CANVAS TRICKS���WHAT WE'LL LEARN TODAY

Assignments and Grading

• Speed Grader Comment Bank
• Batch edit Assignment due dates
• Drop lowest score in Assignment Group
• Weighted Assignment Groups

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• Visual Options
• Use Emojis in Module Titles
• Speed Grader Comment Bank
• Change color overlays (or remove them)
• Change course nickname on Dashboard
• Unfavorite courses from Dashboard
• Redirect Tool (sidebar navigation)

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• Undelete, Test and Beta
• Undelete
• Test Environment
• Beta Environment

Special thanks for Vanessa Wieland for

assistance with this session and the use of

her resources.

ASSIGNMENTS AND GRADING

Speed Grader Comment Bank

Batch Assignment Date Changes

Drop Lowest Score

Weighted Assignment Groups

VISUAL OPTIONS

Add Emojis to Modules

Change course Nickname

Unfavorite from Dashboard

Use Redirect for Side Navigation

USING THE URL BAR

Undelete��* Restore deleted items in your Canvas course by navigating to the homepage and then adding /undelete to the end:  https://nku.instructure.com/courses/29683/undelete 

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Test Environment��* Test using your real data but without disturbing your live production environment: https://nku.test.instructure.com/login 

* Resets once a month

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Beta Environment��* See what new features are going to be coming with the beta environment: https://nku.beta.instructure.com 

* Resets once a week.

* Release notes: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Releases/tkb-p/canvas-release

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