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Contents Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 2
How do I change the language preference in my user account? ............................................... 3
How do I add a Profile picture? .............................................................................................. 5
Courses publishing ................................................................................................................ 8
How do I use the Course Navigation Menu? .......................................................................... 10
How do I reorder and hide Course Navigation links? .............................................................. 12
How do I enable Student View? ............................................................................................ 15
How do I upload a file to my course? .................................................................................... 17
How do I make an Announcement in my course? ................................................................... 20
How do I delay posting an Announcement until a specific date in my course? ........................ 21
How do I create a new Module? ............................................................................................ 23
How do I add items to a Module? .......................................................................................... 25
Module publishing ................................................................................................................ 28
How do I create a new page? ............................................................................................... 31
How do I edit a page in my course? ...................................................................................... 33
How do I add people ............................................................................................................ 35
How do I create a new Group Set? ...................................................................................... 36
How do I create an Assignment? ......................................................................................... 38
How do I add details to an Assignment? ............................................................................... 39
How do you set up a quiz? ................................................................................................... 42
How do I create a Discussion? ............................................................................................. 45
How do I create a Google Docs Collaboration? ..................................................................... 46
How do I use SpeedGrader? ................................................................................................ 48
How do I get to SpeedGrader from an Assignment, Quiz or Graded Discussion? ..................... 52
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Introduction This guide aims to support the workshop Introduction to Absalon. The full guide to Absalon (Canvas) can be found online at https://community.canvaslms.com/community/answers/guides. Note: In the Canvas Guides and this guide, teachers are most often called Instructors.
You can easily get guidance by the link to help in the Absalon. You will find it in the bottom of the Global menu. This will open the Help window you will see here to the right. Ask your Instructor a Question (Students Only): Ask your instructor questions about course material or send them a message Search the Canvas Guides: Search the Canvas Guides for information about features inside of Canvas Report a Problem: Submit problems with Canvas to our support team Underviserportal: The teachers’ portal at KUnet provides a unified approach to instructions and offers you can use in relation to your teaching. The portal e.g. has a guide on how to move content from old Absalon (itslearning) to the new Absalon (Canvas). https://intranet.ku.dk/undervisning Need inspiration: A link to the resource site for Online and Blended Learning where you can find inspiration and cases to teach using e.g. Absalon. You can also find a contact list of e-learning consultants. https://obl.ku.dk Ask the Community (Non-Students Only): Exchange ideas and solutions regarding Canvas functionality with Canvas experts and your Canvas peers Submit a Feature Idea: Submit ideas about how to make Canvas better
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How do I change the language preference in my user account? Open User Settings
In Global Navigation, click the Account link [1], then click the Settings link [2].
Edit Settings
Click the Edit Settings button.
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Select Language
In the Language drop-down menu, choose your preferred language.
Update Settings
Click the Update Settings button.
View Preferred Language
View Canvas in your preferred language.
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How do I add a Profile picture? Tips for profile pictures:
• Images should be square in size to prevent your picture from being resized or distorted.
• Files can be any type (.jpg, .png, .gif) or size as long as you have room in your personal files to store the file. Canvas recommends that your profile picture be as small as possible.
• Your personal files quota is enforced when uploading a profile picture. If you do not have enough storage space in your personal files, you will not be able to upload your profile picture. Create more space by removing some files in your personal files.
Open User Settings
In Global Navigation, click the Account link [1], then click the Settings link [2].
Click Placeholder Profile Picture
On the Personal Settings page, click the placeholder profile picture icon. A dialog box will open.
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Add Photo in Personal Profile Page
You can also update your photo on your Personal Profile page. Click the placeholder profile picture icon. A dialog box will open.
Upload a Picture
To upload a new Profile picture, click the Upload a Picture tab [1], then click the choose a picture link [2]. You can also drag a picture from your desktop and drop it into the uploader. Note: Canvas will automatically store a copy of the saved profile picture in your personal files. When a new picture is saved in your profile, the new picture will override the existing picture file in your personal files.
