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Courseworks (Canvas)

Courseworks (Canvas)

General

Does the CTL support CourseWorks?

What is CourseWorks (Canvas)?

Where do my students go for help with CourseWorks (Canvas)?

Which browsers and which mobile devices does CourseWorks (Canvas) Support?

How do I request a collaboration site or a project site?

How do I use the calendar function?

If I post my notes on CourseWorks does Columbia University get the copyright or does it remain with the instructor?

How do I add scanned material to my course site?

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Setting Up Your Course

How can I see a list or pictures of my students in Courseworks?

What are the basics for setting up my course?

How do I add my syllabus?

How do I add Textbooks into my Course in CourseWorks (Canvas)?

How do I copy content from another CourseWorks (Canvas) course?

What are the capabilities for each role in my course?

What should I do if I get an error when viewing a tool in CourseWorks (Canvas)?

How do I create groups in Canvas?

How do I add a guest to my CourseWorks (Canvas) course site?

How do I manage my course navigation links?

How do I add users (TAs, Students etc) to my course?

How can I see photos of students in my course?

Can I see what a student sees?

What are Student Groups?

How do I use the People page as an instructor?

How do I change the name of my course site?

Where do I see the names of students' advising deans?

Where do I see student UNIs in Canvas?

How can I drop students who are not attending my class from the class roster?

How do I add library reserves to my course?

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Managing Course Content

What is the storage limit for files in Canvas?

How do I use the Files tool in CourseWorks (Canvas)?

How do I restrict files and folders permissions in Canvas?

Is Canvas HIPAA Compliant?

How do I upload a file to my course in CourseWorks (Canvas)?

How do I create an Assignment in CourseWorks (Canvas)?

How do I use Files as an Instructor?

How do I upload zip files as an instructor?

Do I still have to use WebDav to bulk upload files?

Can I use HTML files in CourseWorks?

Can I create an HTML page in Courseworks (Canvas)?

Can Students Upload Files?

How do I create a homepage?

Can I use Youtube in my CourseWorks Site?

Can I Hide files so that only instructors can see them?

How do I download files from the Files tool?

Is there a way to add items to the course navigation menu on the left that are not visible to the outside world?

How do I add web links (URLs) to my Files and Resources?

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Assessing Students

How do I view student activity in my course?

How do I change the grading scale for my course?

How do I grade student assignment submissions?

Can I download my student's assignments and grade them?

Can I create ungraded assignments?

How do I give my students extra credit?

What are Grades and Gradebook?

How do I use the gradebook in Canvas

How do I add or edit points for assignments?

How can I download my roster in CourseWorks?

How do I hide grades until ready to share with students?

What is the New Gradebook?

How can I use the New Gradebook to provide clear, actionable and timely feedback to students?

How can I use the New Gradebook tool to help me grade my students’ performance in a time-efficient manner?

Can I add extra columns to the Gradebook?

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Communicating With Students

How do I send notifications for new files I upload to Canvas?

How do I access my evaluations (old and current)

What is the difference between Mailtool, Announcements, and Chat in CourseWorks?

How do I create a discussion

How do I set my Courseworks notification preferences?

How do I host my class if we can’t meet in person?

How do I use the Conferences tool in Canvas?

How do I send an email to my students in CourseWorks (Canvas)?

How do I create an Announcement?

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