Canvas Support Page

The OLT is happy to help guide you as you use and explore Canvas for your ISUComm courses. It is also worth noting, however, that Canvas is a widely used learning management system, so there are many resources available. Below are a few options and resources.

Support with your Course

Visit the OLT office (Ross Hall 306) or find additional resources on campus.

General Guides to Canvas

ISU Canvas Orientation

ISU Specific Tools

Canvas Guides

Specific Tasks

ISU Processes

How to Enroll Students – https://canvas.iastate.edu/courses/75/pages/enroll-students-slash-publish-course

How to Submit Grades – https://canvas.iastate.edu/courses/75/pages/grade-submission

Announcements

How to Add an Announcement in a Course – https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-10405-415250731

Assignments

How to Give Extra Credit – https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-9940

How to Add or Edit Details in an Assignment – https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-10113-415241285

How to Use the Assignments Index Page – https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-10061-415267000

Attendance

How to Use the Attendance Tool – https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-13077-4152107412

Discussions

How to Create a Discussion as an Instructor – https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-13016-4152724374

How to Assign a Graded Discussion to Everyone in a Course – https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-13962-4152810917

How to Create a Group Discussion in a Course – https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-13039-415264224

Gradebook

How to Use the Gradebook – https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-10241-4152220009

How to Sort Columns in the Gradebook – https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-12837-415255008

How to Get to Speedgrader from the Gradebook – https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-12790-415255019

How to Hide Grades from Students in the Gradebook – https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-12961-4152724339

How to hide Grade Distributions from Students – https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-12715-415292749

 

Moodle to Canvas

How to Import Content from Moodle into Canvas – https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-13132-415278277

Pages

How to Edit a Page in a Course – https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-12777-415241442

Peer Review

How to Use Peer Review Assignments – https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-10256-4152719640

Scheduler

How to Use Scheduler – https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-10719-6795261285

How to Add a Scheduler Appointment Group in the Scheduler Page – https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-12836-415259601

How to Sign up for a Scheduler Appointment in the Scheduler Page – https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-10482-4212354555

Speedgrader

How to Enter and Edit Grades in Speedgrader – https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-12772-4152640867

How to Use a Rubric to Grade in Speedgrader – https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-12931-4152724107

How to Mute or Unmute an Assignment in Speedgrader – https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-12965-4152724338

Student View

How to view the course as a student sees it – https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-13122-415261153