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    • Canvas for Faculty/Staff/TAsLearning management system
      • Profile and Account Settings
        • Canvas Avatars
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        • Setting Notification Preferences
      • Course Design and Setup
        • Start-of-Term Canvas Checklist
        • Universal Design in Canvas
        • Adding People to Canvas
        • Create a Custom Canvas Homepage
        • How to Publish Your Canvas Site with the New Modules Homepage Default
        • Course Import Tool
        • Course Settings
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          • Course Navigation Menu
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          • Public Canvas Sites
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        • Other Materials
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      • Canvas Calendar
        • Appointment Groups
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        • Turnitin LTI for Facutly/Staff/TAs
      • Groups and Group Work
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        • Canvas Helps Student Accommodations for Final Exams
        • How Do I Use Respondus as an Instructor?
      • Discussions
      • Grading & Evaluating Work
        • End-of-Term Grading Checklist
        • Submit Final Grades to Courses InTouch
      • Analytics in Canvas
      • Communicating with Students
        • ISC ClassLists (Use to Email Students)
        • BlueJeans
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    • Canvas for StudentsLearning management system
      • Profile and Account Settings
        • Canvas Avatars for Students
        • Canvas Profiles for Students
          • How to Close a System-Wide Announcement in Canvas
        • Notification Preferences
      • Canvas Sites and Course Materials
        • Export Course Content for Students
      • Canvas Calendar
        • Signing Up for Appointment Groups
      • Submitting Assignments
        • Turnitin LTI for Students
      • Group Work for Students
      • Exams and Quizzes
        • How Do I Use Respondus as a Student?
      • Discussions
      • Communications for Students
        • BlueJeans
        • Zoom
    • BlueJeansVideoconferencing
    • iThenticateOriginality checking for faculty/researchers
    • LibGuidesEmbedded library guides in Canvas
    • PanoptoVideo management & class recordings
    • PiazzaDiscussions/Q&A forum
    • Poll EverywhereIn-class polling
    • Proctor URemote Proctoring
      • Proctor U for Faculty/TAs/Staff
      • Proctor U for Students
    • RespondusSecure in-class/in-lab online exams
      • How Do I Use Respondus as an Instructor?
      • How Do I Use Respondus as a Student?
    • TurnitinOriginality-checking for assignments
      • Turnitin CPF for Faculty/TA/Staff
      • Turnitin LTI for Faculty/Staff/TAs
      • Turnitin CPF for Students
      • Turnitin LTI for Students
    • VoicethreadMultimedia Collaboration
      • Voicethread for Faculty/Staff/TAs
      • VoiceThread for Students
    • YellowdigDiscussions alternative
    • ZoomVideoconferencing & synchronous sessions
  • HelpKnown issues, contacts, and documentation
    • Two-Step & Canvas
      • Two-Step & Web Browsers
      • Two-Step & Android Mobile Apps
      • Two-Step & iOS Mobile Apps
    • System StatusSystem status for Canvas and related teaching tools
    • Email Support Contacts
    • Online Support Documentation
      • Faculty/Staff/TA Help
      • Student Help
      • School-Specific Documentation
    • Additional Help ResourcesWorkshops, office hours, and help appointments
    • Known Issues in Canvas
  • PilotsCourseware pilots and getting involved
    • Current Pilots
      • Poll Everywhere
      • Yellowdig
    • How to Get Involved
  • AboutPolicies and people supporting Canvas at Penn
    • School-Based Support Staff
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Request a New Canvas Site

All Canvas sites are created upon request by faculty teaching courses at the University of Pennsylvania or by their TAs or support staff. PLEASE NOTE: It is recommended that Canvas sites be requested two months before the start of the semester, but sites can be requested at any time near…Continue reading “Request a New Canvas Site”

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RESOLVED: Turnitin Down

The Turnitin performance issues that began on Friday, February 15th have been resolved. Due to an unexpected database issue, users…

