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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 the onlin...
  2. Agenda: Online Sessions from Jan 13 – Jan 17   Please sign the following video release form to participate and complete the anonymous feedback survey after attending a workshop (1 survey form per individual workshop).  ...
  3. Compare Discussion Tools

    Discussion Tools Comparison Chart For a great description of each discussion tool, visit the demo course site and click on the enroll button. Download the Accessible and Printable Version of the Discussion C...
  4. Access Concluded Canvas Course Sites

      Course sites are archived after the end of a term. Archived sites no longer appear on your dashboard, but remain accessible to you. Note: once a course site is archived, instructors can no longer message students via Canvas.  Access ...
  5. About Hello Harvard

    Hello Harvard is a tool DCE built to provide self-service options for teaching staff to use when setting up their Canvas sites. Phase 1 of Hello Harvard, which is now available, provides an app store of DCE vetted and approved tools. Sel...
  6. Using Polls for Student Engagement

    Types of polls that can be used for synchronous and asynchronous students. Suggestions for question types to gather different types of student feedback, such as feedback and assessment,
  7. 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...
  8. 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...
  9. Teaching Staff Proctorio Checklist

    After ITG Installation Before Your Exam After Your Exam After ITG Installation Any teaching staff editing quizzes or exams using Proctorio or viewing the Proctorio results need to use a supported browser with the Proctorio ex...
  10. Test

    Type this stuff - allows me to edit in draft mode, never published, ITG login