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Every term, courses need to be published before students are able to join a course. It is recommended that your course is published at least two weeks before the term begins. Remember -- All your course content does not need to be immediately published, just the course!

You can easily publish courses from the Dashboard by clicking the 'Publish' button on a course. All unpublished courses are listed in their own category:

Courses can also be published individually by clicking on the 'Publish' button on the course's homepage:

If you'd like to add extra time or to provide an extra attempt for a student to complete a Quiz, it is important to first publish the Quiz. Otherwise, the 'Moderate a Quiz' option would not be available.

To add another attempt or extra time:

1. Click the 'Moderate This Quiz' option
2. Select the 'Edit' option for the specific student
   
   
3. Add/Adjust the extra attempt or extra time (not total)
4. Save the change
   
   
5. Confirm the changes for the student
   
   

Assignments can be setup to allow for specific submission types:

• No Submission - This is the default option and will not allow for any submission by students.
• Online - One or multiple online entry options may be selected.
  1. Text Entry - The Rich Content Editor will be available to students:
     
  2. Website URL - Students will be prompted to submit a link:
     
     
  3. Media Recordings - Students are able to directly record video from their device or upload previously recorded videos:
     
     
     
  4. File Uploads - Students are allowed to upload files from their device. This may additionally be restricted to specific file types such as pptx, docx, pdf, etc.:
     
     
     
• On Paper - Paper submissions must be collected from students outside of Canvas. This option is helpful for face-to-face assignments that will be collected in person, but should still exist in the grade book.
• External Tool - External tools such as library or publisher content that exist outside of Canvas.

This function creates a new course shell and duplicates the content. For an actual course, see the instructions for 'Import Content from another Canvas shell'.

1. Find Settings at the left lower corner, click 'Copy this Course' on the right hand side
2. Choose the content to import
   • 'Select Specific Content' allows you to select particular items (e.g. a single Assignment) before importing
   • 'All content' will import everything from the source as in true Course Copy
3. If you chose 'All content' in Step 2, you may check 'Adjust events and due dates' to adjust the first date of the semester
4. Click the 'Create Course' button
5. If you chose 'Select Specific Content' in Step 2, click the 'Select Content' button next to the progress bar
   • On the pop-up window, pick the items to import and click the 'Select Content' button at the bottom of the pop-up

On the Canvas Dashboard, you may have tiles from courses in the past. You may also have tiles for the following semester. These courses also show up in your Inbox as "Favorite Courses" and they could have the same name. You cannot distinguish which ones belong to this semester.

This is why you should mark your favorites! Only the marked courses will show up on Dashboard and "Favorite Courses" in Inbox. Otherwise, Canvas assumes all courses are favorites.

To set up favorite courses:

1. Find 'Courses' on the global menu to open the course panel
2. Select 'All Courses' at the bottom of the panel
3. Mark the course as 'Favorite' by clicking the star
   • The star should turn orange as 'Favorite'
   • Click the star to turn colorless to unmark

4. The choices are saved automatically
5. Go to Dashboard to confirm the changes

To import existing content from another Canvas shell, you start from the course you are working on and pull the content in from another shell.

1. Find Settings at the left lower corner, click 'Import Course Content' on the right hand side
2. Choose Content Type: Copy a Canvas Course
3. Type the name of the course (e.g. ENG101) and select the source
4. Choose the content to import
   • 'Select Specific Content' allows you to select particular items (e.g. a single Assignment) before importing
   • 'All content' will import everything from the source as in true Course Copy
5. If you chose 'All content' in Step 4, check the box for 'Adjust events and due dates'; adjust the first date of the semester and all due dates will be adjusted accordingly
6. Click the 'Import' button
7. If you chose 'Select Specific Content' in Step 4, click the 'Select Content' button next to the progress bar
   • On the pop-up window, pick the items to import and click the 'Select Content' button at the bottom of the pop-up

There are options in Canvas for connecting the students with library resources, library instruction, and librarian assistance. Detailed instructions for each option are available in this guide. Please contact the library at reference@waubonsee.edu if you need any additional assistance.

