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      • 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
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      • ISC ClassLists (Use to Email Students)
      • Zoom
  • ToolsResources for Canvas and other digital tools
    • Course ReservesPrint & electronic library materials
    • Ed DiscussionCommunication & discussion platform
    • GradescopeOnline & AI-assisted grading platform
    • iThenticateOriginality-checking for faculty/researchers
    • JoVEVideo textbooks and resources
    • LibGuidesEmbedded library guides in Canvas
    • PanoptoVideo management & class recordings
    • PerusallColloboration & social annotation tool
    • PiazzaCommunication & discussion platform
    • Poll EverywhereWeb-based polling & response
      • Poll Everywhere for Students
    • ProctorURemote, online proctoring service
      • ProctorU for Faculty/TAs/Staff
      • ProctorU 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 discussion & collaboration
      • Voicethread for Faculty/Staff/TAs
      • VoiceThread for Students
    • ZoomVideoconferencing & synchronous sessions
      • Zoom for Faculty/Staff/TAs
  • HelpKnown issues, contacts, and documentation
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      • Two-Step & Web Browsers
      • Two-Step & Android Mobile Apps
      • Two-Step & iOS Mobile Apps
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    • Additional Help ResourcesWorkshops, office hours, and help appointments
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      • NameCoach for Students
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    • End User License Agreement
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Feature Highlight…

On-Demand Canvas Training

25 Oct 2022
Can’t make it to a virtual office hours meeting? Need extra assistance with Canvas? Check out our new “On-Demand Training” for Canvas at Penn! These videos are created by Instructure…
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Open Canvas Success Story: Educational Talent Search

15 Jun 202213 Jun 2022
Open Canvas Rating ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Educational Talent Search (ETS) is a grant-funded TRIO program that assists 550+ underprivileged students who attend Philadelphia public schools with high school completion and their…
Do You Know?…

Open Canvas Success Story: OpenSp2

27 May 202226 May 2022
Open Canvas Rating ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Becoming a Social Work Organizational Leader is a program hosted in Open Canvas by the School of Social Policy and Practice (SP2) via their non-degree department…
Do You Know?…

Closing The Toolbox: Course Outcomes and Learning Mastery Gradebook

13 May 202213 May 2022
Outcomes in Canvas enables the instructor to track students’ progress as measured by pedagogical goals or desired outcomes set according to the Course Objectives. Instructors can use Outcomes to: Align…
Best Practices…

Closing the Toolbox: Outcomes and Analytics

6 May 20225 May 2022
Now that we’ve explored the different tools available in your Canvas Toolbox, it is time to wrap up and close the toolbox until next semester. After final exams and all…
Do You Know?…

Canvas Toolbox: Exam and Plagiarism Tools

13 Apr 202212 Apr 2022
This month, the theme for Canvas Toolbox is focused on exam and plagiarism tools available either within Canvas, or available to users at Penn. The tools being covered this month…
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What’s New In Canvas Spring 2021?

6 Jan 202120 Oct 2021
The following information will introduce you to what is new in Canvas for Spring 2021:  New Tools & FeaturesCourse Development, Design, & ManagementAssignments & GradingAccount Settings & PreferencesQuestions? New Tools…
News and Announcements…

Take a Virtual Study Break with Penn Libraries!

9 Dec 202020 Oct 2021
Staying up late studying? Performing last-minute research? Then, it’s time for a study break! Taking breaks can help reduce stress and improve your ability to focus on a task for…
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Canvas Helps Student Accommodations for Final Exams

6 Dec 201810 Dec 2018
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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Canvas Production Release: November 17, 2018

13 Nov 201820 Oct 2021
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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  • Canvas Office Hours
    Date: Wednesday, February 1, 2023 Time: 12:00pm - 12:30pm Presenter: Kate Rojas Location: Online Library: Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center Canvas Office Hours are 30-minute appointment sessions for faculty, grad students, teaching assistants, and students to get individualized Canvas assistance. Schedule an Office Hours Appointment for assistance with: Canvas tools and features Instructional learning technologies (e.g., Panopto, […]
  • Canvas Office Hours
    Date: Wednesday, February 15, 2023 Time: 12:30pm - 1:00pm Presenter: Kate Rojas Location: Online Library: Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center Canvas Office Hours are 30-minute appointment sessions for faculty, grad students, teaching assistants, and students to get individualized Canvas assistance. Schedule an Office Hours Appointment for assistance with: Canvas tools and features Instructional learning technologies (e.g., Panopto, […]
  • Canvas Office Hours
    Date: Wednesday, February 22, 2023 Time: 2:00pm - 2:30pm Presenter: Kate Rojas Location: Online Library: Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center Canvas Office Hours are 30-minute appointment sessions for faculty, grad students, teaching assistants, and students to get individualized Canvas assistance. Schedule an Office Hours Appointment for assistance with: Canvas tools and features Instructional learning technologies (e.g., Panopto, […]
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