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Sending an Email to a Group

To send an email to all members of a group: From the “Inbox,” start a new message by clicking on the new message icon In the “To” box on the right-hand side you will see a little gray icon that … Continue reading

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Viewing Comments on Rubric for Graded Assignments

Instructure (the company that made Canvas) has a student guide on “Where are my grades” on their website. They do not include how to see comments included in a rubric. To do so, click on “Grades” from the top navigation … Continue reading

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Course Stream (Recent Activity in Course)

If you like the look of the “Recent Activity” when you first login to Canvas, you might want to see “Recent Activity” for a specific course. To do so, choose the course from the “Courses” menu, which will take you … Continue reading

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Peer Review Discussions

Discussions are a great way to encourage interaction amongst students. Sometimes an instructor might choose to have students do a peer review of each other’s work. This post is to explain how that works. Step 1: Post your assignment to … Continue reading

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Check Assignment Submissions

After submitting an assignment, you may want to check it to make sure that it looks the way that you were intending it to look. Click on the assignment title.   Then, you will notice on the right-hand side that … Continue reading

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Assignment List Views

When you click on the assignments link, on the left of the screen, you get a list of assignments that are available for your class. The assignments are listed chronologically by default. If your instructor has grouped the assignments, you … Continue reading

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What Will My Grade Be?

Have you ever taken the time to calculate what grade you need to get on the final exam to pass a class? With Canvas, it is easy to figure out where you stand in the course and how well you … Continue reading

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Welcome to the Canvas Tips for Students blog. Information posted here will give you some tips and tricks on using Canvas to help make your student experience better. Enjoy!

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