Subtitle
Learning Management System for courses and assignments
Login Experience
Single Sign-on
System Audience
Students
Faculty

Getting Started with Gradescope

Save time grading paper-based assignments. Gradescope supports worksheets, quizzes/exams, and papers. Students upload handwritten assignments ("scanned" with cell phone camera) to be graded. Grade with a rubric that can be created/changed as you work through submissions. Important: If using Safari, under preferences users will need to turn off "Prevent cross-site tracking" Access Gradescope Canvas Integration (Instructors) Adding the Canvas integration will allow you to add your course and sync your roster into Gradescope. From your Canvas course, click Settings Click Navigation From the list…

Create a Recurring Zoom Meeting with No Fixed Time

Creating the Meeting Link A Recurring Meeting with No Fixed Time can be used as an "always available" meeting room, similar to your Personal Meeting ID. We recommend this approach for regularly scheduled course meetings. To schedule a Recurring Meeting with No Fixed Time: Log in to https://stlawu.zoom.us with your St. Lawrence University email address and password Click Schedule a New Meeting Check the box Recurring Meeting For Recurrence, choose No Fixed Time Complete the remainder of the meeting configuration (topic, description, meeting options, etc.) and click Save For regularly scheduled…

Using McGraw Hill Connect with Canvas

You will need to have a McGraw-Hill Connect account before you can integrate it with Canvas. If you need assistance setting up that account, contact McGraw-Hill Support Instructions To pair your McGraw-Hill Connect course to your Canvas course, you must first go to the Modules page, click the vertical ellipses at the right end of a Module title bar and choose M-H Connect then "Begin" to pair your course. Note: this will likely create an unpublished Module Item called "McGraw-Hill Connect." This item is generated in error and you will want to remove it. If you click into that item, you will…

Canvas Start of Semester Message for Students

A few helpful hints to make your Canvas experience as successful as possible: Note that not all faculty use Canvas, and if they do, they may not make your Canvas course site available until the first day your class meets ... or even at a later date. If you don't have access to your Canvas course site when you expect you should, you may want to check first with your professor to confirm it is available If you add the course after the start of the semester, there can be a day or two delay before your registration adds you to your Canvas course site. Your professor can add you to the Canvas…

Using Microsoft OneDrive and Teams within Canvas

Microsoft OneDrive and Teams is integrated into Canvas in a few ways. OneDrive: A link in the left sidebar connects to your personal OneDrive folder The Collaborations tool allows for collaborative editing of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files The Rich Text Editor available throughout Canvas includes a button to link to OneDrive files The Assignment Submission Type External > Office 365 Cloud Assignment allows you to make available a document each of your students can edit and submit Setup a OneDrive folder for your course and set it to be shared with “People in St. Lawrence University with the…

Canvas Management - Start of Semester, Ongoing, and End of Semester

General Canvas Management Manage your Dashboard In Courses > All Courses, click the Star to "Favorite" those courses you want to appear in your Dashboard https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-customize-my-Courses-list-as-an-instructor/ta-p/800 Review the SLU Canvas Resources for Faculty site … especially the Workshop Recordings Available on the Help Menu Add or Update your Profile Picture Account > Profile https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Student-Guide/How-do-I-add-a-profile-picture-in-my-user-account-as-a-student/ta-p/518 Check your Notification Settings Account >…

How do I organize my Canvas Dashboard?

To create a favorite list of the courses you want displayed on your Canvas Dashboard The Dashboard (left panel) is the area within Canvas where you can customize and access your courses Log into https://stlawu.instructure.com/ Select Courses (left panel), on the pop-out menu select All Courses ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Note: this will display ALL of the courses for your account Click the Star icon for each course you want to favorite / display on your dashboard Any course you do not chose to favorite can always be accessed the All Courses area Go to your Dashboard. The starred courses should be the only…
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