Choose Profile Picture
Find the image you want to upload on your computer and click the Open button. Note: Depending on your browser, you may see a Choose button in place of Open.
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Crop or Resize Picture
Drag the selection box [1] to crop or resize your picture. Click the Save button [2] to upload your profile picture.
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Courses publishing
View Unpublished Courses
Unpublished courses are courses in preparation; they are courses being authored by teachers, teacher assistants, instructional designers and administrators. While a course is unpublished, students cannot access or participate in the course. When the course material is deemed ready by the designer, teacher or administrator, it may be published. These courses appear in the Future Enrollments section of the Courses menu. Unless you restrict permission to view future courses, and students can access their future enrollments in their Courses list before the course start date. If a course is never published, the course will remain in the students' Future Enrollments section.
Click Publish to give the students access to the course
VERY IMPORTANT!
YOU MUST PUBLISH YOUR COURSES MANUALLY TO GIVE THE STUDENTS ACCESS TO THE COURSE.
(Courses will soon be published automatic)
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View Published Course
Published courses are instantly available to students. When published, activity is dictated by the dates and status of course assignments and modules. Individual assignments, modules or other course content can be individually locked (made unavailable to students) or assigned a date in the future, prior to which students will not be able to see or participate in said course component. If courses are set within term dates, these courses appear in the My Courses section of the Courses menu. However, if courses have override dates and have different start dates, the courses appear in the Future Enrollments section until the course start date.
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How do I use the Course Navigation Menu? The Course Navigation Menu is a series of links on the left side of your course that help you and your students’ access different course areas. Depending on the structure of your course, you can choose to reorder and hide some of the course navigation links.
View Course Navigation Menu
The active link is highlighted with different text and background colors [1]. This highlight helps you quickly identify the feature area you are currently viewing in Canvas. Links that are hidden to students are faded in the list [2]. The Home page is part of Course Navigation and displays the Course Home Page. By default, new courses show links leading to the index pages for the following fourteen areas: • Home • Announcements • Assignments • Discussions • Grades • People • Pages • Files • Outcomes • Quizzes • Modules • Conferences • Collaborations • Settings
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Open Course Navigation Link
To open a feature area in Canvas, click the name of the Course Navigation link.
Collapse Course Navigation Menu
To expand or collapse the Course Navigation Menu, click the Menu icon.
View Course Area
The Course Navigation menu will show the feature area as an active link.
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How do I reorder and hide Course Navigation links? As an instructor, you can control which links appear in Course Navigation. By default, most links are enabled for all courses. Please note that links cannot be renamed. Links to sections that don't have any content and that students cannot create content for will not be shown to students and will be faded for your view. For example, if there are no learning outcomes set for the course, you will see the faded Outcomes link, but students will not see the link at all.
Open Settings
In Course Navigation, click the Settings link.
Open Navigation
Click the Navigation tab.
Reorder Navigation Links
To reorder navigation links, you can drag and drop links to create a custom order [1]. You can also click the link Settings icon [2] and select the Disable or Move option [3]. Links will always be placed below the link where you drop it. To replace a link at the beginning of the navigation menu, drop the link at the top. By default the link will appear as the second link in the list. Then move the top link down below your preferred link.
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Move Navigation Link
Choose where you want to move the link in the Course Navigation. Click the radio button for Before or After In the drop-down menu [1], then select the name of a link [2]. Click the Move button [3]. Canvas will move your link either before or after the link you selected in the menu.
Hide Navigation Links
To hide a navigation link, you can drag and drop the link to the hidden section at the bottom of the page [1]. You can also click the link Settings icon [2] and select the Disable option [3].
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Once you have disabled a link, you can also use the Setting icon to enable the link again; the option will change to Enable.
Save Navigation
Click the Save button.
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How do I enable Student View? Student View allows you to see the course as a student views it and create a Test Student for your course. You can activate Student View in your Course Settings.
Open Settings
In Course Navigation, click the Settings link.
Open Student View
In the right sidebar, click the Student View button.
