Frequently Asked Questions

This FAQs page is a living document and will be updated as needed. If you don’t see a topic listed here that you think would be helpful for others at CCS, please contact the ET+I team at EdTech@ccsdetroit.edu.

Official Canvas documentation for instructors can be found at the following links:

• Written Guides for Canvas
• Video Tutorials for Canvas
• Written Guides for Canvas Studio
• Written Guides for Canvas Commons

Canvas

Getting Started

Logging in to Canvas via the CCS Access Manager

Browser and Computer Requirements*

Canvas 101

Canvas and Simple Syllabus Availability

Publishing Courses in Canvas

Streamlining Student Navigation

Canvas Status (Overall)

Canvas Status (College for Creative Studies)

Get Help from the ET+I Team at CCS

* = Official Canvas documentation

Assignments

Setting Up a Weighted Gradebook in Canvas in Conjunction with Simple Syllabus

Creating an Assignment Using the Google Assignments LTI 1.3 External Tool

Bulk Update Assignment Due Dates and Availability Dates

Submitting an Assignment on Behalf of a Student

Using Rubrics for Assignment Grading

Attendance

Taking Attendance through Canvas

Canvas Commons

Sharing and Importing Course Content in Canvas Commons

Using Canvas Commons to Update Content in Multiple Courses at One Time

Course Settings and Configurations

Showing Letter Grades in Canvas

Totals in Student Grades Summary

Marking a Canvas Course as a “Favorite”

Moving Courses on the Canvas Dashboard

Creating a Nickname for Your Canvas Course

Validating Links in a Canvas Course

Managing Broken Links

Show or Hide Course Navigation Links

Feature Options in Canvas

Discussions

Discussions Redesign on July 20, 2024

Gradebook and SpeedGrader

Ensuring the Accuracy of the “Total” Column in your Canvas Gradebook

Showing Letter Grades in Canvas

Enabling the “Send Grades to AARO” Course Navigation Menu in Canvas

Can’t Submit Grades, Session Expired

Groups

Setting Up Groups in a Canvas Course

Importing and Publishing Content

Importing Content in Canvas using the Course Import Tool

Inbox

Out of Office / Signature in the Canvas Inbox

Miscellaneous (Cool Canvas Stuff)

The “Undelete” Trick

Adding/Removing a Navigation Link in your Course via the Redirect Tool

Canvas Release Notes and Deploy Notes

Canvas “Test” and “Beta” Environments

Mobile Apps

Canvas Mobile Apps

Modules

Publishing Modules in Canvas

New Analytics

Obtaining a List of Student E-mail Addresses via Your Canvas Course

Canvas Tools for Early Student Engagement

Profile & User Settings

User Settings in Canvas

Editing Your Canvas Profile

Changing Your Name on Canvas

Managing Your Canvas Notification Settings

Quizzes

Migrating a Classic Quiz Question Bank to a New Quiz Item Bank

Rubrics

Use a Rubric for Assignment Grading

Make Rubric Sortable

Canvas Community

Canvas Community Website

Cidi Labs Tools

DesignPLUS Sidebar | MultiTool | Upload/Embed Image Tool

The DesignPLUS Sidebar

Using the Course Upgrade Tool in DesignPLUS

Using the MultiTool’s Template Builder

Using the MultiTool’s Module Builder

Basics of Content Blocks in DesignPLUS

Designing a Basic Content Page Using the DesignPLUS Sidebar

Using the DesignPLUS Sidebar to Check for Accessibility in Your Canvas Course

Reusable Content Blocks in DesignPLUS

Removing “Editor Only Instructions” in Content Blocks

UDOIT (Accessibility Checker)

The UDOIT Accessibility Checker

Converting a File into a Canvas Page Using UDOIT

“Processing Error” Messages in UDOIT File Review

Faculty Recording Studio

Technology + Innovation: Recording Studio

Simple Syllabus

Editing Your Simple Syllabus Document

Simple Syllabus – Instructor Experience Guides

Student Engagement Reports in Simple Syllabus

Zoom

Holding Your CCS Course or Meeting With Zoom

Setting Up Appointments for Zoom Meetings via Canvas

Viewing Participants from a Zoom Meeting

Adding a Timer to a Zoom Meeting

Using Zoom Transcription

Create a Zoom Poll

Integrate Zoom Into a Canvas Course