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Canvas: create appointment sign-ups
last updated You can create appointment sign-ups in Canvas using the Canvas Calendar for individual student appointments or for students to sign up in small groups. Click on Calendar in the left-hand menu On the right-hand side are your courses. … Continue reading
Share local Zoom recordings with students
In general, we recommend saving your Zoom recordings to the cloud, which allows the easiest sharing with students. (See our Zoom recommendations for more details.) However, if you do record to your local computer, you’ll need to upload those videos … Continue reading
BigBlueButton: share video during meeting
last updated If you are using the Canvas Conferences tool (aka BigBlueButton or BBB), you may wish to show a short video during your meeting with students. Copy the link to the video (from YouTube, etc) In your BBB meeting, … Continue reading
Zoom: configure meetings in Zoom portal
If you are using Zoom for teaching from your Canvas site, you can schedule all class meetings from Canvas and create Polls and Breakout Rooms on the fly, during a meeting. However, if you’d like to set up Polls ahead … Continue reading
Canvas: using sections to manage large classes
About sections This page explains how to set up Sections in your Canvas course site. Sections will allow you to assign a TA to their students for grading and communications and will allow instructors to: Post Announcements to a section … Continue reading
Canvas: add Home page
Last updated: In your new, blank Canvas course site, the Home button on the left-hand course menu probably takes you to the Modules tool and shows a “Create a New Module Link.” You have different options for your Home display, … Continue reading