Note: Once you activate Student View, the Test Student is shown at the end of the Gradebook and is automatically added to every section in your course. Test Student data does not factor into course analytics.
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View Course
You can now view the course as a student user would see it. For example, students cannot see the Settings navigation link like instructors can. If you are missing an element you might need to publish it first. You will know if you are in Student View because of the persistent box on the bottom of the screen indicating you are logged into Student View.
Reset Student
You can also reset the Test Student by clicking Reset Student. This will clear all history for the student allowing you to start with a clean slate.
Leave Student View
To return to your course in the instructor view, click the Leave Student View button.
Very important: You should always use student view to try or test elements of your course as quizzes, discussions or assignments, because the test student will not influence course analytics and by resetting you can remove any actions from the test student.
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How do I upload a file to my course? You can add a file to your course by uploading a file. As an instructor, you can drag and drop files from your personal files into course files. Note: Video and audio uploads to Canvas through the media tool can be up to 500 MB in size.
Open Files
In Course Navigation, click the Files link.
Upload File
Click the Upload button.
Open File
Click the title of the file you want to upload [1] and click the Open button [2].
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Upload Files via Drag and Drop
Some web browsers contain a unique feature that allows the user to add to files by simply dragging and dropping the files from a file window directly into the Canvas file repository. Click the title of the file you wish to add [1] and drag the file to your open browser [2]. Your file will automatically upload.
Replace Duplicate File
If a file with the same name already exists in the folder where you are uploading your file, you will be asked if you want to replace or rename it. To rename the file, click Change Name button [1]. This option will create a duplicate copy of the file with a different name. To replace the file, click the Replace button [2].
View Upload Progress
A progress bar will appear at the top of screen tracking the progress of your file upload.
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View File
View your new file in the course.
Upload of a zip file You can import ZIP files to Canvas through Files or Course Settings. The last is not described here. Through Course Settings, you must upload the ZIP file to an existing folder in Files. You cannot create new folders through the Course Import Tool. If you do not know how to create a ZIP file, please consult your computer operating system's user guide. The upload is as above for all files but you will be asked if you want to expand the file.
Choose ZIP Option
If you want to expand all the contents of the ZIP file, click the Expand It button [1]. If you want to upload the ZIP file intact, click the Upload It button [2].
Note: Canvas will accept most media files as uploads. However, not all media files can be played within Canvas.
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How do I make an Announcement in my course? Announcements are simple to make in Canvas.
Open Announcements
In Course Navigation, click the Announcements link.
Add Announcement
Click the Add Announcement button.
Create Announcement
Type a title for the announcement in the topic title field [1] and add content in the Rich Content Editor [2].
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Save Announcement
Click the Save button.
View Announcement
Once you save the announcement, it will appear on the Announcements Index Page.
How do I delay posting an Announcement until a specific date in my course?
If you want to create announcements to post at a certain date and time, follow these steps.
Click the Delay posting checkbox [1].
Note: The first time you save an announcement a mail is sent to all participants
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View More Options
Select the Calendar icon and set the date and time using the calendar tool. Or manually enter a date and time.
Close for Comments Students are able to comment on announcement; maybe with a question on clarification or further information.
Locate the Settings icon [1] and click the Close for Comments link [2] of an announcement.
How do I delete an Announcement?
Click the Delete link. This is generic for most elements.
Confirm Deletion
Click the OK button.
Note: Unless you are using the delay posting option in Announcements, once you click Save, your announcement will immediately be posted in your course. A mail will be sent at the date and time you have entered (if the course is published)
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How do I create a new Module? Modules are used to organize course content by weeks, units, or whatever organizational structure works for your course. With modules, you are essentially creating a one-directional linear flow of what you would like your students to do. Once you create modules, you can add content items, set prerequisites, and add requirements.
Open Modules
In Course Navigation, click the Modules link.
Add Module
Click the Add a Module button.
Add Module Name
Type a name in the Module Name field.
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Lock Module Date
If you want to lock the module until a specific date, click the Lock until checkbox [1]. To select a date and time, click the Calendar icon [2].
