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    • iThenticateOriginality checking for faculty/researchers
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    • Poll EverywhereIn-class polling
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      • How Do I Use Respondus as an Instructor?
      • How Do I Use Respondus as a Student?
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Category: Best Practices

Best Practices

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…

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  • Canvas Help
    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
  • Canvas Help
    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
  • Canvas Help
    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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