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Table of Contents for Canvas Support
Table of Contents for Canvas Support
Canvas Basics
Canvas Basics
Instructure's Go-to Guide for Getting Started with Canvas
Instructure's Go-to Guide for Getting Started with Canvas
Below are a number of resources directly from Canvas to help you get started with building your Canvas course.
Canvas How-To: Student Guide for Teachers to Know
Canvas How-To: Student Guide for Teachers to Know
Canvas Tutorial: Learning the Basics
Canvas Tutorial: Learning the Basics
Creating Pages, Modules, and Discussions
Creating Pages, Modules, and Discussions
How to Create Pages on Canvas
How to Create Pages on Canvas
To create pages on Canvas, follow the steps below.
Pages are building blocks of your Canvas LMS.
Add pages by going to the "pages" tab.
Creating a title and then build out headings and content.
You can add multiple media and hyperlinks into the page.
Creating Modules on Canvas
Creating Modules on Canvas
To create and build modules, follow the steps below.
Go to Canvas
Open a Course
Select Modules
Click + Module Button (on the right)
Name Module
Select Add Module
Move your Module to the top
Next to the module, click the + sign to add content
Select content type
Assignment
Quiz
File
Page
Discussion
Text Header
External URL
External Tool
Select existing content or choose New
Select Add item
Publish the Module by clicking on the checkmark (it will turn green when published)
How to Use the Discussion Tool
How to Use the Discussion Tool
To utilize the discussion tool, follow the steps below.
1, Go to the discussion settings before creating a discussion.
2. You can view "Commons" to see what others have used for discussions.
3. Create a discussion.
4. Edit the title of the discussion and add content and directions below it.
5. You can hyperlink pages and important information by adding them into the body of the discussion description.
6. Be sure to review "options" that customize how you want students to interact on the discussion board.
7. Add dates to begin / end the discussion or leave it always open.
8. Post and publish the discussion.
Adding & Deleting Assignments in Canvas
Adding & Deleting Assignments in Canvas
Creating an Assignment in Canvas with Google or Microsoft 365
Creating an Assignment in Canvas with Google or Microsoft 365
To create an assignment with Google or Microsoft on Canvas, follow the steps below.
Go to Canvas
Open a Course
Click Assignments
Click the + Assignments blue button (on the top right)
Title your assignment
Scroll down below the Rich Content Editor (RCE) and find Submission type
Use pull down menu to select External Tools
Click Find button
Select Google Assignments LTI or Office 365 Cloud Assignment
Click Continue to sign into Google or Microsoft
In the Google Assignments window, click Attach
Select 1 or more Docs/Word, Sheets/Excel, Slides/Powerpoint you've created for your students to turn in
Click Create
Click Select
Select Save
Deleting Assignments
Deleting Assignments
To delete an assignment, follow the steps below.
Students go to Canvas
Open a course
Click on Assignments
Find the assignment
Click on the 3 dots on the right
Select Delete
Adding Assignments that are Google Based in Canvas
Adding Assignments that are Microsoft 365 Based in Canvas
Creating an Assignment and Using a Google Drive (Docs, Slides, Sheets, etc.)
To delete an assignment, follow the steps below.
Creating an Assignment in Canvas Calendar
Creating an Assignment in Canvas Calendar
To create an assignment on the Canvas Calendar, follow the steps below.
Click on Calendar in the Global Navigation
Click the Create New Event + button at the top of the Calendar.
Click on the Assignment tab.
Enter a name for the assignment in the Title box.
Click the Calendar button on the Due box and select. due date from the resulting calendar.
Optional: Click the arrow on the Calendar box and select the course calendar that you want the assignment added to from the resulting menu.
Optional: Click the arrow on the Group box and select the group that you want the assignment placed in from the resulting menu.
Optional: Toggle the Publish button if you want to publish the assignment immediately after saving.
Optional: Click the More Options button to add additional assignment information.
