Canvas Tips and How Tos for Instructors

From Instructional Technologies

UNDER CONSTRUCTION


Announcements

  • If my class is not published, will students receive an email notification when I post an announcement?
  • How can I display announcements on my course Home Page?

Syllabus

  • What is the Course Summary and how do I change it?

Rich Content Editor

  • How do I resize an image?

Grades (Gradebook)

  • How do I hide "total" course grade from students?
  • How do I add a column to the gradebook?
  • How do I control when students see grades for a particular assignment?

Inbox/Email

  • If a non-credit student does not have an email address, will the Inbox work for them?
  • How do I see a list of students' email addresses?
    • New Analytics > Reports tab > Class Roster
  • If my class is not yet published, will students receive messages I send through Inbox?

BigBlueButton

  • How do I create a conference (meeting)?
  • When setting a start date/time, it allows me to choose only the top of the hour (2pm, 3pm, etc). How do I set a conference to begin at another time (2:15pm)?
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