Add Module
Click the Add Module button.
View Module
View your created module.
Note: By default, your new module is unpublished. You must remember to publish the module manually.
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How do I add items to a Module?
You can add new or existing content items in Canvas to a module. You can also add an item to multiple modules, or multiple iterations of an item to one module.
Add Module Item
Choose Item
Click the Add drop-down menu and select one of the following item types: • Assignment • Quiz • File (document and media file types) • Content Page
• Discussion • Text Header • External URL • External Tool
Note: When you add items to a Module, please be aware that publishing the Module overrides the state of the individual module items. Consider leaving all Module items in an unpublished state until you are ready to publish the entire Module.
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Add New Item
If you want to create a new item, click the [New] link [1] and type a name in the name field [2].
Add Existing Content Item
If you have already created the item you want to add, click the name of the item. You can select more than one item to add.
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Add External URL
Click the Add [Item Type] To: drop-down menu and select the External URL option.
Edit Information
Type or paste the URL in the URL field [1]. Give your External URL a Page Name [2]. To have the URL open in a new browser tab, click the Load in a new tab checkbox [3]. Choose whether or not to indent the item in the module drop-down menu [4]. To add the item to the module, click the Add Item button [5].
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View Link
View the link in the module. A hyperlink icon indicates the item is an external URL link. To publish an external URL, click the unpublished icon. The hover text will confirm you want to publish the external URL.
Note: When adding an External URL to a module, the dialog box includes an option to load the URL in a new browser tab. When this option is selected, Canvas will display the page to students outside of Canvas. If the External URL is part of a module requirement, Canvas will also register the progression so that the module footer will appear and allow the student to advance to the next module item. When this option is not selected, the content is embedded in an iFrame for easy viewing. However, some sites have disabled embedding and require users to open the content in a new window. Users can open the link in a new window by right-clicking the link and selecting the option to view in a new window or tab.
Indent Item
Choose the Indentation drop-down menu to indent the item inside of the module.
Add Item
Click the Add Item button.
Module publishing
View Status of All Modules
On the Index page, you can view the state of each module. Green cloud icons with a white checkmark [1] indicate the module is published. Gray cloud icons [2] indicate unpublished modules. You can change the status of a module by toggling the published or unpublished icons.
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Publish a Module
To publish a module, click the module's unpublished icon. The hover text will confirm you want to publish the module.
Note: Publishing a module will automatically publish any unpub-lished content items within the module.
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Change Status of Module Content Items
You can view and change the status of individual module content items as well. Although publishing a module will also publish all module items, you can manually unpublish individual module items later. Students cannot view unpublished module items as part of a published module.
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How do I create a new page? When creating pages, you can set page permissions as to who can edit the page: instructors (teachers), instructors and students, or anyone.
Open Pages
In Course Navigation, click the Pages link.
View Pages
Pages link is designed to open to the front page for the course, if there is a front page selected. To select a page from the Pages Index, click the View All Pages button.
Add Page
Click the Add Page button.
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Add Content
Type a name for your page [1]. Add content to your page using the Content Selector [2]. Edit the content and add links and media using the Rich Content Editor [3] or switch to the HTML Editor.
Edit Page Settings
You can decide who can edit the page by selecting the Who can edit this page drop down menu [1]. Options include only teachers, teachers and students, or anyone. You can also notify users that content has changed by selecting the Notify users that this content has changed checkbox [2].
Save and Publish
If you are ready to publish your page, click the Save & Publish button [1]. If you want to create a draft of your page, click the Save button [2].
Note: If you try to navigate away from a page without saving, you will generate a pop-up warning.
When your page is saved in a draft state, you can return to the page and publish it at any time by clicking the Publish button [1]. The button will change from gray to green [2].
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View Page
View the page you created.
How do I edit a page in my course?
Open Page
Click the title of the page you want to change.
Edit Page
Click the Edit button.
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Edit Content
Add content to your page using the Content Selector [1]. Edit the content and add links and media using the Rich Content Editor [2] or switch to the HTML Editor [3]. To change the editing permissions for the page, click the Options drop-down menu [4].
