What can be done with a grading scale?

Due to new staff, we will be moving teachers around.  Course number, section and students will stay the same, just changing the teacher of record.  Once this task is completed in PowerSchool, what happens in CANVAS? Where do the student assignments g...

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Sometimes, it's difficult to know where to start with something new, especially when everything around you is constantly changing. It's okay though. The Canvas Community has your back. We'll take care of you. Here, you'll find some tips and official ...

New students are joining every day I do not want to reteach material.

For many educators, 2020 has brought a shift in delivering content from face-to-face to using a Learning Manage System (LMS) such as Canvas. Some find the change exciting and exhilarating. Some find it scary and frustrating. Regardless of how you’re ...

The beginning of a new school year is always exciting and this year is just a little bit different for everyone. As teachers are rethinking how they deliver content and how they can better reach their students, personalization is an important element...

Hey Teachers,I generally make videos to help faculty learn to use technology and learning management software. However, knowing that there are a lot of parents and students going online or hybrid for the first time this semester, I decided to make a ...

This was written with a colleague of mine - Kel McIntosh in regards to technology in general! Gives us the why!

I wrote a (hopefully simple) tutorial on how to create quizzes and exams using R-exams.

Whenever I set my course visibility to public and customize and make my syllabus page public, and share the URL with parents my images are broken.

Need help managing 2 year groups on the same site, particularly with module set up 

My apologies if this topic is somewhere in this Group somewhere already.  I am looking to find the most efficient way in which to share morning video announcements out to students either through creating a course, sharing with teachers or sharing it ...

How can I create multiple choice answers with a letter preceeding the question.⨀ A. portray the Soviet Union as an aggressive force that could be controlled only by an alliance of world powers⨀ B. describe the influence the Marshall Plan of 1947 had ...

Centers are a vital part of the elementary classroom. They are designed to provide the appropriate materials to help students work within a small group or individually to meet their learning goals. As a former elementary teacher, I found myself strug...

Faculty at my institution have been asking for a way to record attendance for Zoom video lectures within a Canvas assignment as attendance makes up a very small percentage of final grades. There is no inbuilt functionality to do this within Canvas so...

The Training Services Portal is where you can find videos, courses, and pathways that you can embark on to learn more about using Canvas. If your institution offers limited or unlimited subscription (webinars) you will also find a calendar full of li...

I use a lot of videos in one of the courses that I am involved with and have spent about 6 weeks adding captions to videos. One of the things that I found missing was a description of the keyboard shortcuts that one can use when watching a video - wh...

The Instructional Design team announced the release of the Ready-Made Template Suite in the September 2018 blog post to "help reduce stress load, encourage growth and help course creators design an engaging Canvas experience by turning a blank course...

I recently put together a guide for our Parents on the Canvas Parent App. This guide focuses on the following topics: What is the Canvas Parent AppAccount creation Using the Canvas Parent AppFeatures of the Canvas Parent App

I have been lurking long enough in the Community. I feel like it is about time that I contribute. I am building a virtual Canvas Boot Camp for our district teachers. Each day focuses in a particular skills level: Basic Training, Officer Training, and...

A badge in Canvas is simply a visual symbol of achievement, similar to a physical badge, trophy, or sticker—but in a digital format! You may have been in Girl Scouts or Boy Scouts and remember working extra hard to earn badges! Badges have been used ...

Tracy Weeks, Executive Director of State Partnerships at Instructure, recently sat down (virtually) with leaders from ISTE, CoSN, SETDA, and Foresight Law & Policy to discuss key components of the CARES Act and how it can best support instructional c...

Assessment will be more important than ever...

In Part 1 we explored best practices, practical tips, and considerations for creating online assessments.  In this Part 2, we’re focusing on the assessment itself and the provisions that can be put in place to ensure that online assessments run smoot...

The advantages of online meetings are to save travel time, convenience, and flexibility while retaining or augmenting the benefits of group interactivity. For interactivity, we need engagement; for engagement, we need encouragement and trust.  A one-...

Dear Teacher/Professor: Let’s be honest, students don’t often notice a missing assignment without some kind of nudge or reminder.  Canvas alerts students to missing assignments, but a glaring “0” score in the Gradebook might be the prompting they nee...

The end of the school year is in sight, we can almost see it, just beyond that final assessment period!  Amidst the current context of COVID-19, where we are utilising online tools to enable teaching and learning more than ever,  we may need to take ...

Dear Teacher/Professor,How often do you need to adjust or change a due date for an assignment? Canvas has a few easy ways to change due dates!If you want to quickly change one due date (ie. “Oh we’re not going to be ready for that assignment on Thurs...