This Friday Five is a reminder of things to do to end the quarter and/or start a new semester course. Items 4 and 5 introduce a change that is coming to Canvas that will improve your workflow.
1. Grading in Canvas: Teachers will be able to grade Q2 items in Canvas and push them to PTP until grades are due on February 4. Remember: Once you are done with your grading for the quarter it is a best practice to "turn-off" the sync setting for assignments.
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| How to turn of grade sync for an assignment. |
- If you used announcements, don't copy these
- Select "Remove All Dates" so you start with undated content
- Anything you copy will be copied in the same state that is in the original course (i.e., published or unpublished - you can always unpublish before or after copying)
- Don't forget to PUBLISH new courses. Directions are here.
3. New Gradebook in Canvas: As of 1/18, the gradebook in Canvas is changing. The last Friday Five linked here details the significant changes. Again, don't worry, it is not a huge change for us.
In addition to the new gradebook, Canvas will also be releasing some exciting upgrades next week....
4. Copy materials within Canvas: Tired of having to export items to another course to make a copy?
5. Sharing Canvas Items with Colleagues: Is sharing items to Commons too much of hassel when collaborating with colleagues?
If you answered "Yes" to either of the two questions above, you will be excited to watch this video. A better and more efficient way to copy and share is coming to Canvas on Monday next week- just in time for Semester 2!
This is a huge improvement that will benefit all teachers.
Have a fantastic semester 2 and please reach out to me with any Canvas questions.
