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The first video of the “Learning with the LEC” Series. The topic of this video is on the undelete ability in Canvas which allows you to bring back recently deleted assignments, discussions, and quizzes.
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Check out our latest video tip on Canvas Page History. The second video of the “Learning with the LEC”Series illustrates how to retrieve old versions of Canvas Pages. Linked below is documentation that aligns with the Video content. Canvas Attendance Seating Chart Documentation
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Check out our latest video on Message Students Who. The fourth video of the “Learning with the LEC” series informs you about bulk message students using the Message Students Who option in Canvas.
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On October 17th, Canvas released a feature updates to the New Canvas Rich Content Editor. There are considerable differences between the two editors. Beginning with the Winter 2021 term, the New Canvas Rich Content Editor will be turned on at the institution level. The most notable difference in the Rich Content Editor (RCE) is the look and feel. Here, you can see the current RCE and what the new RCE looks like. The New RCE will be available in Announcements, Pages, Quizzes, Discussions, Syllabus, and Assignments. Current Rich Content Editor In the Current Rich Content Editor, the menu on the right allows you to create links to content in your course, add files, and insert images. In the New Rich Content Editor, the menu on the right disappears and these options are included as drop-down items in the toolbar. The toolbar items are described and illustrated below. New Rich Content Editor The New Rich Content Editor includes the content area, the menu bar, and the toolbar. [1] In the content area, you can add and preview the page content. [2] In the menu bar, you can use the menu options to format the page content. In the toolbar, you can: [3] […]
Read moreOn October 17th, Canvas will release two feature updates: Global Navigation-Recent History & New Canvas Rich Text Editor. Global Navigation– Recent History Highlights: Includes a Recent History link, which displays recently visited pages in Canvas. Helps users remember what page they last viewed in one or multiple courses. This History link displays the most recent pages viewed in Canvas up to the last three weeks. Click to view the article. New Canvas Rich Text Editor Highlights: Provides a condensed, more intuitive toolbar that is grouped by common icons and interactions. Allows teachers to manage the feature option from the course level. The following Canvas features use the New Rich Content Editor: Announcements, Assignments, Discussions, Pages, Quizzes, Syllabus To learn more about the New Rich Text Editor visit one of the links below: New Rich Content Editor video New Rich Content Editor lessons for instructors New Rich Content Editor lessons for students
Read moreLearning how to use the analytics available about your course in Canvas is critical, particularly with online courses, to understand student participation and engagement, as well as locating positive and negative trends. This will give you the information necessary to make revisions to improve overall course quality. By using the built-in Canvas analytics, you can identify students who are struggling, problematic assessment questions, and get a handle on trends such as late submissions or erratic course participation. Course Analytics Course analytics will show you activity, assignment submissions, grades, and provide student statistics. You can view analytics in both active and concluded courses. Note: The Analytics button only displays once students have been enrolled and students have started to participate in the course. See How do I view Course Analytics for more information. Individual Students Viewing Individual Student analytics can provide a breakdown of Activity by Date, Communication, Submissions, and Grades. See How do I view analytics for a student in a course for detailed instruction. Quiz Statistics Standard Quiz Statistics in Canvas summarize and breakdown quizzes on a question by question basis, allowing you to filter results to best suite details you are interested in. If you are using the standard Canvas quizzes: choose […]
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