Tag: Canvas
Create Templates in Canva for Students to Use on Assignments in Canvas
Thanks to our recently added Canva integration with Canvas, teachers can now create templates for students to use and then grade those creations through Speed Grader. Similar to how files you create in Office can be used as a template/starter for students, this integration allows you to create something, and then distribute a copy to ...
Interactive Choice Boards with Canva & Canvas
Many teachers have been embracing the high-leverage practice of Universal Design for Learning and making student choice a priority. The UDL principle of Engagement encourages individual choice and autonomy and might include choice boards and playlists as a vehicle to provide student choice. In Mrs. Buck’s 6th-grade science class at Maywood, she created a choice ...
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 ...
Canvas Quizzes for Retakes and Test Corrections
There are a few places Canvas poses challenges to some of the practices we utilize in our class, some of these revolving around the use of quizzes and how to best implement test retakes and test corrections. We have some suggestions on making this easier for you to manage. Quiz Banks for Retakes To make ...
Canvas Grading Updates
You may have noticed that you have a few new features to explore when accessing your Canvas gradebook and Speedgrader. First, within the Canvas gradebook, you can now search for assignments by name as well as searching by student name. In addition to searching within gradebook, you now have the ability to add status labels ...
Canvas “Message Students Who” in New Analytics
If you don't have New Analytics enabled in your course, make sure you do that! From New Analytics there are several actions you can take and the newest one is brought to you by Bree Chang at Maywood. You have the ability to "message students who" from New Analytics that encompasses a broader search than ...
The New Look of Actively Learn & Canvas Integration
Actively Learn got a facelift and has some key differences in how it will interact with Canvas, so Actively Learn users keep on reading! Changes to be aware of You will still create your assignment in Actively Learn, but you will need to add it to Canvas as an external tool assignment yourself. Once you ...
Canvas Student Assignment Enhancements
You may see a green icon appearing on your students' assignments and wonder what it is and how did it get there. This was a feature added last year that we recently turned on. What it does The Student Assignment Enhancement allows students to monitor their progress within an individual assignment. It tracks which attempt ...
Bulk Edit Assignment Due Dates in Canvas
You have successfully imported your course and even adjusted the due dates, but they are not quite right. Or perhaps you removed the due dates. There is a quick and efficient way to adjust due days or remove them altogether. First, navigate to your course and then Assignments. From there select the 3 "more options" ...
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