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  1. About Yellowdig

    Yellowdig is a social learning community-building platform that integrates in your Canvas course site. To enable Yellowdig for your course, visit our Yellowdig Startup guide   for directions. Info & Tour of Yellowdig Feature...
  2. Course Emailer

    The Course Emailer can be used to send email to an entire class or a class section using your default email client (like Outlook) instead of the built-in messaging system in Canvas.  The Course Emailer also displays the individual email addresses ...
  3. Class Recordings and Opencast Video in Canvas

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  4.  How to Manage Notification Preferences

        Link contact email Go to “settings” under your account icon The “ways to contact” section defaults to sending notifications to the email address on file with Harvard Click “Add Email Address” to register and confirm a new email ad...
  5. Adding a Different Time Window for Exceptions and Accessibility Accommodations

    For students with an approved extension of time or an officially approved accommodation for accessibility, you can add an additional due date and availability window in the "Assign to" area in a Canvas Assignment or Quiz. Step 1. Navigate to t...
  6. Exam Language Tips

    To help you get started with creating clear directions for your students about the nuances of Canvas Quizzes, we've provided you with some base text that you can customize for your needs. General Canvas Directions Available from and Avai...
  7. Content Updates

    Between November 3rd and 27th, 2023, we will be moving documents.  If you have reached this page, the document you are looking for is being moved and may be temporarily unavailable.  To find another resource, visit our site index ...
  8. Teaching with Immersive Classroom Activity Features

    Immersive Classroom Activities The Immersive Classroom uses smart technology to auto-generate discussion boards or polls right where your async student need them. There's no need for advance set up, so you have complete flexibility to adapt...
  9. Building an Exam in Canvas? Use New Quizzes!

        From the Quizzes page, click the button for "+ Quiz".  In the dialog box, choose "New Quizzes" and click the "submit" button.  Enter your exam name and click the "build" button to start adding questions to your exam. ...
  10. Yellowdig Resources

    Basic How To Guides Advance Features & FAQs Share with your student the Yellowdig How to and Support Guides in the Student Pocket Guide.  Basic How To Guides Posting and Commenting Pinning a Post to Top Search...