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Category: Best Practices

Accessibility in Canvas…

Zoom Meeting Settings to Enhance Accessibility, Security, and Privacy

4 Mar 20214 Mar 2021
Zoom offers optional settings to increase the accessibility, security, and privacy of live meetings and recordings. Take a closer look at some of Zoom’s helpful feature options and meeting settings:…
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Prevent Zoombombing: Security Settings for Video Meetings

12 Oct 2020
Increase the security of your meetings and prevent uninvited guests or mischievous attendees from disrupting your virtual class sessions or meetings. This form of harassment, known as “Zoombombing,” typically involves…
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Canvas Quizzes: Capabilities, Limitations, and Best Practices for Remote Testing

24 Apr 202023 Sep 2020
Capabilities Canvas quizzes provide the following options: The ability to create a range of question types, including, but not limited to: multiple choice, short answer, fill-in-the-blank, matching, numerical answer, formula,…
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Best Practices: Store Media Files on Pages, Not in Files

13 Aug 2015
The Best Practices series focuses on what instructors and students can do to effectively use Canvas. You’re welcome to contact Courseware Support at canvas@pobox.upenn.edu if you have any questions about…
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Designing Your Canvas Site for How Students Learn

29 Jul 2015
Ah, summer. The perfect time for enjoying trips to the shore, napping in hammocks, and of course, planning your Fall course sites. Sure, you know how to upload a syllabus…
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Best Practices: Set Notification Preferences for Important Canvas Activities

13 Apr 2015
The Best Practices series focuses on what instructors and students can do to effectively use Canvas. You’re welcome to contact Courseware Support at canvas@pobox.upenn.edu if you have any questions about…
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Best Practices: Using Discussions for Sharing Among Students

16 Mar 2015
The Best Practices series focuses on what instructors and students can do to effectively use Canvas. You’re welcome to contact Courseware Support at canvas@pobox.upenn.edu if you have any questions about…
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Best Practices: Downloading the Gradebook at the End of the Term

15 Dec 2014
The Best Practices series focuses on what instructors and students can do to effectively use Canvas. You’re welcome to contact Courseware Support at canvas@pobox.upenn.edu if you have any questions about…
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Best Practices: Hiding Course Navigation Buttons

11 Nov 2014
The Best Practices series focuses on what instructors and students can do to effectively use Canvas. You're welcome to contact Courseware Support at canvas@pobox.upenn.edu if you have any questions about…

RSS Canvas Help, Workshops, & Office Hours

  • Canvas Office Hours
    Date: Wednesday, March 10, 2021Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm Location: Online Office Hours, which are offered at select times during the academic year, are scheduled appointment sessions for faculty, grad students, teaching assistants, and students to get individualized Canvas assistance. Schedule an Appointment and let us know how we can prepare in advance to help you. We look […]
  • Canvas Micro Workshops: SpeedGrader
    Date: Thursday, March 11, 2021Time: 11:00am - 11:30am Library: Online This 30-minute workshop will focus on using the Speedgrader in Canvas. This workshop will cover the following topics: an overview of the Speedgrader interface how to comment on and annotate submissions how to view instructor feedback from the student perspective.
  • Canvas Office Hours
    Date: Wednesday, March 17, 2021Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm Location: Online Office Hours, which are offered at select times during the academic year, are scheduled appointment sessions for faculty, grad students, teaching assistants, and students to get individualized Canvas assistance. Schedule an Appointment and let us know how we can prepare in advance to help you. We look […]
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