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  1. 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. ...
  2. Change the Course Home Page

    The Course Home Page is the first view your students will see when they enter your course. You can change your Course Home Page to different layout options: the Recent Activity Dashboard, Pages Front Page, the Course Modules, or the Assignment Li...
  3. 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, pl...
  4. Online Exams - Overview

    Use Canvas Quizzes for all assessments Learning assessments, both graded and ungraded, in the form of high stakes exams, low stake quizzes, practice tests and course level surveys can be administered right in your Canvas course site using the C...
  5. Adding Extra Time to A Running Exam

    If you choose to add time to a student's exam due to a disruption, you can use the Canvas "Moderating This Quiz" feature to give extra time for timed exams. IMPORTANT NOTES :  You can only add extra time while the student is still taking the ex...
  6. Canvas Admin Onboarding

    Adding People to Course Sites DO NOT add anyone   to the course site in an admin role. Direct requests to FEAA or reach out to ITG .  TAs requesting access to course sites should be direct to FEAA . Teaching staff are automatically fed int...
  7. 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...
  8. Perusall

    Perusall is a social annotation tool that allows students and instructors to collaboratively markup PDF documents, digital textbooks and web pages. Info & Tour of Perusall Request Perusall Canvas Integration Info & Tour of Perusall...
  9. Gradescope

    Gradescope helps streamline collecting and grading paper-based, digital, and code assignments and exams.   Students can scan paper assignments or upload documents and files.  Instructors give detailed assignment feedback via rubrics an...
  10. About Kialo

    Kialo is an argument mapping and debate site, specifically designed for classroom use. Its clear, visually compelling format makes it easy to follow the logical structure of a discussion and facilitates thoughtful collaboration. Kialo can be integ...