Save Page
Click the Save button.
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How do I add people Go to People in the course menu
Submit Email Addresses
In the address field, type or paste the list of users to add to the course. Names are not required although they are shown in the email address examples. You can add additional people to you course, like
• Other teacher if you are Course Responsible • Former students who need to go to the exam
Note: The Add People step in this lesson includes example of acceptable email formatting. If you are copying and pasting from a spreadsheet where names are included with email addresses, please confirm the formatting aligns with the example text.
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How do I create a new Group Set?
Group sets house the different groups within a course. Once you have created a group set, you can manually create groups in the set or automatically create groups in the set. Note: The Groups page displays a limit of 50 group sets.
Create Group Set
Name the new group by typing in the name for groups field [1]. You can allow self-signups by selecting the Allow self-sign-up checkbox [2].
You can automatically split the groups in a number of equal groups by clicking the Split students into [number] equal groups radio button [3] and then typing the number of groups in the dialog box. You can manually create the groups by clicking on the I'll create groups manually radio button [4]. Click the Save button [5].
Note: Except when creating groups manually, you can automatically set student group leaders.
View Group Set
View the group set you created.
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Manage Group Set
To manage the details of the group set, click the Settings icon [1].To edit the group set, click the Edit link [2].
To clone the group set, click the Clone Group Set link [3]. To delete the group set, click the Delete link [4].
Add Group
To manually create groups within the Group Set, click the Add Group button.
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How do I create an Assignment? You can create assignments on the Assignments page. You can create an assignment shell, which is a placeholder for an assignment within an assignment group, or you can create an entire assignment with all the assignment details at the same time. In Course Navigation, click the Assignments link
Add Assignment
If you want to create an assignment with all assignment details at the same time, click the Add Assignment button. Assignment details include fields for the assignment type, name, description, points, assignment group (if desired), grade display, and submission type, and due dates. You can also specify if the assignment is a group assignment or requires peer reviews. When you add details to an assignment, you can also create it for all students or only individual sections as part of the Canvas differentiated assignments feature.
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How do I add details to an Assignment? When you create an assignment, you'll add details for the assignment such as the description, file submission types, and point value.
Edit Assignment Details
Type the assignment title in the Assignment Name field [1]. Use the Rich Content Editor to add images, text, links, equations, or insert media [2]. Use the Content Selector in the Sidebar to link to or upload course resources, including files and images [3].
Enter the points for your assignment in the Points field [1]. Select the Assignment Group for the assignment in the Assignment Group dropdown menu [2].
Select Grading Type
In the Display Grade as drop-down menu, select the method you want to use for grading. You can grade your assignment by percentage, complete/incomplete, points, letter grade, GPA scale, or not grade the assignment.
Select Submission Type
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In the Submission Type drop-down menu, select the type of submission you want to accept for the assignment. By default, the submission type will be set to Online. Assignment settings are persistent to always remember and display the settings created or edited in the previous assignment in the course. Based on prior assignments, one or more of these options may already be selected for you.
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Create Group Assignment
Some instructors choose to grade students individually even though they are participating in a group assignment. If you want to assign grades individually, check the Assign Grades to Each Student Individually checkbox [2]. Then select the the set of groups you want to use for the assignment from the Group Set drop-down menu [3].
Edit Due and Availability Dates
By default, Canvas will set your assignment dates for everyone in your course [1]. However, you can assign the assignment to a specific student or section. Create a due date for the assignment in the Due Date field [2] You also have the option to add availability date fields [3].
If you want to notify users about any future assignment changes, click the Notify users that this content has changed checkbox [1]. Click the Save button [2].
Note: If your assignment has not yet been published, the assignment will show the Save & Publish button. The Save button will create a draft of your assignment so you can publish it later.
Very important: The availability date field will lock the assignment before the date but the assignment always has to be published manually for the students to see and access it..
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How do you set up a quiz?
Name Quiz
In the Unnamed Quiz field, you can add a name for your quiz.
