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  1. 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 t...
  2. How to Give Exams

    How To Give Non-Proctored Exams How To Give Handwritten Exams Online How To Give High-Quality Exams How To Give Non-Proctored Exams A closed-book proctored exam tests what a student has memorized. But “professional or disciplinary j...
  3. Setting Up a File Upload Exam

    You can create a question for students that requires a file upload.  This question type requires manual grading and accepts one file per question. Note : file upload quiz questions cannot be tested from the Preview screen Step 1. ...
  4. 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 communi...
  5. Getting Started with the Immersive Classroom

    Immersive Classroom Teaching Tips The Immersive Classroom is the new supercharged course video player that we designed and built here at DCE. It gives asynchronous students in flexible attendance courses a way to participate i...
  6. 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 Unpublished modules are invisible to st...
  7. Copy Content from another Canvas Site

    A rushed or incomplete course copy can result in broken links, incorrect dates, missing content, and a confusing student experience throughout the term. Taking a few minutes now to copy your course correctly will save you and your students...
  8. FeedbackFruits: Configuration

    Easily integrate FeedbackFruits into your Canvas assignment.  Once integrated, you can also take advantage of FeedbackFruits' grade passback to the Canvas grade book. Step 1. Create a Canvas Assignment.  Step 2. Name th...
  9. Group Projects Online: When, Why, and How

    Let's discuss... WHY... ...do a group project? WHEN... ...is a group project appropriate?  HOW... ...should I implement it?  TEAM DEVELOPMENT Forming, Norming, Storming, Performing (and Adjourning) Who am I?  Ethan Contini-Field, M.E...
  10. Add Content in Canvas

    Canvas content creation works similarly across all areas of the site where there is a rich content editor.   Tip: to revert to a previous version of a page, visit our guide on Pages revision . Add content to your page Add Files Add Im...