General
Viewing a course as a test student using Student View
You can view a course the same way that your students view your course through Student View. Enabling Student View creates a Test Student in your course. Open Student View by clicking the Student View button in the upper right-hand corner. ...
Giving Extra Credit in Canvas
Extra credit is currently not a default option in Canvas. However, you can give students extra credit using a variety of options. One of the most common ways to give extra credit is to Create a New Assignment with Zero Point Value. Create a new ...
Sending a message to all students in a Canvas course as an instructor?
You can use the Inbox to send a message to all users in a course, all users in a specific role, or all users in a group. If your recipient list contains more than 100 users, your message will automatically be sent as individual messages to each user. ...
Viewing analytics for an individual student
Analytics Student analytics show you how well a particular student is doing in your course. You can view analytics in both active and concluded courses. Only active and completed student enrollments are included in data for New Analytics. Deleted or ...
Last Date of Activity
Seminole's Last Activity Date tool provides the last date of activity for all in your Canvas course students including: Enrolled Students Withdrawn Students Dropped Students The Last Activity Date tool is enabled by default in the course navigation. ...
Canvas | Enabling the Roll Call Attendance Tool in your Canvas Course
To enable the Attendance tool in your Canvas Course. Click Settings. Click Navigation. Click the three vertical dots and choose Enable. Click Save The attendance tool now appears in your course navigation. More information on the Roll Call Attendance ...
Canvas | Uploading a file to course (faculty)
You can add a file to your course by uploading a file. You can also import files using the course import tool in Course Settings. As an instructor, you can drag and drop files from your personal files into course files. Notes: Canvas does not support ...
Collaborations (Faculty)
The following resources will show you how to use Collaborations with your students. Video: Collaborations Overview (Instructors) Canvas Guide: How do I create a Microsoft Office 365 collaboration as an instructor? Additional Canvas support can be ...
Canvas 24/7 Support for Faculty & Staff
If you need immediate assistance with Canvas, Canvas 24/7 Support is an available resource via phone, chat, or email. Phone: Faculty and staff can reach Canvas Support at (833) 250-2082. Chat or email: All users can access Canvas 24/7 Support online ...
Messaging students from Canvas before the start of the term
In order to message students from the Canvas Inbox before the start of the term, your course needs to be published. To publish your course, click the Publish button on the course's homepage. When the course is published students will not have access ...
Canvas | Assign an Item to a Specific Course Section in an MRG Site
The following items can be assigned to a specific section in an MRG site Announcements, How do I add an announcement in a course? Assignments, How do I assign an assignment to a course section? Discussions, How do I assign a graded discussion to a ...
Copying individual items to another class
If you only want to copy certain items to another class you are assigned, use the Copy To (direct share) feature to copy the item to another section. How do I copy an assignment to another course? How do I copy a discussion to another course? How do ...
Copying or Importing a Course
The following items will show you how to import materials from one Canvas course into another Canvas course: Canvas guide: How do I import content from another Canvas course? Walkthrough video: Copying a Canvas Course If you use the start and end ...
Canvas | New Rich Content Editor
The 2020 update to the rich content brings some new noted changes to the interface. The More tools icon (also known as the "v") now resembles an electrical plug. It is located in the upper right-hand corner of the screen. Click this icon to ...