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  1. Canvas Inbox

    Easily, privately and securely correspond with your students with Canvas Inbox. * Note: You and your students should make sure  Canvas notification preferences  are set properly to receive a copy of the email to your personal email ad...
  2.  How to Set Up a File Upload for Assignments

    Create new assignment Go to the assignments page Click on the “+ assignment” button  Write a title and description for the assignment  Set assignment details  Enter points value as zero when not using Canva...
  3. Tools to Extend Canvas

    Tools:  Discussion - Annotation - Chat - Peer Review - Math, Science, Polling - Course Admin Want to do something in your course but not sure which tool can help? Here are the key features of some commonly used tools that can help enhance th...
  4. IDN Home Page About the Facilitators Cortney Leigh Cox Instructional Technology Support Consultant  Session:   Turn Students Into Instructors & Curators: Improve Group Work with Interactive Tools Drop-I...
  5. Canvas Layouts

    For a new course site layout, choose one of the three below for your course site. Fill out a Canvas course site request and the layout you select will be applied to your course site. Remember: the three layouts just provide a basic foundation t...
  6. Syllabus Language Sets the Tone for Your Course

    Make a good first impression Your syllabus is the first impression you will make on your students. At Harvard’s Division of Continuing Education, our adult students often decide whether or not to enroll in a course based on the syllabus. They...
  7. Build Modules

    Modules organize course content. Organize content by weeks, units, or a different organizational structure. Each module can contain files, discussions, assignments, quizzes, and other learning materials. Unpublished modules are invisible to st...
  8. Assessments & Feedback

    Formative + Summative Assessments & Feedback:  helps your students build on their work and understand how their work connects with the larger picture of the class 1a) Formative Assessment:  evaluates learning throughout the course...
  9. Gather Study Lounge

    Gather Study Lounge: Tutorial Video & Guide Click on the video above & view the guide below for tips on helping your students get started using the Gather Study Lounge, ways they can use it, and how to get help. What is the ...
  10. Tips & Best Practices for Setting Up Online Exams

    Tips: Exam Preparation Tricks for Upping Your Exam Integrity in Canvas Exam Policies to Know Tips: Exam Preparation Communicate We recommend the use of Canvas Announcements to communicate with your students about the exam Can...