in Canvas, and a great tool for both teachers and students to increase interaction. The discussion posts in these boards will appear “read” when you scroll through a discussion thread, but if you …
Using the Dashboard One of the awesome features of Canvas is the Dashboard–that screen you see when you first log in. Have you been using it or ignoring it? If you USE it, it can be QUITE HELPFUL! Essentially, it …
Canvas just announced that it will be updating its Community tool. This means that effective April 15th all of the current help guides and feature discussions will be placed in “read only” mode and then after June 30th, they will …
Recognizing the Importance of Modules One of the main features of Canvas is the use of modules. Essentially blocks of assignments, the modules are specifically designed for allowing students and teachers to keep track of their work and upcoming projects more easily than …
The transition to Canvas is well underway! All of the summer 2015 and fall 2015 semester courses are now in the Canvas learning management system. If you want to check out what the course template looks like, you can login …
The transition to Canvas is progressing. At this time, we have all of the May term courses that have elected to use Canvas and all of the summer term courses added to Canvas. Weekly trainings continue to prepare faculty for …