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Canvas: using Speedgrader to grade assignments and provide feedback

If your students are submitting assignments online using Canvas, you can grade them and provide feedback right within Canvas using a tool called Speedgrader–no need to download files! To access Speedgrader Using Speedgrader The image below is an example of what you see when you pull up Speedgrader to grade student submissions. Reference the image… continue reading

Canvas: customize course menu

Your course menu (aka Course Navigation) is customizable for each course you teach. For instance, you may use the Discussion tool in your hybrid class, but not in your face-to-face classes. The Attendance tool might be used in face-to-face courses, but not in an online course. You can modify the Course Navigation in each Canvas… continue reading

Canvas: create a Page and add content

Often we suggest creating a Canvas page in which to present resources for students with some context. The alternative is to create a simple list of all the resources from Modules, which is unwieldy if you need to enrich resources with hints or instructions to your students. Create a new page Adding content on a… continue reading

Canvas: add people to a Canvas site

Course sites are accessible to a certain group of people, in most cases. For a course site, one professor is given a “teacher” role and the students on the official class roster are given “student” roles. A couple of notes: Add a person to a Canvas site Please note that if the Canvas site ‘End… continue reading

Kaltura: share videos with your students in Kaltura Course Gallery

Kaltura Course Gallery is a tool in Canvas for sharing audio and video files with your class. First you must add videos to your personal space “My Kaltura Media,” either by recording with KalturaCapture or by uploading existing media. Once you have videos in your My Kaltura Media space, you can share them from specific… continue reading

Kaltura: record audio only

You’ll first need to view the instructions on how to access and install Kaltura before you can make an audio recording. These directions are for creating new audio file with just a microphone on your computer.