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Tip! – Troubleshooting LTI issues with students

Canvas has about a thousand LTIs and other applications that work with it, but they don’t always go smoothly. Where…

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Posted on: January 26, 2023 Last updated on: January 23, 2023 Comments: 0 Written by: mnelso75
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Tip! – Find Images for your Canvas course

Unsplash! has left Canvas and some of you may be wondering how to find stock images for your course. Here’s…

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Posted on: January 19, 2023 Last updated on: January 17, 2023 Written by: mnelso75

Tip! – Word Template Assignment in Canvas

Did you know – students do NOT like downloading a document juuuuust to fill it out and reupload it. So…

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Posted on: October 17, 2022 Last updated on: January 17, 2023 Written by: mnelso75
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Canvas Speed Grader and Docviewer Errors

The following was posted from Canvas Technical Support on Monday May 16th 12:17 p.m. Overview: Users have unable to access…

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Posted on: May 16, 2022 Last updated on: May 16, 2022 Written by: elovitt
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Tip! – The BEST Way to Add PowerPoints to Canvas

Well hello there. I know you. You have a lot of PowerPoints in your class. Like, a LOT. And they…

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Posted on: January 25, 2022 Last updated on: January 25, 2022 Written by: mnelso75

Tip! – Giving Credit for Watching Videos

YuJa has a new quiz feature which allows you to give credit solely on watching the video – no questions…

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Posted on: January 25, 2022 Last updated on: January 25, 2022 Written by: mnelso75
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Tip! How to Create “Thumbnail” Links in Canvas

In web parlance, a thumbnail is a scaled down (sometimes also cropped) copy of a larger picture or graphic. A…

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Posted on: November 17, 2021 Last updated on: November 17, 2021 Written by: sepstein

Tip! – JCCC System Status

A large number of the systems at JCCC are now hosted in the cloud.  If you are having problems accessing…

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Posted on: October 19, 2021 Last updated on: November 9, 2021 Written by: elovitt
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Tip! – Canvas Rosters and Course Calendar

Canvas Course Rosters Please review your student course rosters in both Canvas and the My JCCC portal.  The My JCCC…

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Posted on: August 24, 2021 Last updated on: August 24, 2021 Written by: elovitt

Tip! Why can’t I “mute” grades in Canvas anymore? (Or, what do these “eye-cons” mean?)

Once upon a time, it was possible to prevent grades entered into a given column in Canvas from being communicated…

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Posted on: July 29, 2021 Last updated on: August 12, 2021 Written by: sepstein
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Tip – Canvas Text Messages – End of Life

Beginning July 31st 2021 SMS or Text messaging inside the Canvas LMS will no longer be supported for all Canvas…

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Posted on: July 13, 2021 Last updated on: July 13, 2021 Written by: elovitt
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Tip! Let Students into a Canvas Class before Day One

For any number of reasons, a professor may wish to give students access to their section’s Canvas space before the…

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Posted on: June 23, 2021 Last updated on: August 12, 2021 Written by: sepstein
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Tip! Getting Your Canvas Course Ready for the Semester

The beginning of the semester is just a few weeks away so begin now to plan for getting your students…

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Posted on: May 19, 2021 Last updated on: August 12, 2021 Written by: elovitt
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Making Word Documents (a Little Bit More) Accessible

If you’re seeing some low scores from Ally for your Word documents, chances are there are two things it’s looking…

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Posted on: May 14, 2021 Last updated on: August 12, 2021 Written by: mnelso75
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“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
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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
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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
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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
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Analytics in YuJa and Canvas

Need to know who watched a video? Or your class grade average? Here are some features you may be missing…

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Posted on: January 19, 2021 Last updated on: August 13, 2021 Written by: mnelso75
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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
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