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      • How Do I Use Respondus as an Instructor?
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    • 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?
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      • Turnitin LTI for Students
    • VoicethreadMultimedia discussion & collaboration
      • Voicethread for Faculty/Staff/TAs
      • VoiceThread for Students
    • ZoomVideoconferencing & synchronous sessions
      • Zoom for Faculty/Staff/TAs
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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. 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 the start…Continue reading “Request a New Canvas Site”

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Turnitin & Gradescope Maintenance 7/9

Turnitin and Gradescope will be unavailable from Friday, July 8th at 7 pm EST until Saturday, July 9th at 3…

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Panopto Maintenance 6/25

Panopto will be unavailable on Saturday, June 25th from 9 pm EST until 12 am EST due to scheduled maintenance by the…

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Canvas New Quizzes Maintenance 6/23

On Thursday, June 23rd from 2:05 am EST until 4:05 am EST New Quizzes may be unavailable in Canvas due…

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

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Canvas Toolbox: Refreshing Respondus

29 Apr 202228 Apr 2022
Respondus is a lockdown browser designed to prevent cheating during proctored online exams. This tool is currently available for courses in: Arts & SciencesEngineeringNursingWharton Once enabled for a course, students…
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Take a Virtual Study Break with Penn Libraries!

28 Apr 202228 Apr 2022
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 Transitions to the Next Generation Student Systems (NGSS)

26 Apr 20226 Jun 2022
Banner will replace SRS (Student Record System) as the main source of academic records and courses in Pennant Records. SRS has been used at Penn for over 30 years and…
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Canvas Toolbox: Talented TurnItIn

22 Apr 202222 Apr 2022
The Canvas Plagiarism Framework (CPF) has been the preferred integration for Turnitin in Canvas since 2018. This integration provides a better user experience for both students and instructors and it…
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Canvas Toolbox: Impeccable iThenticate

15 Apr 202214 Apr 2022
iThenticate is a tool for faculty, researchers, graduate students, and undergraduate students engaged in high-level research who are interested in checking their own materials for plagiarism. Only materials produced by…
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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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Canvas Production Release Notes: April 16, 2022

12 Apr 202211 Apr 2022
Canvas operates on a monthly 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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Open Canvas Success Story: Swine University 2.0

8 Apr 202226 May 2022
Open Canvas Rating ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Swine University 2.0 is a unique collaboration between Penn Vet and Merck Animal Health to transition a traditionally in-person event, into an enhanced online learning experience.…
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Zoom Release Highlights: March 21, 2022

28 Mar 202228 Mar 2022
Guest post by Mike Speechley, Information Systems & Computing. Zoom has a number of new features that faculty and students may be interested in using. For help using any of these…
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Canvas toolbox: Practical Panopto

18 Mar 202218 Mar 2022
Panopto is a video creation and storage platform that integrates into Canvas. Working along with Zoom, Panopto allows for instructors to store videos for a longer period of time after…

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