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Summary This document was created to provide some visibility into the functionality included in SIS Platform grade passback processes.  Features Supported by SIS/Integration Type   Provisioning Cross-Listing Section Support - cross-list sections without impacting future provisioning/rostering. 1:1 Course Section Structure - setup a one-to-one course to section relationship via the provisioning process. 1:Many Course Section Structure -  setup a one-to-many course to section relationship via the provisioning process. PowerSchool Aeries Infinite Campus Cross-Listing Section Support in Canvas X X X 1:1 Section Structure X X X 1:Many Section Structure X Grade Passback GPB Functionality Assignment Group Import - import grading categories from the SIS to Canvas via the SIS Platform. Extra Credit Assignment Points - pass back scores surpassing the maximum score for an assignment. Exempt Submission Status - pass back scores set as exempt/excluded. Late Submission Status - pass back late scores (based on the due date in Canvas). Numeric Score Submission Type - send the latest graded submission score. Letter Grade Submission type - send a letter grade submission score. Assignment Group Weights - pass back assignment group weighting associations from Canvas. Assignments for Specific Grading Periods - use grading periods in Canvas without an impact on the overall GPB process. Rubrics and Standards - pass back assignments with associated rubrics and/or standards. Multiple Submissions - continually pass back the latest graded submissions. Submission Comments - pass back submissions with associated comments. Cross-Listing   Section Support - pass back grades for cross-listed sections. GPB Error Management GPB Retry - support for a back-end process to reattempt a grade passback attempt following an error.  GPB Cancel - cancel a GPB request for individual course as a teacher or any individual requests at the account-level as an admin. GPB Monitoring - functionality via the GPB LTI to include the Monitoring Tool at the course-level allowing admins and teachers to see the status of grade syncs, errors, and the ability to cancel GPB processes. PowerSchool (GA) Aeries GPB (GA) Infinite Campus GPB (In Development) Assignment Group Import X X No Extra Credit X X TBD Exempt X X TBD Late X NA NA Numeric Score X X X Letter Grade NA NA NA Partial Scores X X X Assignment Group Weights NA NA NA Grading Period Support (not grading period grade) X X X Rubrics and Standards NA NA NA Multiple Submissions X X TBD Submission Comments Cross-Listed Sections X X X User Differentiated Assignment GPB NA NA NA Section Differentiated Assignment GPB X X X Recently Graded Setting* Coming Soon Coming Soon Coming Soon Scheduled Sync* Coming Soon Coming Soon Coming Soon GPB Retry* X X X GPB Cancel* X X X GPB Monitoring* X X X GPB Monitoring Errors* X In Progress In Progress Scenarios Question: What happens when an assignment is updated in PowerTeacher Pro then a sync from Canvas' gradebook is initiated? Is the grade in PTP sticky or will it change based on what's sent from Canvas? Answer: Assignments and latest scores will always override from Canvas Question: If a student has an empty cell or nothing (nil) in the Canvas gradebook, what does that status look like in PTP? Answer: PTP should also reflect an empty cell (nil). ... View more

At our district we have the option to enable the nightly sync from Canvas to Skyward.  All of the Syncs and the completed status or error messages show up in the SIS integration tab and I can flip thru 90 pages of recent syncs and identify any errors that occurred so I can help communicate to teachers on how to correct any issues.  It would be amazing if there was a way to export this list so that I could more easily connect with teachers.  Has anyone had luck with exporting this or finding SIS integration grade sync history in the API?    Thanks   ... View more

