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  • Canvas for StudentsLearning management system
    • Canvas after Graduation
    • Profile and Account Settings
      • Canvas Avatars for Students
      • Canvas Profiles for Students
        • How to Close a System-Wide Announcement in Canvas
      • Notification Preferences
    • Submitting Assignments
      • Turnitin LTI for Students
      • Turnitin CPF for Students
    • Group Work for Students
    • Discussions
    • Canvas Calendar
      • Signing Up for Appointment Groups
    • Canvas Sites and Course Materials
      • Export Course Content for Students
    • Exams and Quizzes
      • How Do I Use Respondus as a Student?
    • Communications for Students
      • BlueJeans
      • Zoom
  • Canvas for Faculty/Staff/TAsLearning management system
    • Profile and Account Settings
      • Canvas Avatars
      • Creating a Canvas Profile
      • Setting Notification Preferences
    • Course Design and Setup
      • Start-of-Term Canvas Checklist
      • Universal Design in Canvas
      • Create a Custom Canvas Homepage
      • Course Settings
        • Course Dashboard Images
        • Course Navigation Menu
        • Course Content Exports
        • Public Canvas Sites
        • Media Storage
        • Course-Level Feature Options
      • Adding People to Canvas
      • How to Publish Your Canvas Site with the New Modules Homepage Default
      • Course Import Tool
      • Other Materials
        • Penn Libraries Course Reserves
        • Policy on Acceptable Use of Electronic Resources
        • Copyright Resources to Support Publishing and Teaching
    • Canvas Calendar
      • Appointment Groups
    • Assignments
      • Turnitin LTI for Facutly/Staff/TAs
      • Turnitin CPF for Faculty/TA/Staff
    • Exams & Quizzes
      • Canvas Helps Student Accommodations for Final Exams
      • How Do I Use Respondus as an Instructor?
    • Grading & Evaluating Work
      • End-of-Term Grading Checklist
      • Submit Final Grades to Courses InTouch
    • Discussions
    • Groups and Group Work
    • Analytics in Canvas
    • Communicating with Students
      • ISC ClassLists (Use to Email Students)
      • BlueJeans
      • Zoom
  • ToolsResources for Canvas and other digital tools
    • ZoomVideoconferencing & synchronous sessions
    • Poll EverywhereIn-class polling
    • RespondusSecure in-class/in-lab online exams
      • How Do I Use Respondus as an Instructor?
      • How Do I Use Respondus as a Student?
    • VoicethreadMultimedia Collaboration
      • Voicethread for Faculty/Staff/TAs
      • VoiceThread for Students
    • TurnitinOriginality-checking for assignments
      • Turnitin CPF for Faculty/TA/Staff
      • Turnitin LTI for Faculty/Staff/TAs
      • Turnitin CPF for Students
      • Turnitin LTI for Students
    • YellowdigDiscussions alternative
    • Proctor URemote Proctoring
      • Proctor U for Faculty/TAs/Staff
      • Proctor U for Students
    • LibGuidesEmbedded library guides in Canvas
    • PiazzaDiscussions/Q&A forum
    • BlueJeansVideoconferencing
    • PanoptoVideo management & class recordings
    • iThenticateOriginality checking for faculty/researchers
  • HelpKnown issues, contacts, and documentation
    • Two-Step & Canvas
      • Two-Step & Web Browsers
      • Two-Step & Android Mobile Apps
      • Two-Step & iOS Mobile Apps
    • 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
  • AboutPolicies and people supporting Canvas at Penn
    • PilotsCourseware pilots and getting involved
      • Current Pilots
        • Poll Everywhere
        • Yellowdig
      • How to Get Involved
    • School-Based Support Staff
    • Governance
    • Policies
    • Penn Libraries Courseware Services Team
    • History of Canvas at Penn
    • Courseware Documentation Editorial Board

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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”

16May 20192 May 2019
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Submitting Grades for Spring 2019

As you wrap up grading for the semester, you might be wondering how you can use the Canvas gradebook to…

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Video: Grading in Canvas at the End of a Term

We hope you enjoy this video geared towards faculty and TAs managing grades in Canvas using the gradebook! It shows…

9May 20192 May 2019
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Canvas End-of-Term Grading Checklist

The following checklist has been designed to help your end-of-term grading run smoothly. 1.) Download and Save the Current Version…

New to Canvas?

Check out Canvas 101: Using Canvas at Penn for instructions, ideas, inspiration, and more!

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How Long Do Students Have Access to Canvas after Graduation?

8 May 20197 May 2019
PennKeys do not expire, so a student can still log into Canvas after they graduate with their PennKey username and password. Although graduated students retain access to Canvas indefinitely due…
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Spring 2019 Final Exam “Dos” & “Don’ts”

6 May 20192 May 2019
DOs Do publish your exam in Canvas before exam time. Please click on this link for instructions on how to publish you exam: How do I use Draft State in…
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Canvas Helps Student Accommodations for Final Exams

3 May 20192 May 2019
Learning from Experience Over the years, Courseware Support has helped instructors accommodate their students when the standard final-exam schedule conflicts with external circumstances or conditions in a student's life. If…
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May 2019 Canvas Office Hours & Workshop

2 May 20192 May 2019
Need Help with Canvas? Register for Office Hours or Canvas Basics  Office Hours Canvas office hours are designed for faculty, instructors, administrative staff, and teaching assistants. Canvas questions or quandaries?…
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Canvas Production Release: April 20, 2019

16 Apr 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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Register for the DigPed 003 Workshop!

4 Apr 2019
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4/8 SUG: How does Canvas work at Penn?

2 Apr 20192 Apr 2019
Work in computing at Penn and want to learn about Canvas? Come to the Super User Group (SUG) meeting on Monday, April 8th, 12-1:30pm, in Arch 108, Houston Hall for a…
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Canvas Production Release: March 30, 2019

27 Mar 201916 Apr 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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Register for the DigPed 002 Workshop!

26 Mar 20192 Apr 2019
REGISTER FOR DIGPED 002
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RESOLVED: Slow Load Times with Exports and Uploads in Canvas

18 Mar 201919 Mar 2019
The issue causing slow load times on Canvas export and uploads is resolved. If you experienced this issue, please do the following: Clear your browser’s cache (instructions for PC and Mac). Close your browser.…

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  • Canvas Office Hours
    Date: Tuesday, May 21, 2019Time: 10:00am - 11:30amPresenter: Molly Bonnard Location: VP WIC Rm 129 Library: Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center Canvas office hours are designed for faculty, instructors, administrative staff, and teaching assistants. Canvas questions or quandaries? Come to office hours for individualized hands-on assistance with your Canvas site […]
  • Canvas Office Hours
    Date: Thursday, May 30, 2019Time: 2:00pm - 3:30pmPresenter: Molly Bonnard Location: VP WIC Rm 129 Library: Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center Canvas office hours are designed for faculty, instructors, administrative staff, and teaching assistants. Canvas questions or quandaries? Come to office hours for individualized hands-on assistance with your Canvas site. […]
  • Canvas Help
    Date: Tuesday, June 4, 2019Time: 11:00am - 12:00pmPresenter: 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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