Overview

Canvas Mods is a Chrome extension that adds new features, buttons, reports and more to Canvas! This extension is an add-on program vetted by IT that adds functionality without changing Canvas itself.

Check out these slides and the demo recording below with Jessie!

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Additional Feature:

One feature accidentally left out of the demo video is the "Used for Grading" label on rubrics! Those who use rubrics are familiar with the hassle of remembering to click Edit on a rubric and check the "Use for grading" box. In Canvas, looking at the assignment or rubric doesn't tell you if you've forgotten to click that box!

That's where Canvas Mods comes in! In the screenshot below, the red arrow points to the rubric's NEW "Used for Grading" label. If you don't see this label, you'll know that you still need to edit and check that grading box. 

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Canvas Mods Demo Recording

TurnItIn is now completely integrated into our LMS! All you have to do is enable it on any assignment where students are turning in files, and you can check the originality information straight from SpeedGrader. 

If you have previously been using TurnItIn, and would like to continue grading assignments through TurnItIn rather than in Canvas's SpeedGrader, please contact us for instructions to create alternate assignments.

 

AI Detection Features and Considerations

• TII's AI Detection Intro for Educators (video)
• (Recorded Webinar)Looking at AI Writing in Higher Ed
• (Recorded Webinar) Discussing the Impact of AI
• AI Writing Educator Resources Page
• Why you need to include AI writing in your honor code and curriculum
• Sneak preview of Turnitin’s AI writing and ChatGPT detection capabilities
• Five ways to prepare writing assignments in the age of AI

 

***Artificial Intelligence Detection Toolkit for Administrators and Instructors

 

How to Enable TurnItIn

TurnItIn Guides -Assignment Management

For the same information in the form of a video walkthrough, watch below:

 

Turn It Up with Turnitin

This training reviews the benefits of using Turnitin as well as what to be cautious about when using the program.  

It also looks at both the Similarity Report and Feedback Studio

To access the presentation, CLICK HERE

 

Trouble Shooting TurnItIn

TurnItIn Guides -Assignment Management

TII Tips

Issue: Students are not able to see feedback when the instructor used Feedback Studio. 

Resolution:   

1)The Feedback Release Date needs to be after the Start Date and before the Due Date.  This can be corrected by opening the assignment, clicking on the gear (setting) and adjusting the date. 

2)An “Until Date” was created.   This can be corrected by going to Canvas>Assignments and clicking the three notes in line with the assignment.  Click Edit>More Options and clear out the field for “Until Date.” 

If you have any "TII Tips" or issues that are unique (and possibly not in the Turnitin Guides), send it to CETL to include here.

What is Yuja?

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YuJa is a lecture capture and video management platform (like a private YouTube for TXWES classes) that includes video recording and editing software. You can use Yuja to record lectures, store them, and post them in your Canvas classroom for students to refer back to. If you are new to Yuja, the following tutorials will help you get started.

Managing Your Video Content in Yuja

To access Yuja from your Canvas course, click on the Yuja tool.

To learn about Yuja recorder and how it can provide you the opportunity to create and use media, explore the following video tutorials.

CLICK HERE

 

Accessibility

How-To: Newline Interactive TVs

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Getting started using the new Interactive TVs? This guide will help you get started with the features and use of your new panel. It will also cover a few basic troubleshooting tips to help you when using the board and it doesn't behave as normal. 

If your panel is giving you problems and you have gone through the steps below, reach out to IT to get someone to come look at your board. 

 

Powering On

 

 

Quick Access Toolbar

 

 

 

 

Switching Sources

 

 

 

Switching Sources

 

 

Switching Sources

 

 

One Drive Cloud Storage

Microsoft Teams

Teams for Education_Quick Guide

Teams Meeting Attendance Report

Creating a Classroom recording

Using Breakout Rooms in Teams

Collaborating on Office Documents

 

 

What is Perusall?

Perusall is a tool that allows students and instructors to collaborate on reading materials by annotating, commenting on and discussing readings, books, articles, web pages, videos, podcasts and images. While working in groups and collaborating, students can take notes and answer each other's questions directly within the text. Instructors can create assignments and groups for students to work on together. This increases the level of engagement by allowing students to interact more deeply with course materials, increase collaboration and create a classroom community. Instructors can use the Analytics feature to access statistics about student engagement.