    Official Canvas Document This document helps instructors with frequently asked questions and troubleshooting tips when Canvas is integrated with the Infinite Campus Gradebook. Preparing Assignments in Canvas How does the Infinite Campus Gradebook integration work with Canvas assignment groups? As an instructor, all assignments are in the Uncategorized section of the Infinite Campus Gradebook. You will have to move each assignment to the appropriate grading category in Infinite Campus. How does Canvas choose which assignments are passed back to Infinite Campus? Canvas passes back any assignment, graded discussion, or quiz that includes a check mark in the Sync to SIS option. This option determines what assignments are sent to Infinite Campus . The Sync to SIS option may already be selected for you, but you can still manually remove a check mark from any assignment that you do not want to pass back to Infinite Campus . Additionally, Canvas assignments are also subject to the following details: Due dates are required to send an assignment to Infinite Campus . All assignment names must be unique or they cannot be identified by Infinite Campus . If a Canvas assignment has the same name as already exists in Infinite Campus , Canvas will not push data for that assignment to Infinite Campus . Canvas assignments assigned to individual students or sections in a course or MasteryPaths via differentiated assignments do not post to Infinite Campus . Infinite Campus does not support this functionality. Assignments must be assigned to Everyone. Assignment names cannot be longer than 50 characters. Assignments: Canvas Guides For help with SIS assignments, see the following Canvas Guides lessons: How do I sync grades to Infinite Campus?‌ Not authorized to view the specified document 14999‌ How do I set up an assignment to be sent to my institution's student information system (SIS)?  How do I set up a graded discussion to be sent to my institution's student information system (SIS)?‌ How do I set up a quiz to be sent to my institution's student information system (SIS)?‌ SIS functionality is also supported in the following Canvas features: How do I edit an event or assignment in the Calendar?  How do I use the Quizzes Index Page?‌ How do I use the Assignments Index Page?  Syncing Grades How do I use the Canvas Gradebook? Canvas does NOT receive any grade-level information from Infinite Campus . The Canvas Gradebook should be the source of all additions, changes, etc., that need to be altered in the Infinite Campus  Gradebook. Following this best practice allows consistent data flow between systems and accurate data in both systems. Please be aware of the following behaviors in the Gradebook: If an assignment is scored with a decimal (e.g. 10.5), Canvas passes the entire score to Infinite Campus , but the assignment column only displays the grade as a whole number (10). But, by opening the assignment detail in Infinite Campus, it will show the score with the decimal as 10.5. If an assignment is given more points than the total amount of points possible (e.g. 30 points out of 20), Canvas assigns the extra points as extra credit to the corresponding assignment submission in Infinite Campus . The Attendance assignment in the Gradebook is not passed back to Infinite Campus . The Learning Mastery Gradebook is not passed back to Infinite Campus . Canvas does not pass back any weighted assignment information. To weight assignments, you must log into Infinite Campus and weight the assignments there. Canvas currently does not pass back late designations for assignments. Muted assignments are treated the same way as non-muted assignments. If you do not want to pass back a muted assignment, edit the assignment so the Sync Grades to SIS checkbox is not selected. If an assignment with an identical name already exists in Infinite Campus , Canvas does not sync any grades; the assignment information will not be duplicated. How do I sync grades to Infinite Campus? Canvas supports an API-based integration for the Infinite Campus G radebook. The workflow is as follows: If you are using the legacy Canvas Gradebook, click the Export button and look for Sync to Infinite Campus . If you are using the new Canvas Gradebook, click the Action button and look for Sync to Infinite Campus. If you don't see an option to sync grades in the Gradebook, please contact your SIS administrator or Canvas Support for assistance. Viewing Grades in Infinite Campus How do I view grades from Canvas in Infinite Campus? To view grades posted from Canvas, you must refresh Infinite Campus and open the Gradebook. Grade distribution is a one-way sync from Canvas to Infinite Campus: In Infinite Campus, you cannot change the name of an assignment that was previously pushed from Canvas, the connection between Infinite Campus and the original Canvas assignment is preserved. Assignments are always added to the Uncategorized section of the Infinite Campus Gradebook. In Infinite Campus, if you change a grade for an assignment that was previously pushed from Canvas, the grade is not reflected in the Canvas Gradebook. The next time grades are pushed to Infinite Campus, the grade will be overwritten with the existing grade in the Canvas Gradebook. If you push a Canvas assignment to Infinite Campus and later delete the assignment from Canvas, you have to manually delete the assignment from Infinite Campus. ... View more

I am at a small college and we currently require all grades to be recorded in Canvas, however, we are required to input our midterm and final grade into Jenzabar as that connects to all of our in-house, reports, transcripts, tracking forms...yadda yadda yadda. As of right now, our faculty have to re-enter their final grade in our Faculty Course Control element. I would like to see an integration where our professors can click a button in Canvas that pushes their class grades to Jenzabar or click on a button in Jenzabar that pulls those grades. I am at the mercy of my programmer and he has lots of reasons why this can't work.  As a result, I am reaching out to the community to find help! So my questions to the Canvas community:    How many schools who also use Jenzabar have an easy grade integration built?    If so, what have been some unforeseen issues that might have occurred with this integration?    Finally, would any of you be willing to share come code or be a sounding board for me or, more importantly, my    programmer? ... View more

Hello, I am trying to import categories from Powerteacher Pro into Canvas. It will only import my Classwork Category and not my Quiz or Test category. I have double checked in Powerteacher that these categories are set up and active for all quarters and classes/sections. I also deleted any assignment groups in Canvas that were similar to the Powerteacher ones.  Any suggestions? ... View more