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  1. Creating a Sandbox Site with a Basic Instructure Canvas Account

    We cannot create course sites before the Extension and Summer Schools have set up the course catalog and registrar system.  You can create a sandbox site yourself by setting up an outside Instructure Canvas account and build out things th...
  2. 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...
  3. Teaching Your Asynchronous Students

    Teaching Your Asynchronous Students At Harvard’s Division of Continuing Education, we have courses in which all online students are synchronous and a few courses with all asynchronous students. We also have courses that have both asynchrono...
  4. 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. ...
  5. Filter and Sort in Gradebook

    You can filter and sort columns in the Gradebook according to your preference.  The option to filter columns affects all assignments within the filter.  You can also have a preset arrangement or manually arrange columns. ...
  6. HELIX Classroom/Hyflex Timeline

    Submit Your Course Proposal  (approx. 9 months before your course begins) Think about the pedagogical reasons for choosing HELIX Classroom/Hyflex as your format. Here are some resources to help you understand what a HELIX/Hyflex Classroom is: ...
  7. 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...
  8. Zoom links on your Canvas course site

    Don't post Zoom links anywhere Posting Zoom links on a syllabus is prohibited for security reasons. Zoom is in the Canvas navigation A link to Zoom meetings is provided in the left navigation of your Canvas site. Instructional staff can "Sc...
  9. Poll Everywhere - Web Version

    Poll Everywhere allows instructors to run polls at any time for class use. The web version has no built-in grading features and does not require students to log in via their HarvardKey to respond.  Harvard Poll Everywhere Acc...
  10. View a Course as a Test Student Using Student View

    Student View lets you experience your course the way that your students do.  You will see only what you, as the instructor, allow your students to see. Notes: Each Canvas course has a separate Test Student account. Whenever you move to a ...