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Assignments

Edit Existing Assignments

You can easily edit your existing assignments to change the title and instructions, or to adjust settings such as the point value, due date, and accepted submission types. Editing assignments helps keep them up-to-date and lets you add additional resources and examples as you come across them. Directions Go to MSU Denver’s Faculty and Staff Hub. Click Canvas in […]

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Assignments

Organize Assignments Using Assignment Groups

Assignment groups allow you to organize all assignments categorically. This allows for both easier navigation to your assignments and lets you weight assignment groups differently for final grading. Note: If you want to add an already existing Assignment to a new or existing Assignment group, skip to Step 12 below. Directions

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Assignments

Create an Assignment with Limited Availability

Instructors can use the optional Availability Date settings to limit the timeframe in which students can view and submit an assignment. This is useful because you can create assignments in advance and prevent students from accessing them until you wish to unlock them. You can also prevent late submissions by setting the Due Date as […]

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Assignments

Create an Assignment with a Due Date

Canvas allows you to set a due date for assignments that will automatically populate the Canvas calendar, the course summary (found on the Syllabus), and the to-do list in the student sidebar. This helps students stay organized and keep track of their assignments. You can choose to not allow submissions after the due date or […]

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Group Work/Collaboration

Create Groups in Canvas

Canvas makes it easy to create small and large groups of students for projects, assignments, discussions and more! Groups can also increase student to student interactivity and engagement in your online course. Directions To Automatically Assign Self Sign-Up To Create Groups and Allow Self Sign-Up To Create Groups Manually without Student Self-Sign Ups

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Accessibility

Use the Canvas Accessibility Checker

The Accessibility Checker is a tool within Canvas that can assess the accessibility of content created in the Rich Content Editor. This guide will show you how to use the Accessibility Checker as well as the gaps in the assessment. Directions Using the Accessibility Checker Click the Accessibility Icon below the right corner of the […]

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Accessibility Lectures Videos

Edit Auto-Captions on YuJa Videos

Videos uploaded to YuJa receive automatic captions, though it may take a few hours for them to appear after processing. This is an excellent feature which will save you lots of time! However, not all of the captions will be accurate- it’s a computer and cannot know your exact vocab or speech perfectly. Thankfully, editing […]

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Integrated Apps

Use LinkedIn Learning in Your Course

For the most up to date tutorial on using LinkedIn Learning in your course, please see our Canvas Spotlight Incorporate LinkedIn Learning Into Canvas Classes.

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Assignments Integrated Apps

Use Unicheck to Check for Plagiarism

Unicheck is a Canvas-integrated software that can review text submissions from students for plagiarism. You can use Unicheck to ensure academic integrity in your course in the same way you may have used SafeAssign in Blackboard. Activating Unicheck is done on a per-assignment basis and is easy to do while creating the assignment. Directions Integrate […]

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Canvas Tools

Restore Deleted Items in Canvas

In Canvas, you have the opportunity to restore or recover content or items that have been deleted from a course. Every course in Canvas has a unique URL or link. By adding /undelete at the end of the URL, you will be brought to a list of recently deleted items that can be restored. Directions