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  1. Set a Missing Submission Policy

    This is a course-wide policy and exceptions can only be made manually student by student.  A submission is labeled missing when the due date has passed and it has not been submitted. Only submissions with a status of Missing will be affected by...
  2. 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...
  3. Instructor Online Exam Checklist

    Before Exams Submit your examination information at Online Services and/or notify the Exams Office if changes are made to your exam plans Publish your exam several days in advance (but keep it locked/unavailable.) This wi...
  4. 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 t...
  5. Change An Individual Assignment's Grade Posting Policy

    To release grades and comment immediately after , you need to select a "automatic" grade posting policy per individual assignment (only needed if course posting policy is set to manual). To hide grades while grading , you need to select a ...
  6. Canvas Scheduler

    Canvas Scheduler is part of the calendar and creates appointment groups (collection of individual appointments) that students can sign up for. You may use it to:  create office hours  schedule TA sessions  assign presentation times and host o...
  7. Linking HOLLIS resources to Canvas

    Leverage the Harvard Library resources for your students and respect copyright policy. Link to individual Harvard-licensed resources in Canvas modules, pages, assignments and discussions . It is the safest and best route because Harvard has alread...
  8. Ed Discussion Startup & Resources

    Once Ed Discussion has been installed on your Canvas course site, it will be visible in the Canvas left navigation.  Students will not have access to content until you activate it. Activation is quick - follow the steps below.  Ed Discussi...
  9. About Ed Discussion

    Ed Discussion is a threaded Q&A-style tool that is easy to use in your Canvas course site. Fill out a Canvas course site request to have Ed Discussion installed on your course site or self install the tool by selecting Hello Harvard from the ...
  10. Accessibility in Canvas

    Canvas Accessibility Checker Using Canvas image options Alt text and decorative images Link text Heading tags Emphasis in text Color contrast Lists- Bullet Points & Numbering Formatting tables PDFs and documents Acc...