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Canvas Tools Communication

Canvas Messages

You will likely need to be in contact with your students throughout a course. To help facilitate this, Canvas has included a native messaging system that allows you to contact individuals or whole courses within Canvas. This messaging system functions much the same as your MSU Denver email. Directions Navigate Your Inbox Go to MSU Denver’s Faculty […]

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Communication

Use Appointment Groups to Host Virtual Office Hours

Office hours are a hallmark of higher education and as you move to online, you will likely want to continue offering this option to students. Canvas has a tool built in to the Calendar to make this task more manageable. By using Appointment Groups, you can easily implement a way for student’s to sign up […]

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Canvas Tools

Use the Calendar in Canvas

The Calendar feature in Canvas is a great way to view meetings, events, and assignments for every class, all at once. It also allows you to easily move, edit, or add events and assignments from a central location. Directions Go to MSU Denver’s Faculty and Staff Hub. Click Canvas in the Teaching & Learning section. Log in to your Canvas Account. […]

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Canvas Tools Communication

Edit Existing Announcements

Course Announcements provide a useful way to inform or remind students about course logistics and activities. You can make edits to existing announcements, even after they have been published, to make clarifications or changes. This ensures the most accurate information is available to your students. Directions Go to MSU Denver’s Faculty and Staff Hub. Click Canvas in the Teaching […]

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Canvas Tools Communication

Create an Announcement in Canvas

Instructors can use Canvas course Announcements to post a message to all of the students in their course. Announcements are an easy way to inform or remind students about course logistics and activities. Additionally, the home page is designed to display the five most recent announcements, so your students can always be kept up-to-date if […]

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Communication - Mobile

Set up a Course Team using the Teams Mobile App

Microsoft Teams is a tool that allows you to start and conduct video conferences with your students. This can be a helpful way to share important information with all of your students or to conduct 1-to-1 meetings with specific individuals. Teams even has a screen-sharing feature that would be useful when trying to support your […]

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Communication - Mobile

Install the Microsoft Teams Mobile App

To use MS Teams for your course on your mobile device, you will need to install the mobile app. Directions to do so are provided below. Directions Click one of the Links Below to install the correct app: Apple App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/microsoft-teams/id1113153706 Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.teams Or, go to your App Center on your mobile device. Search […]

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Blueprint Ready Set Go

Blueprint: Course Information Module Overview

The Course Information module in the new 2021 Master Blueprint Template is built to house important information for a course. This module in your course will allow information in the syllabus to be drastically reduced to increase readability and make the syllabus page more user-friendly for students. One important change to note in the 2021 […]

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Assignments Grading

Give Extra Credit

There may be situations where you’d like to give extra credit opportunities to your students. In Canvas, there are a number of ways to assign extra points. The steps below outline how to create Assignments that are specifically intended to be extra credit. Other methods are listed below as well. Directions Go to MSU Denver’s Faculty and […]

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Assignments Grading Integrated Apps Videos

Use GoReact to Provide Feedback on Videos

GoReact is a tool for providing feedback on videos. Students can record media and receive feedback from their teacher or critique a media piece using time-stamped comments. Consider asking students to act out a scene from literature, record a mini-lesson about the course content, or demonstrate a performance-based skill. This tutorial describes how to integrate […]