If you have multiple sections of the same course, you could merge the course shells together. The function is called 'cross-list.' However, always be mindful of FERPA. At Waubonsee, each section is an individual course. Therefore, it is important to separate students of one section from students of a different section in a discussion forum. To merge one course with another:

1. Go to Settings of one of the shells
2. Click the Sections tab and then the Course name (e.g. ENG101)
   
   
3. On the right hand side of the new screen, click the gray 'Cross-List this Section' button
   
   
4. A new pop-up window will allow you to search for the other course to merge
   
   
5. Select the course and click the red 'Cross-List This Section' button
6. Then, you should see that a gray 'De-Cross-List' button will replace the gray 'Cross-List this Course' button. The 'De-Cross-List' button allows you to reverse the cross-listing process
7. To confirm that the cross-listing process was successful, click People to show two rosters listed as one
8. If there's a 3rd course to merge, repeat Step 1 to Step 7

Blackboard Learn courses are automatically being migrated to Canvas for summer 2020. If you would like to migrate a course on your own, please see the 'How do I import content from Blackboard 6/7/8/9 into Canvas?' Canvas Community Guide, the 'Importing from Blackboard' video above or the following instructions.

Always be mindful that content originated from a different system appears/behaves differently. It is a good practice to import those content to a Canvas sandbox first. Arrange everything there before sending it into the actual course.

1. Create a Sandbox on Canvas and use a unique name
2. Go to the Blackboard shell > Course Management > Packages and Utilities > Export
3. Click 'Export Package' and choose the content to export
4. Wait for the .zip file to be available within a few minutes, use the 'Refresh' button to check
5. Click the .zip name and save it in the local computer
6. Go to Canvas and find the sandbox created in Step 1
7. Find Settings at the left lower corner, click 'Import Course Content' on the right hand side
8. Choose Content Type: Blackboard 6/7/8/9.x export .zip file
9. Find the file from Step 5
   • For PC users, click 'Choose File' and select the file from Step 5
   • For Mac Users, open Finder, find the folder from Step 5 and drag it to the 'Choose File' button
10. Select 'All content', then click the 'Import' button

There are different methods to embed videos in Canvas depending on where the video is located.

Embed mymedia videos in Canvas:

1. If your video is already in mymedia, skip to step 4
2. Go to mymedia
3. Use Media Upload to upload the video
4. Go to your Canvas course shell, and create a Page under the module
   
   
5. Open the Page, and click Edit
6. Click the Rich Content Editor so that the editor area becomes the focus
7. Click the "plugin" icon in the tool bar (it looks like an electric plug)
   
   
8. Select the text: 'Embed Kaltura Media'
   
   
9. Find the video and click the blue 'Embed' button
   
   
10. Save the Page, and Publish the Page

Using URL (e.g. Zoom in the Cloud):

1. Have the URL ready
   • If you need the URL for Zoom Cloud video, please visit our Zoom webpage for help
2. Go to your Course shell and select Modules
3. Click the '+' for the desired module to add the video
4. On the Add Item pop-up window, change Assignment to External URL
   
   
5. Paste the URL into the 'URL:' text box
6. Provide a Page Name and click 'Add Item'

To share a video saved on your computer (e.g. Zoom on your computer):

1. Make sure the video is already uploaded on MyMedia
   • If you need the embedded code for the video, please visit our Kaltura webpage for help
2. Go to your Course shell and select Modules
3. Click the '+' for the desired module to add the video
4. On the Add Item pop-up window, change Assignment to Page
5. Either add a [New Page] or use the page already created
6. Click 'Add Item'
7. Click 'Edit' to open the Rich Content Editor
8. Select the Media icon
   
   
9. Select Upload/Record Media
10. Click the Embed tab on top in the pop-up window
11. Paste the embedded code in the text box and Click Submit