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bbelew · ‎06-01-2017

You will need to configure safe exam browser to point to your canvas instance and then export that file and send it out to all of the computers. They click it to launch SEB the first time and the configuration sticks. We don't use Safe Exam Browser anymore so i'm not 100% sure if the javascript is still valid or not as well. It might need updated to reflect any changes Canvas has made. We ended up doing a demo of Respondus Lockdown Browser this year and are buying it for next year.

bbelew · ‎09-29-2016

We have the same problem, it sounds widespread.. Hopefully they resolve it soon!

bbelew · ‎09-12-2016

We are using PowerSchool for our SIS. For the most part the integration for grade pass back works, but it tends to have weird bugs that plague us at the worst of times. This year the bugs that have started to pop up are the "Post to SIS" button magically coming unchecked.

bbelew · ‎06-09-2016

The way canvas lays out it's html, it looks like it's all the same content for every user role with the exception of links to content those users don't have access to. So your right, there isn't ( at least that I can find ) a way to put something in a container that only teachers can see, without first checking to see if that user is a teacher by parsing the current_user_roles portion out of the javascript and looking for "teacher","admin".

bbelew · ‎06-09-2016

I concur with Kona on posting to the developers group. That said there are a couple ways you could do it, I assume they'll say something similar. The canvas admin would use the custom javascript file to inject the content into the page. Most likely prepending to the element <div id =" content " role =" main " >. If the content needed to change on a regular basis, it could be an iFrame to a simple html file you edit or more complex it could pull from atom/rss and update whenever something new is posted to say a category on your website. If it needed to target a specific user group the javascript would have to figure out what group the user belongs to. At the bottom of each page there is a chunk of javascript, in that -- current_user_roles":["user","student","teacher","admin"].

bbelew · ‎05-20-2016

Several schools and I had a meeting with their iOS team several months back. They alluded to a big update happening ( hopefully this summer ).

bbelew · ‎02-15-2016

Honey Badger would be a suitable replacement as well.

bbelew · ‎01-29-2016

I hope more schools are reporting the issues they are having and not just waiting it out. We need to put pressure on them to a.) correct the app, and b.) make the web version support mobile devices. The web version should always be supported, on every major browser. Sure the web crew will have to work harder to make it work with other browsers, but countless other companies manage to make that happen... There is no reason instructure can't.

bbelew · ‎01-26-2016

As many of you know the mobile app, at least on iOS, is great when it works . We've been running into app issues where multiple choice questions don't display, or the students are kicked out of quizzes, a known API issue I guess, or various other problems that manifest with the apps. So what do our teachers do? They switch over to the web interface, which also doesn't work correctly on the iPads. We as i'm sure many others do as well, file support tickets to get the issues fixed. We are told to use the app, because the web interface isn't supported on mobile devices. We of course mention that the app also is broken, to which they reply use a computer. Not really a solution for daily use of canvas in a 1:1 environment. The issue we have with the web interface on mobile devices is the right side bar covers the content area. Sometimes closing the left menu works, but it seems like with the majority of students that button will work sometimes and not others ( new interface by the way ). To get around that I put in some javascript to add a "close right sidebar" option in the footer of the page. Students can click that to toggle the visibility of the right sidebar. Note this only works when viewing the device in landscape mode, and requires a double tap to make it hide. But it seems to be a viable solution as a backup to the broken app. function toggle_visibility(id) { var e = document.getElementById(id); if(e.style.display == 'block') e.style.display = 'none'; else e.style.display = 'block'; } var div = document.getElementById('footer-links'); div.innerHTML = div.innerHTML + "<a href='#' onclick=\"toggle_visibility('right-side-wrapper')\">Hide Right Side</a>";

bbelew · ‎12-13-2015

I'll start with saying we don't use Canvas in our elementary, but had some thoughts and thought I would share. I also am not a teacher, so if my comments make absolutely no sense, that is why To organize content: One way you could do a self contained elementary course in canvas would be to make use of modules, by creating one for each subject. You could also make use of assignment groups to keep content in the right place. To organize your gradebook: You could create sections for each subject under your main course. You could use standards, and just use the learning mastery gradebook to determine the actual grade you issue in your SIS/paper gradebook

bbelew · ‎12-09-2015

I wish there was an option on the admin side to auto check the post to SIS button for everyone without customizing the javascript Something like this should work for that by the way. <script> $ ('#assignment_post_to_sis' ). prop ( 'checked' , true ); </script> I wish on the SIS integration there was a way to validate grades. Push validate, show grades in the canvas gradebook vs SIS, green rows for good, red for bad. Repost and edit scores button on the bad rows to fix issues.

