Canvas Tips

 Welcome back to another school year. As you get started, I hope you find some time to learn something new. The fact that you’re reading this means you already have. Yeah You! Did you know there are so many cool tools in Canvas? In this short article, I’m going to point out a few.  

 Announcement Tip

Announcements can be added to the Home Page

o   In a course, click on Settings on the bottom of the Navigation bar. Under Course Details scroll down, under Description click on Show recent announcements on Course home page. Then put in the number you want displayed, then Save.

 Communication Tips

To easily send an email to all students, on the Home Page, click on New Analytics, then click on the envelope to message all students. Or you can modify the grade, making the range from 0 – 50% and it will only email those students. How cool!

 Module Tips

Require students to at least click on content before moving forward

o   Click on the 3 dots next to the Module Heading, then click on Edit, then click on Requirements. Require that students View the page or even mark As Read. This will create a checklist for students.

o   Teachers can then view Student Progress by following these steps.

§  Select the Modules link in the Course Navigation Menu.

§  Click the View Progress button in the upper right corner.

§  Choose a student to view

§  View Module Progress. What?!

 Grading Tips

Automatically drop the lowest grade for every student

o   Go to Assignments, then click on the 3 dots in the Assignment Heading, then click on Edit. Then enter the number of low scores to ignore for each student, then Save.

In Speedgrader,

o   Use the Speech Recognition button to have Canvas type your comments.

o   Use the Comment Generator to record common feedback to use later.

o   Click on the Gear icon to hide names when grading

Support Tips

Canvas 24/7 support for faculty & students

o   Click on the Help button on the bottom of the Navigation bar, in the new window, scroll down until you see Email, Call or Chat.

24/7 support sends an AskPGCC ticket to eLearning

o   Follow the steps above, then click on Email, then Send to School Specific Canvas Support. This creates an AskPGCC ticket that goes to eLearning.

Canvas webinars & training

o   Click on the Help Button, then click on Training Services Portal 3 times! After the first time, scroll down and you’ll see Training Services Portal below the gray box, click it for the 2^nd time. Then Training Services Portal – Enter Here will appear, click for the 3^rd time. (I didn’t create it 😊) Then click on Authorize. Here you will find Courses, Webinars & a Live Training Calendar. Access them using the tabs at the top of the page.

 These are just a few of the amazing tools in Canvas. If you want to know more, attend one of the live Training Sessions mentioned above or feel free to reach out to me, Deborah Bowles. I hope this was helpful and take care!