14Feb 201913 Feb 2019
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Canvas and Two-Step Verification: Student Deadline TODAY

Students & Two-Step Verification The deadline for students to enroll in two-step verification is today. You may not be able…

12Feb 2019
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Canvas Production Release: February 16, 2019

Canvas operates on a three-week release cycle through which features are added or updated. Courseware Support posts highlights from Canvas’s…

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Turnitin Down

15 Feb 201916 Feb 2019
Turnitin has been encountering performance issues since earlier this morning, which have progressed to an outage for this tool. Turnitin is posting status updates to their page here: https://turnitin.status.io/  We…
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RESOLVED: Problems Uploading/Downloading Content in Canvas

7 Feb 201912 Feb 2019
The issue with uploading and downloading content in Canvas is resolved. This affected activities like uploading/downloading files, assignment submissions, and exporting/importing course content. If you experienced this issue, please do…
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Problems Uploading/Downloading Content in Canvas

7 Feb 20197 Feb 2019
Canvas is currently encountering problems with uploading and downloading content. This affects activities like uploading/downloading files and assignment submissions and exporting/importing course content. This issue has been reported to the…
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Canvas Production Release: January 26, 2019

23 Jan 201915 Feb 2019
Canvas operates on a three-week release cycle through which features are added or updated. Courseware Support posts highlights from Canvas’s production release notes, a link to these notes, and other…
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Spring 2019 Start-of-Term Checklist for Faculty & TAS

15 Jan 20197 Feb 2019
The following are a few tips to help faculty and TAs get started with Canvas for the Spring 2019 term at the University of Pennsylvania. 1. Create a Course Site.…
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RESOLVED: Course Request Form Down

8 Jan 201923 Jan 2019
The issue affecting the Course Request Form has been resolved, and the Form is working again. Users can now place Canvas site requests through the Course Request Form: https://dla.library.upenn.edu/siterequest/ We…
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Course Request Form Down

8 Jan 201915 Jan 2019
The Course Request Form (https://dla.library.upenn.edu/siterequest/) is currently unavailable. Users receive an error message of: "This site can’t be reached dla.library.upenn.edu took too long to respond. ERR_CONNECTION_TIMED_OUT" This outage appears to…
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Canvas Production Release: January 5, 2019

3 Jan 201921 Dec 2018
Canvas operates on a three-week release cycle through which features are added or updated. Courseware Support posts highlights from Canvas’s production release notes, a link to these notes, and other…
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Turnitin Maintenance: 1/5, 11am-7pm EST

29 Dec 201811 Dec 2018
Turnitin will be unavailable on Saturday, January 5th from 11am-7pm EST due to scheduled maintenance by the vendor. Instructors are encouraged to set assignment due dates that avoid scheduled maintenance…
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Submitting Grades for Fall 2018

21 Dec 20188 Jan 2019
As you wrap up grading for the semester, you might be wondering how you can use the Canvas gradebook to submit final grades for your courses. Although many instructors calculate…

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    Date: Tuesday, February 19, 2019Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pmPresenter: Joe Schaffner Library: Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center Need help with Canvas? Sign Up For One on One help from a Canvas expert. Appointments are for individual users or affiliated groups (co-instructors, TAs in the same course, etc.) and are not drop-in sessions
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    Date: Tuesday, February 19, 2019Time: 1:00pm - 2:00pmPresenter: Joe Schaffner Library: Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center Need help with Canvas? Sign Up For One on One help from a Canvas expert. Appointments are for individual users or affiliated groups (co-instructors, TAs in the same course, etc.) and are not drop-in sessions
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    Date: Wednesday, February 20, 2019Time: 10:00am - 11:00amPresenter: Molly Bonnard Library: Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center Need help with Canvas? Sign Up For One on One help from a Canvas expert. Appointments are for individual users or affiliated groups (co-instructors, TAs in the same course, etc.) and are not drop-in sessions

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