Category: Tool Bits
Canvas Pesky Imported Assignment, Move them in Bulk!
Are Imported Assignments the bane of your Canvas existence? You can quickly delete the entire assignment group and move the assignments at the same time. Open Assignments Find the Imported Assignments groupFrom the 3 dots, choose “Delete” Choose the group you want to move the assignments to and the Imported Assignments will be gone and your ...
Canvas Setting an Assignment Default Score
Did you collect an assignment on paper and just need to quickly add a score for all students? Or maybe you want to add a score for students who have not submitted? You have the option, by assignment, to add a default score. Open Grades for your course Find the assignment you want to score Using the ...
Quickly Add Links in Canvas and Anywhere CTRL-K
CTRL+K might just be your new best friend. When you need to insert a link (for an image or highlighted text) you can quickly copy the link from the original source (CTRL+C) and then in Canvas or other website/document choose CTRL+K to launch the add-link. Here is an example in Canvas after highlighting the text: ...
Canvas – Moving Grade Total to Front in Gradebook
The tip this week is just to make grading in your course a little easier. You may choose to move the Canvas grade “Total” to the front in order to easily see student grades. This helps when transferring grades from Canvas to Skyward and ultimately saves from scrolling down to see the grade total. Open ...
Digital Citizenship Week: Coming Soon!
October 17-21 is Digital Citizenship Week! As Common Sense Education reminds us, digital life is real life because our world is connected. This year, the focus of Digital Citizenship Week is on promoting digital well-being. Just as we support social and emotional learning in face-to-face situations, it is equally important that students are equipped with ...
Canvas – Setting Course Default Time
We are creating a series of posts as a part of the "All the Canvas tips you never knew you needed!" We will share a weekly tip until we run out of them. If you have ideas you would like to share, please feel free to pass them to your Ed Tech Lead or Tech ...
Canvas Grading Periods for HS Semesters
Grading periods are back! We explored using them when our secondary courses were yearlong in the 2020-2021 school year, but we have brought them back to our high school semesters in the form of quarter grading periods. Why did we do this? One of the questions that arose often this past year was how a ...
Actively Learn, Revisiting a Favorite
It has been a while since we have updated you about Actively Learn, but this comprehensive reading tool allows for such distinctive features that it needs to be revisited. If you have not used Actively Learn recently, I urge you to pop in and check out their recent additions such as an updated Lexile search, ...
Canvas Gradebook Improvements Jan 2022
They are listening! That is what I have to say about the Canvas Instructure team. This month there are two significant changes in the Gradebook that many teachers will want to send kudos their way. Gradebook Split Name Columns First, teachers can now view their gradebook with student names separated into First and Last name ...
Canvas Import Improvements
During term transitions, you will likely use the import (or copy-to) feature. You might use this regularly to move content from your sandbox to your course. Canvas has updated the import and copy-to feature to include a warning when you are duplicating content. Here is what to look for: The warning is a wonderful addition ...