 

Connecting to Perusall in Canvas

In order to use Perusall (and other third party apps), you need to connect and activate the app within the Canvas course.  If you need assistance on this task, visit this page:  Connecting to Perusall in Canvas

Getting Started

For step by step instructions, visit the Perusall Getting Started Tutorial

Syncing Perusall Assignments with Canvas 

From the Perusall Support site, accessed September 30, 2022:

1. In Perusall, set the Grade sync to LMS field (Settings > General) to Automatically sync students' individual assignment scores back to the LMS
2. In Perusall, click: Course home > Assignments > select an assignment > Copy full title for LMS. The assignment name will be copied to the clipboard
   
   
   
3. In Canvas, click Assignments > +Assignment. Paste the assignment’s title into the Assignment name field. 
4. The number in the Points field should match the high end of the Assignment score range of your Perusall course (which is by default 0-3 and found in Settings > Advanced) > Choose External Tool from the Submission Type dropdown menu > Choose Perusall as the External Tool > Check off load this tool in a new tab
5. Click Save & Publish.

This video can also walk you through the process:

Perusall Support for Instructors

To explore Perusall past basic set up, visit the page Perusall Support for Instructors

ENABLE THE TOOL

 

Ensure that GetMarked is enabled for your course

It will show up in the Course Menu on the left-hand side.

If not Go to Settings

Select the Navigation Tab

Find GetMarked Quiz Importer and the three dots, to enable.

 

 

PREPARE YOUR QUIZ

I would suggest having your quiz in a Word document.

Supported

• Media like images and audio
• Tables, bullets, numberings, math equations and symbols
• Text bold, italics, underline, superscript, and subscript
• Code (must use Consolas font type)
• Hyperlinks (web URL only)
• Text highlight when used to annotate correct answer

Not supported

• Alignments, groups, and positioning
• Color, shading, borders or backgrounds
• Shapes like lines, arrows, rectangles, circles, etc.
• Graphs, charts, header, footer, links and comments
• *Take a screenshot of any shapes or graphs to replace it with an image. In Windows, screenshots can be taken by pressing
  

  

 

IMPORTING

In canvas:

Select GetMarked Quiz Importer from the Course navigation to open the tool

 

Browse to Find your Quiz

 

  

Submit to begin the Job.

Close the Pop-Up Window and Look for Jobs Below

If the Converting Symbol seems to run for a long time, refresh your screen.

 

A best practice is to View the Job before exporting.

This will give you many options to choose from, we suggest starting with:

1. Matching the question type to ensure it is converted correctly
2. Ensuring the answers are marked correctly
3. In the PowerApps Select Remove title in all items
4. In the Power Apps Select Set Points in all questions

 

EXPORTING/ IMPORTING

Return to the Dashboard to Export

Select Export

Choose Canvas

It will download a Zip File – depending on where your default downloads go, you’ll find the file there.

 

Go back to Canvas and Select Import Existing Content.

Choose QTI .zip file

Next, select Choose File to attach the zip file

**Note: If you adding the questions to a question bank, you can add to an existing one, or create a new bank to add the import into.

If you are using New Quizzes, be sure to select the checkbox

If not, leave it unchecked.

 

Select Import

The import will run, and the quiz (and if you selected question bank) will be generated in your quizzes tab.

Click on Quizzes to find your quiz.

Canvas has the capability of integrating many applications into the grade center and content areas.   For example, textbook sites, Explain everything, Labster, Harvard Business, plus many more.   If you have resources that you use in your course,  please email the service desk to see if an LTI is available for your tool.

 

Tool	CETL Documentation	Instructor Help Site	Additional Resources
Cengage (MindTap and WebAssign)	First Time User Returning Users	Instructor Help Site	MindTap Instructor Guide + Videos WebAssign Instructor Guide + Videos Accessing and Navigating Your Cengage Instructor Account (YouTube video) 3:49 Cengage Instructor How-To Videos Playlist (YouTube playlist of many videos)
Pearson (MyLab	Canvas Setup	Instructor Support Site	MyLab Quick Start Guide Assign Content in MyLab Teach with MyLab Getting Started with the Assignment Manager Getting Started with the Pearson Gradebook How to Prepare for Next Term in Pearson How to Create/Copy a MyLab & Mastering Course
MacMillan	Canvas Setup