Pearson Publisher Integration Changes
As part of a move to the new LTI 1.3 LMS integration standard, Pearson publisher tools in use at JCCC…
Category: Canvas
Tip! Turnitin Takes on AI
ChatGPT! ChatGPT! You can’t say it 5 times fast, but lately it’s all anyone can talk about. It’s either the…
Tip! Submit a File on a Student’s Behalf
Ever had that one student who can’t figure out how to convert their “Pages” document to a PDF in order…
Tip! If You Must Grade a Quiz Manually, Best to Post Grades Manually
Do you use Canvas quiz question types that require you to grade them manually? In the time between when a student submits an attempt at a quiz with such questions and when you finish grading the attempt, the student may see confusing or alarming information that they can easily misread to say they bombed the quiz. Use a manual grade posting policy to prevent unnecessary panic.
Tip! – Stop Hoarding Files in Canvas
It may be time to visit the Files area in your Canvas courses. Check to see if there are any…
Tip! – Why Use a Home Page?
The Center for Teaching and Learning Faculty Fellows are talking about it and you should definitely be thinking about it.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Tip! – Canvas Notifications on your Mobile Device
If you are looking for a way to stay current with what is happening in your Canvas courses you might…
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…
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…
Tip! – JCCC System Status
A large number of the systems at JCCC are now hosted in the cloud. If you are having problems accessing…
Tip! – Move Your Videos to YuJa
Are you using Videos outside of YuJa? The Ed Tech Center is working with faculty to move all video content…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…