Choose Quiz Settings
When creating a new quiz, Canvas defaults to the Settings tab.
• Create any instructions for the Quiz in the Rich Content Editor [1]. • Select the quiz type [2]. • Categorize the quiz into the proper Assignment group [3]. You can create Assignment Groups within
Ass ignments.
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Set Quiz Options
Quiz settings have several options. Shuffle Answers [1]. You can shuffle (randomize) answers. (You can also shuffle questions by creating a question group.) Time Limit [2]. You can choose to set a time limit by entering the number of minutes students have to complete the entire quiz. Timed quizzes begin once a student begins the exam and will not be paused if the student navigates away from the quiz. If no time limit is set, students will have unlimited time to complete the quiz. Multiple Attempts [3]. You can allow multiple attempts. Quiz Responses [4]. Allows students see what they answered, any automatic feedback generated by the quiz for correct or incorrect answers, and which questions they got wrong. Quiz responses include both correct and incorrect answers. Quizzes default to this option, so if you do not want students to see their quiz responses, deselect the checkbox. As part of this option, you can restrict students’ view of the quiz results to Only Once After Each Attempt [5]. Students will only be able to view the results immediately after they have completed the quiz—results include both their responses and the correct answers. Correct Answers [6]. This settings enables a green "Correct" tab on every correct answer for the entire quiz. Quizzes default to this option, so if you do not want students to see their quiz responses, deselect the checkbox. As a part of this option, you can also control when and for how long students can see the correct answers by setting dates (and specific times, if desired) in the Show and Hide fields.
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Set Due and Availability Dates
You can set the Due Date [1], Available From date [2], and available Until date [3] for the quiz. These fields are optional and can be set depending how you want to manage the quiz:
1. Due Date: the date and time that the Quiz is due 2. Available From: the date and time when the Quiz will become available for students to take the quiz (if it is
published) 3. Until: the date and time when students can no longer take the quiz
Click the Save button to save your work on your quiz. Note: You should not publish your quiz until it is your final product. If you are ready to publish your quiz and make it available to students, click the Save & Publish button.
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Very important: You must always use student view to try or test elements of your course as quizzes, discussions or assignments, because the test student will not influence course analytics and by resetting you can remove any actions from the test student.
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How do I create a Discussion?
Create Discussion
In the Title field [1], create a title for your discussion. Use the Rich Content Editor [2] to create content for your discussion. You can also add links, files, and images to the discussion using the content selector [3]. You can also add an attachment to your discussion by clicking the Choose File button [4].
Add Discussion Options
By default, discussions are created as focused discussions. To create a threaded discussion, click the Allow threaded replies checkbox [1]. To require users to reply to the discussion before they can see any other replies, click the Users must post before seeing replies checkbox [2]. To enable a discussion podcast feed, click the Enable podcast feed checkbox [3].
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To create a graded discussion, click the Graded checkbox [4]. To allow students to like discussion replies, click the Allow liking checkbox [5]. (Please use wisely) To make the discussion be a group discussion, click the This is a Group Discussion checkbox. To make your discussion available on a specific date or during a specific date range, enter the dates in the Available From and Until fields, or click the calendar icons to select dates.
Save and Publish
If you are ready to publish your discussion, click the Save & Publish button [1]. If you want to create a draft of your discussion and publish it later, click the Save button [2].
REMEMBER TO PUBLISH
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How do I create a Google Docs Collaboration? You can start a new Collaboration using Google Docs in Absalon.
Start a New Collaboration
Click the Start a new collaboration button.
Collaborate Using Google Docs
Click the Collaborate using drop-down menu to use Google Docs for your new collaboration.
Create Collaboration Document
To create a collaboration document using Google Docs, you will first need to name the document [1], create a description [2], and select collaborators [3]. By default, you can view the list of people in the course and can collaborate with individual or multiple users in the course. You can also click the Groups tab and collaborate with a group. Click the start collaborating button [4].
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How do I use SpeedGrader?
