by Mathieu Plourde | Jul 21, 2014 | Known Issue
As staff and faculty use the Sakai and Canvas Guest Accounts services, we have noticed that when they invite guests who use Microsoft-hosted email account domains, such as: @hotmail.com @live.com @msn.com @outlook.com or any country-specific ones, such as @msn.ca, or...
by Mathieu Plourde | Feb 14, 2014 | Tips and Tricks
Now that we have covered how the grades are calculated (part 1) and how to enable the grading scheme (part 2), let’s explore how to assign extra credit in Canvas. Extra credit assignments in Canvas Coming back to the scenario we looked at in part 1, let’s...
by Mathieu Plourde | Feb 13, 2014 | Tips and Tricks
In part 1, we covered how Canvas calculates the Total column. This post discusses how those grades can be turned into letter grades automatically. Enabling the course grading scheme To prevent confusion and unpleasant surprises, the letter grading scheme is turned off...
by Mathieu Plourde | Feb 12, 2014 | Tips and Tricks
Some instructors have contacted our team recently about the Grades tool in Canvas, expressing some concerns over its features and calculation process. In order to clarify the process and share some tips, we are posting this three-part series on the Canvas gradebook....
by Mathieu Plourde | Jul 3, 2013 | Known Issue
Here is a note from the BigBlueButton team that was distributed to the Canvas administrators. If you’re using the Conferences tool in Canvas, it might apply to you. Last week, when Google updated the Chrome browser to version 27, they added a prompt for...
