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Updated on: Dec 02, 2020
How do I properly name my Canvas assignment groups for PowerSchool grade passback?
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Updated on: Nov 12, 2020
How do I view all groups in a course as an instructor?
Canvas has two types of groups: student groups and group sets. Student groups can be created by either an instructor or a student and are self-organized by students. Group sets are groups that you create to use for graded assignments.
Note: The Groups page displays a limit of 50 group sets.
Manual Canvas Instructor Guide -
Updated on: Nov 11, 2020
How do I use Chat as an instructor?
Once Chat has been enabled in your course, the Chat tool can be used for real-time conversation with course users. Any user in the course can participate in a chat conversation and view all chat content. Currently there is no load limit for a course chat, but larger numbers of course users may affect performance.
A user must be actively viewing the chat tool to appear in the chat list. You may consider posting chat hours in the course calendar to let students know when you are available. Or you can open Chat in a new browser window while viewing other areas in Canvas.
Note: If you cannot view the Chat tool, Chat has not been enabled for your institution.
Manual Canvas Instructor Guide -
Updated on: Nov 04, 2020
How do I add groups in a group set in an account?
Creating groups at the account-level is similar to viewing groups at the course-level. The groups created at the account-level will still show up in the Groups Menu in Global Navigation. You can also create groups at the sub-account level.
Notes:
- Only admins and sub-account admins can create group sets.
- Setting up groups for the purposes of collaboration is better handled through building courses or groups under the appropriate sub-account level, since you can't assign non-admins to sub-accounts.
Manual Canvas Admin Guide -
Updated on: Nov 04, 2020
How do I record the last day a user attended a course?
Manual Canvas Instructor Guide -
Updated on: Oct 28, 2020
How do I edit sections for an enrollment in a course?
Manual Canvas Instructor Guide -
Updated on: Oct 28, 2020
How do I restore a concluded enrollment in a course?
If you manually conclude an enrollment in your course, you can restore the enrollment at any time before the course concludes via term, course, or section end date.
Note: Enrollments may be concluded by your institution's student information system (SIS). If a concluded enrollment includes an SIS ID, you cannot restore an enrollment from the course. Additionally, restoring an enrollments is a course permission. If you cannot restore enrollments in your course, your institution has restricted this feature.
Manual Canvas Instructor Guide -
Updated on: Oct 28, 2020
How do I view concluded enrollments in a course?
Concluded enrollments for manually concluded courses or manually individually concluded enrollments are located in the prior enrollments section of the People page.
Note: If a course was naturally concluded through term, course, or section dates, or if it was concluded through SIS data, concluded enrollments appear as a read-only version of the People page.
Manual Canvas Instructor Guide -
Updated on: Oct 28, 2020
How do I view user details for an enrollment in a course?
The user details page shows a user's profile picture, memberships, and recent messages, as well as other data.
Notes:
- If your user details page does not match the layout shown in this lesson, please reference the user profiles lesson, which shows how to use the user details page when Profiles are enabled for your institution.
- Viewing user details is a course permission. Depending on your permissions, you may not be able to view all available information in a user's details page.
Manual Canvas Instructor Guide -
Updated on: Oct 28, 2020
How do I view a summary of all my student interactions in a course?
Student Interactions Report allows you to see and evaluate the interactions between you and those enrolled in your course. You can access this informations from the Grades page in Course Navigation or the People page for a specific course.
Interactions are recorded when you contact the student via Conversations or when you leave a comment on an assignment.
Manual Canvas Instructor Guide