SpeedGrader makes it easy to evaluate individual student assignments and group assignments quickly. You can access SpeedGrader through:
• Assignments • Quizzes • Graded Discussions • the Gradebook
View SpeedGrader
SpeedGrader includes several areas to help you locate and view student submissions, grade submissions, and add comments to submissions.
Sort Student List
SpeedGrader opens the assignment for the first student listed in the student list, arranged alphabetically by last name. To display the list of students in the course, click the drop-down arrow [1]. Students are displayed according to the section shown in the Gradebook [2]. For instance, if you want to view submissions from all students and you have sections in your course, make sure to choose All Sections in the Student Names drop-down menu.
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View Assignment Indicators
For easy identification, each student is identified with an assignment submission status next to his or her name:
• A green checkmark indicates the assignment has been graded • An orange dot indicates the assignment has not been graded or has been re-submitted • No checkmark and a grayed out name indicates the assignment has not been submitted • A gray checkmark indicates the assignment is moderated and has already been graded by another
grader
View Student Submission
Once you have selected a student, view the student's assignment in the main body of SpeedGrader. To provide comments on the assignment, you can use two alternatives:
1. Use Crocodoc to mark up .pdf, .doc/.docx, and .ppt/.pptx. assignments directly in SpeedGrader 2. Download the submission, put feedback on the document and re-upload the submission
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View Submission Details
When you open SpeedGrader for a particular assignment, you will see each individual submission, the date and time that it was submitted [1], and a red notification if the assignment was submitted after the due date [2]. If an assignment can be downloaded, you can view the name of the submission and a download link [3].
Verify Student Feedback
If you add annotations to an assignment using Crocodoc, you can view when the student viewed the annotations. SpeedGrader shows the date and time that the student opened the file and viewed your feedback.
Evaluate Multiple Submissions
If a student has submitted more than one assignment, the submission view will include a drop-down menu [1] where you can view prior submissions. By default, the date of the most recent assignment will always be shown first. Canvas will warn you if you are not viewing the most recent submission [2].
Grade Submission
To submit a grade for the student's assignment, enter the grade in the Grade field [1]. If a rubric is attached to the assignment, you can view the rubric by clicking the View Rubric button [2]. If your rubric is set up for grading, the Grade field will automatically populate with the rubric grade results.
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Add Comments
In the Assignment Comments section, you can post comments to the student. Any comments that have been made by the student also appear in this section. If you would like to submit a comment on the evaluated assignment, type in the Add a Comment field [1]. You can also attach a file or a media comment by clicking one of the media icons [2]. When you are ready to submit your comment, click the Submit Comment button [3]. Assignment comments also display as a new thread in Conversations. Note: If you navigate away from a SpeedGrader page before submitting your comment(s), Canvas generates a message warning that you have unsaved comments on the page.
View Assignment for Next Student
Once you grade the submission, the student's assignment indicator changes to a green check mark, indicating the submission has been graded. You can view the next student's submission by clicking the arrow button next to the student list.
View Group Assignments
When evaluating group assignments, the SpeedGrader drop-down menu displays the name of each group, unless the group assignment is graded individually. Evaluating group assignments is the same process as individual students. You can mark up documents directly or download them for feedback, enter grades and view the rubric, and post and view comments.
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How do I get to SpeedGrader from an Assignment, Quiz or Graded Discussion? Canvas allows you to access Speed Grader from an assignment, quiz, or graded discussion in just a few clicks.
Open Assignments
In Course Navigation, click the Assignments link.
View Assignments
Click the Assignment title to open the assignment.
Open SpeedGrader SpeedGrader will be available in every graded assignment, including quizzes or graded discussions.
Open SpeedGrader from a Graded Assignment or Quiz
Within a graded assignment or quiz, the SpeedGrader link will appear in the right sidebar under Related Items.
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Open SpeedGrader from a Graded Discussion
Within a graded discussion, click the Settings icon [1] and click the SpeedGrader link [2].
Use SpeedGrader
Use the SpeedGrader to view submitted assignments, comment on student submissions, and grade assignments.
