Category: Canvas

Canvas Integrations & Apps
As our comfort using Canvas increases, we might be ready to explore some of the integrations available either at the district level or school level. You may want to bookmark this post for future reference as it will give you the ABCs of Canvas apps that are available (district or school) and how best to ...

Canvas Submit on Behalf of Student
Starting March 18, 2023, teachers will be able to submit file upload assignments on behalf of a student. By accessing the assignment from the grade book and opening the sidebar Grade Detail Tray teachers will then see the option to submit the assignment. Once the Grade Detail Tray is open, teachers will then see the ...

Canvas Navigation Check
While courses populate with navigation pre-set to the basics, as we start copying courses from previous terms to our newest terms, we are keeping the navigation settings that we have active at that time. As new programs are added to our account in the form of apps they will often automatically appear in the course ...

Canvas Submission Comments
You are likely commenting on student work and they might be writing comments back to you. You can find these comments in several places, but here are some of the ways to ensure that you are being notified of submission comments and how to quickly find them. Setting Notifications First, you might ensure that you ...

Canvas Comment Library
As a classroom teacher, you are likely using some of the same comments over and over to encourage your students to become better writers, thinkers, problem-solvers, and more. One of the features Canvas Speedgrader offers is the ability to create a comment library. To create your comment library, you can start in Speedgrader. On the ...

Canvas Gradebook Toggling Tip
Entering scores & statuses for students is easier using the slide-out gradebook feature. You can quickly launch it by clicking any assignment score box and using the arrow for the slide-out box to appear. You can then enter scores, status, and comments and use the arrows to toggle to the next student or the next ...

Canvas Missing Assignment Auto-Scoring
We are enjoying hearing about the tips and tricks you are learning as you continue to build your Canvas knowledge base. This tip is for how to make your grade book do the work for you while still communicating missing and/or late policies. To better support students and observers, having assignments marked missing or late ...

Undelete Your Canvas Artifacts
Did you accidentally delete something from your course that you still need? There is likely a way to recover it. Open your course and make sure you are on “Home” Click on the URL and then at the end add “/undelete” This will then provide you with a list of course-deleted artifacts and offer you ...

LockDown Browser is Back
Good news for those of you looking for a way to securely quiz your students using Canvas. ISD is bringing LockDown Browser back. This tool allows teachers to create a quiz in Canvas that will keep the students in the quiz, and prevent them from opening other windows or apps on the computer while taking ...

A Student-Centered Approach to Digital Discussions & Research
Jake Crowley, an English teacher at Liberty High School, recently decided to see how digital tools could enhance his literature units for his American Lit and Contemporary Literature classes. Spurred by the recent Digital Learning Experience discussion activity hosted by his Ed Tech Lead, Erin Stephens, Crowley decided he wanted to blend his knowledge of ...