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When I create an announcement, I like to link to where the students will be working today in the announcement, however I notice that for each course the assignments are not organized. Some start with unit 8 and then go to unit 4, etc. Is there a way to organize them to make it easier to locate them to add?

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Is there somewhere we are supposed to be putting our announcements. In Blackboard we had a section titled Old Announcements.

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I have my announcements made in Google Docs and I have an html code where I need to embed some online tools. Is there are way to double click or something to add that code where it belongs. Currently when I switch to html view, I have to try and scroll through the laborious html code and try and find where it goes.

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OCS Canvas Cheat Sheet Not Open to People with Link

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OCS Canvas Cheat Sheet Not Open to People with Link

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Some of the links in the cheat sheet require permission.

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I understand how to "hide" assignments but if an assignment is hidden, will Canvas just skip it and let the students move on or must every single assignment be completed (much like what we had to do in our Canvas training)?

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I saved my announcements from Blackboard into a Google Drive Spreadsheet, but the codes are not working like they did when I copied from there back into blackboard. Is there a shortcut way to fix this?

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Can we have further guidance, examples of what to include on our welcome announcement for Include assignments/Getting Started directions, Provide info on how to navigate through the rest of course, and Give directions on getting to grades, course docs, etc. (cells 15, 16, and 17 of the course sweep for our welcome announcement)

extension question...Is it appropriate okay to use the links from the f2f teacher handbook in our welcome announcement and first several days announcements to teach students these "how-do's"?

These links below from the f2f teachers handbook

sending messages video:

http://media.ncvps.org/media/Conversations/1_g1unznv6

Grades and recent feedback:

http://media.ncvps.org/media/Checking+Your+Grades+and+Feedback/1_x0tted0b

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I watched the "how to" video on adding a link to your CTDL in canvas in each section, and I did this within the module for adding a link to gizmo, but couldn't figure out if gizmos are suppose to be linked along the side where settings, ultra, modules, etc. were...  like by going to settings,  somehow?

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Is it possible to embed videos that are in google drive?

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Can the shortcuts be added to the cheat sheet? ie control K to make link open in new tab, REC short cuts, Speedgrader short cuts, etc?

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How do we add a course banner to the home page of each course?

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Is there a way to store announcements in canvas someplace to customize/load in classeswhen the time arrives?

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i am thinking of adding announcement titles on the calendar. Also, I plan to add assignments iced out. Are these good ideas

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In BlackBoard we had a place to put old announcements. Are we doing that in Canvas also?

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I have previously used Jing/screencast when recording while showing my computer screen. When embedding into a canvas announcement I wasn't able to make it completely fit. Is there something else others have found to work well?

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Should we make the assignments tab available for students or should they complete assignments through the modules?

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I think there is something wrong with the links I have on my splash page. Some are grey-colored instead of black, and I don't have a Collaborate Ultra link.

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I had a teacher that said she could not open the ctdl, it said  something
about the "online teacher linking ctdl" Do we link that on their homepage? I did share it with her thru google drive.

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I am working on setting up courses and am having trouble adding Journal, Portfolio and ESR to Teacher Notes Module.  I don't even see a Teacher Notes Module Document to add the information.  I am stuck and am feeling lost at this point and don't know what to do.  I have gone back into CANVAS looking for directions/video and can't find anything there to help.
What do I do?

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Is there a way to turn off notifications from the Practice and training courses? I've turned off everything that I can, but they still appear in my Recent Canvas Notifications Email. I think that Email could be helpful, but not with those notifications mixed in.

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Do we have to copy the announcements to a folder like in BB?

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This is a little tough now with canvas since we cannot use HTML code in messages or in feedback. Also, when you send a student a link it opens in the same window instead of a new one so they have to push the back button to get back to canvas. What suggestions do you have to fulfill the requirement for individualized learning in a way that is more than just text and links?

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How do you send a message to a student so that it does not copy you (the teacher) into the message and send you an inbox as well?

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Is there a place in Canvas where teachers can go to print out the activities (i.e notes sheets, worksheets etc)? I know they are available within each lesson, but in Blackboard they were able to get into a place that housed all the files in one location.

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Is there a way to leave a link in Canvas so that our teachers can quickly and easily access the CTDL like we were able to do in BB?

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Do we still need a bar separating announcements? 

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Do we still need a bar separating announcements? 

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Like we used to at the bottom of announcements in BB?

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Is there a way to hyperlink to a new tab? The only way it seems to work is by opening in the same tab. Also what is the best browser to recommend using with Canvas? I found the CTDL link that I put in the modules will only open in Safari not Firefox. One more: If a class starts on the 22nd should I publish the course so the teacher has access?
Thanks, Sheila

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If a co-teacher tells us that they do not want their pic on the splash page can they send a pic of something else? A flower, pet, etc, as long as it is professional or should we put an image of the school mascot in there...or just leave the placeholder on the splash page? Michelle B

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In Bb, students used to see their announcements as their first page each day. In Canvas, they have the "Splash" page. While many teachers show the announcements as a warm-up, some do not. Therefore, I'm just wondering whether we might make our announcements more prominent for our OCS students, and how to do that. Thanks! Jenny S.

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Is there a way to change the home screen we see when we log in? Right now, it's the he splash page for our training, and I'd rather it be my dashboard?

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Does anyoneed else feel as lost as I do???

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Does anyoneed else feel as lost as I do???

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I'm wondering if co-teachers are allowed to register students with NCVPS if they have not had canvas training? If so, how can we support them?
Karen P

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I have a question about how to add vokis to Canvas announcements - it seems that the link needs to have https rather than http.  I also see that we need to have paid accounts to embed the code.

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I have a question about how to add vokis to Canvas announcements - it seems that the link needs to have https rather than http.  I also see that we need to have paid accounts to embed the code.

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The lessons copied over from Blackboard that use vokis do not seem to have issues, but in the online seminar, the presenter could not get new ones to work.

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Do we know how co-teachers have responded to the shift to Canvas? I think once they start, they'll love it...but I'm nervous that some will be so intimidated/upset by the change that they'll dismiss the site

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Can you show us an example of what good/appropriate feedback should look like? I'm struggling because I don't think we can use html code the way we did in Blackboard.

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Can you show us an example of what good/appropriate feedback should look like? I'm struggling because I don't think we can use html code the way we did in Blackboard.

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Also, is there a way to organized the grades section by Unit. (Like having all of Unit one's assignments in order, then Unit two's, and so on.)

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Is there a way to reorder them once they're completed? Doesn't seem like you can drag them up or down like w/ Bb. Thanks!
Cathy Edmonds

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Maybe I'm missing something but in Canvas, do we just title our announcements with dates if we have to repeat them (like spring break)? For example, my welcome announcement was not viewed today. Do I just leave it up and go back and change the title to the dates that it would have been posted for?

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When trying to make a powerpoint to help students to use canvas.  I went to module one and it did not have anywhere for me to click to take the module 1 pre test is that just because I am in student view.

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When trying to make a powerpoint to help students to use canvas.  I went to module one and it did not have anywhere for me to click to take the module 1 pre test is that just because I am in student view.

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Also, when looking at grades in student view it starts with Unit 5.  Do we need to fix that?
Melissa Boswell

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Is there a way to zero out a students total activity time? I think it would be very helpful to know how much time a student spends in my course each day.
Leslie B