Optional: Click the Submit button.
Adding and Building Quizzes on Canvas
Adding and Building Quizzes on Canvas
How do New Quizzes Work?
How do New Quizzes Work?
Go to Canvas
Open a Course
Click on Quizzes
Add a quiz
If a window pops up with a choice for quiz type, select "New Quizzes"
Add a title and other quiz information
Save
Use the menu at the top:
Build
Settings
Reports
Moderate
Adding Multiple Choice Questions
Adding Multiple Choice Questions
Open or Create a Quiz
Click + Blue Circle to Add an Item
Select Multiple Answer
Title the Question
Enter the Question Stem into the Editor
Enter Correct and Incorrect Answers
Put a Checkmark Next to the Correct Answers
Select Credit or Shuffle Option
Assign a Point Value
Optional: Select Text Bubble Next to Point Value to give Instant Feedback
How Can I Use a Google Form and Embed it Into Canvas?
How Can I Use a Google Form and Embed it Into Canvas?
Create a Google Form from Drive
Add your Questions
Click on Settings
Click on Quizzes
Toggle Make this a Quiz Button
Click on each of your Questions
Give it a Point Value
Enter the Correct Answer
Click Send
Find the <> Embed Symbol
Copy the HTML Code
Go to the Place in Canvas where you Would Like this Quiz
From the Content Editor, Find the Upoad/Record Media Icon or From the Insert Menu, select Media then Upload/Record Media
Select Embed
Past the Code
Walkthrough of Building Quizzes on Canvas
Walkthrough of Building Quizzes on Canvas
Converting Word Doc Quizzes to Canvas Quizzes
Converting Word Doc Quizzes to Canvas Quizzes
In order to generate a Canvas quiz, you will need a properly formatted text file to drop into the converter tool. A quick guide is located below if you need to format your questions. A more thorough set of directions can be found in this extended document. Click to access the Word to Canvas Quiz Converter. A video tutorial for this is provided below the instructions to see how this works step by step.
The zip file generated by this tool only works for import into Canvas. Don’t open the zipped file as you will be uploading it later into Canvas.
Drop your plain text quiz file into the blue rectangle to convert it to a Canvas QTI format. If formatted correctly, a .zip file will be automatically saved to you computer.
Go to the Canvas course in which you want to use the quiz.
Go to Settings => click "Import Course Content"
Select "QTI .zip file" => locate and choose the zipped file that was generated by the converter tool
Click "Import.” You should not need to select a question bank; that will be managed automatically.
While the quiz upload will often be very fast, there is an additional processing step that can take up to several minutes. The status will probably appear under "Current Jobs" after upload. Once the quiz import is marked as "Completed", the imported quiz should be available under Quizzes. It will import as both a quiz and a question bank.
If the imported quiz does not appear after several minutes, there may be an error in your quiz file or a bug in text2qti tool. When Canvas encounters an invalid quiz file, it tends to fail silently; instead of reporting an error in the quiz file, it just never creates a quiz based on the invalid file. text2qti can detect a number of potential issues, but not everything.
You should always preview the quiz before releasing to students.
Instructions for Formatting Guide for Questions
Instructions for Formatting Guide for Questions
This tool allows for 1. Multiple Choice, 2. True/False, 3. Multiple Answers, 4. Essay, and Question Groups. You must use the exact format displayed below. Make sure to save your file as a plain text file (.txt).
1. What is 2+3?
a) 6
b) 1
*c) 5
2. 2+3 is 5.
*a) True
b) False
3. Which of the following are dinosaurs?
[ ] Woolly mammoth
[*] Tyrannosaurus rex
[*] Triceratops
[ ] Smilodon fatalis
4. Write an essay.
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Thank you SDSU for this valuable resource!
Canvas Instructional Design Tips
Canvas Instructional Design Tips
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Instructure's Go-to Guide for Getting Started with Canvas
Instructure's Go-to Guide for Getting Started with Canvas
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