{"id":4996,"date":"2023-09-19T12:00:18","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T16:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/itg\/?p=4996"},"modified":"2023-08-17T15:27:52","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T19:27:52","slug":"13-more-things-you-can-do-in-canvas-to-make-your-life-easier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/itg\/13-more-things-you-can-do-in-canvas-to-make-your-life-easier\/","title":{"rendered":"13 More Things You Can do in Canvas to Make Your Life Easier"},"content":{"rendered":"

You loved our blog post on <\/span>13 Things You Can Do In Canvas To Make Your Life Easier<\/span><\/a>, so we\u2019ve rounded up 13 more things! Enjoy these additional Canvas tips and tricks and let us know if you have any others to share.<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Add unlock date to pages<\/span><\/h2>\n

If you\u2019re familiar with <\/span>availability dates<\/span><\/a> in Canvas, you know that you can use an \u201cAvailable From\u201d date to keep assignments locked in Canvas until a certain time. Now, you can do the same thing with Canvas pages in addition to assignments. When you\u2019re editing or creating a page, simply add a date in the <\/span>Publish At<\/b> field to have the page become available to students on that date.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re adding the page to a module, be sure that the module is <\/span>published<\/span><\/a> and unlocked so that students can access the page.<\/span><\/p>\n

2. HTML in Canvas<\/span><\/h2>\n

Have you ever stumbled upon the <\/span>HTML editor in the Canvas Rich Content Editor<\/span><\/a> and wondered what it was? HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language and is used to make web pages. Using HTML in Canvas allows you to organize your content and customize the look of your course. Check out some of the <\/span>HTML ideas<\/span><\/a> we\u2019ve collected and tested for accessibility!<\/span><\/p>\n

3. Custom links in course navigation<\/span><\/h2>\n

The Redirect Tool in Canvas lets you create custom links in your course navigation. This comes in handy when you want students to easily access a particular resource. To add a custom link, go to your course settings, then click the <\/span>Apps <\/b>tab. Under <\/span>External Apps<\/b>, click the big blue arrow\/Redirect Tool:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Copy the link you want to add as a custom link in your course navigation, then return to the Redirect Tool page and select <\/span>+Add App. <\/b>Paste the link under <\/span>URL Redirect<\/b>, then rename the link under <\/span>Name<\/b> (the text you enter here will appear in your course navigation). Be sure to select <\/span>Show in Course Navigation:<\/b><\/p>\n

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Please note that custom links to Canvas course content are not automatically updated when importing from one course to another. Therefore, the imported custom link will need to be <\/span>hidden<\/span><\/a>, then recreated using the steps above in order for the link to work.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

4. Use question groups in quizzes for exam randomization<\/span><\/h2>\n

If you choose to assess students using Canvas quizzes, this feature may be of interest to you. You can <\/span>use question groups in a Canvas quiz to randomize quiz questions<\/span><\/a> so that not all students will take the same exact exam. When you add a question group in the quiz editor, you\u2019ll need to designate the group name, the number of questions to randomly pick for each student\u2019s quiz, and the number of points per question. Then, add your questions to the group either by creating them from scratch or by pulling them from a question bank.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

5. Use text header (no question) question types to categorize questions<\/span><\/h2>\n

Another helpful feature in Canvas quizzes is the text header <\/span>question type<\/span><\/a>. This question type allows you to have a block of text that doesn\u2019t require an answer or any type of input from students. You might use a text header question type if you want to provide context to a following set of questions, or if you have different parts to an exam and want to provide a clear delineation of when one part ends and a new part begins. Below is a screenshot of what this question type looks like on a Canvas quiz:<\/span><\/p>\n

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6. Automatically regrade (certain types of) quiz questions\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

Have you ever made a typo in a Canvas quiz question or realized after the quiz was administered that the wrong answer is marked as correct? We\u2019ve all been there! The good news is that you can <\/span>automatically regrade three types of questions<\/span><\/a>: Multiple Choice, True\/False, and Multiple Answers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If you need to <\/span>regrade other question types<\/span><\/a>, it would have to be done manually via the SpeedGrader.<\/span><\/p>\n

7. Accessibility resources built into Canvas<\/span><\/h2>\n

In an effort to engage all students in classes, every course should be <\/span>accessible<\/span><\/a>. There are several tools built right into Canvas that check your content for accessibility, flag issues, and explain how you can fix them:<\/span><\/p>\n