bbelew · ‎12-08-2015

It's briefly mentioned here: https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-4133#jive_content_id_In_what_PowerSchool_category_does_Canvas_create_assignment… In PowerSchool version 9.1 or higher, Canvas will pass back assignments and grades into the same grading category that exists in PowerSchool. If an assignment group in Canvas has the same grading category description in PowerSchool, Canvas will pass the assignment into the associated grading category in PowerSchool. Assignment groups and grading categories are case sensitive. If an assignment group does not match a grading category, Canvas Assignments and Graded Discussions default to Homework, and Quizzes default to Quiz.

bbelew · ‎11-30-2015

For basic use it's pretty easy. You just have to open Safe Exam Browser on your machine, navigate to the preferences. Set the Start URL under the main preferences and then set an administrator password. That protects this configuration from being changed. On the Appearance tab I choose "Use Full Screen" and show menu bar. On the Config File tab I choose "Use SEB settings file for .. configuring clients", allow to open preferences window on client. After that all you should have to do is click Save Settings As under the Config File tab, save the settings file to somewhere on your computer and distribute that file to the clients. If they click that file it should open Safe Exam Browser ( if they have it ) and take them to the page you have set.

bbelew · ‎11-06-2015

For YouTube for education to work, it normally requires a bit of setup on your network. On my filter I had to enable it, block original youtube and I believe I had to get a key from Google as well.

bbelew · ‎11-06-2015

I could be 100% wrong but I don't recall seeing anything about Youtube videos persisting through a block - the youtube integration just adds an iFrame to youtube, it doesn't proxy it like it would if it was bypassing a filter. If you upload the video directly to canvas instead you can get around it though. Maybe you could work with your tech department to setup a proxy that is allowed on your network.

bbelew · ‎11-06-2015

Janet, There isn't much setup on the Canvas side. The implementation team will do that for you. The only thing your teachers need to have set is the Push to SIS check box on assignments and quizzes. On the admin side under feature options the Grade Passback feature also needs to be enabled. A few things to note though -- I'd communicate to your staff that they need to be sure to double check the grades when they get to PowerSchool, I don't trust it one bit to be accurate at its current stage. A due date has to be set, and the assignment/quiz title can be too long. I've had teachers click "Post Grades" in their gradebook and not see the error message pop up, so the grade didn't post. It will tell you if there is a problem with anything when you post. Patience is key - sometimes the grades post immediately, sometimes they take 30 minutes or so, i've even seen them get hung up for longer.

bbelew · ‎11-04-2015

I'll be getting access in the next wave, can't wait! Even though I really don't have any need to pull data at the moment. I can see it being very useful.

bbelew · ‎10-29-2015

Kelley, I was responding back to the original poster - she mentioned in an earlier post that this was for a testing center.

bbelew · ‎10-29-2015

It's been years since I had to go to a testing center - but in the ones i've attended it would be pretty hard to use a cell phone without getting caught. Keeping kids from cheating with cell phones is 100% classroom management in my opinion. You may be able to prevent them from going to another page in canvas, but you couldn't prevent them from googling or going to notes posted elsewhere. I know you've had issues with lockdown browser in your lab, but others needing this type of security could get by with lock down browser and the monitor tool from Respondus, which I believe takes pictures or video from the webcams while the students are testing.

bbelew · ‎10-29-2015

One thing that canvas probably could do to help with test security would be to write a browser extension for the supported browsers that takes a screenshots randomly during a quiz, publishing them to a page for proctors, teachers, etc - and also to the quiz log for each student.

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