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  1. Group Projects and Collaborations with Student Groups

    Student groups can be used to set-up group projects.  They also give groups of students a space of their own to collaborate outside of the central course site. Setting Up the Groups Manually Make Groups and Add Students Link Student Grou...
  2.  How to Use Announcements

    Create new announcement Go to the announcements page Click the “add announcement” button on the top right of the page Add content Write a title and content for the announcement  Select whom in the course to send the announceme...
  3. Adding Quiz Time For Accessibility Accommodations

    For students with officially approved extension of time accommodations, you can append the available time in a Canvas Quiz. The quiz must be published in order to access the extension of time feature. Note : The Extension School policy req...
  4. Community & Interaction

    Defining Community & Interaction:   is defined differently for different classes, instructors, and students Student-to-Student: 1) Discussions with each other, 2) Networking, 3) Group Work Student-Instructor:  1) Knowing your instructor...
  5. 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...
  6. 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. Cl...
  7. Copy Content from another Canvas Site

    We strongly encourage you to submit a Canvas course site request to have a  prior term's Canvas course site  materials copied for you by Instructional Technology. If you elect to copy over the course site materials on your own, please re...
  8. Calculate Final Grades

    Organize assignments and set assignment weights for final grade calculations. This option assigns a weight to each assignment group, not the assignments themselves.  Important - you must enter in "0 points" for any missing student submission in ...
  9. Upload Microsoft Word Comments in Assignments

    Canvas allows you to add comments and feedback to assignment submissions. You can only see and use this feature after the assignment has been published and submitted. Download Submissions Upload Submissions with Feedback Download Su...
  10. The HELIX/Hyflex Classroom Experience

    DCE has designed HELIX/Hyflex Classrooms to allow remote students to use Zoom to interact with you and your on-campus students during class in real time.  In addition, the classes are recorded so a third set of students can watch the recordings at t...