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Tip! Live Proctoring with Lockdown Browser

When Respondus LockDown Browser is used with “Instructor Live Proctoring,” the instructor watches students remotely during an online test. This…
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Posted on: April 20, 2021 Last updated on: April 20, 2021 Comments: 0 Written by: elovitt

“Tip! What is Canvas Portfolium?

Portfolium is an academic portfolio allowing both students and faculty to showcase their education and work accomplishments and connect with…
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Posted on: February 17, 2021 Last updated on: February 17, 2021 Written by: elovitt

Tip! Provide additional time or attempts for Canvas quizzes

If you have set a time limit on your quiz, you can grant access for extra time. If the student…
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Posted on: February 16, 2021 Last updated on: February 16, 2021 Written by: elovitt

Tip! Stop Canvas messages from going to Junk or Clutter

First and foremost: Canvas does not have an email feature, but through “Notifications” process, Canvas can forward notices to the…
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Posted on: February 16, 2021 Last updated on: February 16, 2021 Written by: elovitt

Tip! Under-appreciated Benefits of a Source Course

Every section in every term’s credit schedule gets a dedicated space in Canvas. Canvas itself calls these spaces “courses” —…
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Posted on: January 19, 2021 Last updated on: January 19, 2021 Written by: sepstein

Tip! Important Canvas Updates

Two significant items are included in the updates being applied to Canvas next week: changes to how the “student view”…
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Posted on: December 14, 2020 Last updated on: December 14, 2020 Written by: sepstein

Tip! Using the Canvas Scheduler Feature for Student Appointments

Scheduler is a Calendar tool that creates appointment groups within a course or group. Students can sign up for a…
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Posted on: December 8, 2020 Last updated on: December 8, 2020 Written by: sepstein

Tip! Invoke Turnitin after Submissions already Turned in

Have you ever developed suspicions that students might have plagiarized material for a particular paper after one or more submissions have already…
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Posted on: December 3, 2020 Last updated on: December 3, 2020 Written by: sepstein

Tip! Request a Course Consultation with the Ed Tech Center

Request a consultation with ETC’s Design Team. We work side-by-side with faculty throughout the course development process to create an…
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Posted on: November 5, 2020 Last updated on: November 5, 2020 Written by: sepstein

Tip! Canvas Assignment Availability

All Canvas assignments (including graded discussions and quizzes) have settings which determine their availability for interaction: availability when, and to…
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Posted on: October 20, 2020 Last updated on: October 20, 2020 Written by: sepstein

Tip! Canvas Assignment Upload File Types

Canvas assignments (if they aren’t also discussions or quizzes) can act as “drop boxes” for content which originates outside of…
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Posted on: October 15, 2020 Last updated on: October 15, 2020 Written by: sepstein

Tip! “LockDown” Browser for Chromebook

Respondus Lockdown Browser for online proctoring is now available for students with Chromebooks. JCCC has turned on a new Chromebook…
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Posted on: October 8, 2020 Last updated on: October 8, 2020 Written by: sepstein

New Default Zoom Setting – Passwords to View Recordings

A new setting is now requiring special passwords for students to access Zoom recordings. You will need to provide the…
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Posted on: April 14, 2020 Last updated on: April 16, 2020 Written by: mnelso75

Zoom Meetings with Ed Tech

Ed Tech has set up a meeting room you can access at your convenience for questions and issues regarding moving…
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Posted on: March 16, 2020 Last updated on: March 2, 2021 Written by: mnelso75

Online Contingency Plan

Using Canvas During College Closures Instead of losing valuable class time to unexpected campus closings during emergencies or inclement weather,…
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Posted on: March 11, 2020 Last updated on: March 12, 2020 Written by: mnelso75

YuJa – Manage Your Media

If you haven’t heard, we have a new Media Management tool for Canvas that makes creating and using media in…
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Posted on: March 11, 2020 Last updated on: March 12, 2020 Written by: mnelso75
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Changes in Canvas – October 2019

A couple of changes are happening to Canvas this weekend and we want you to be prepared. Very prepared. Just…
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Posted on: October 17, 2019 Last updated on: January 23, 2020 Written by: mnelso75
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Adding People to Canvas Course

Hey everyone – We get a lot of questions about adding people to courses and YOU can do it, too!…
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Posted on: August 30, 2019 Last updated on: August 30, 2019 Written by: mnelso75
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New Gradebook Features in Canvas

Hey everyone! If you missed all the gradebook drama over the summer, welp, you missed it. All bugs are fixed…
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Posted on: August 6, 2019 Last updated on: August 30, 2019 Written by: mnelso75
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Canvas Maker Lab Page

Howdy makers! Every now and then an instructor wants to put information in their Canvas Course about the Maker Lab.…
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Posted on: April 16, 2019 Last updated on: October 17, 2019 Written by: mnelso75
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