Spring 2021 midterms are due Mar. 19 by 2:15 p.m. Review the key concepts for grading in Canvas, then Submit Grades using ISU AdminTools.
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Canvas Release: LaTeX, HTML Editor
LaTeX becomes more widely available and HTML code can be formatted and colorized for easier manipulation. Effective February 20, 2021.
Canvas: Course Conclusion (Fall 2020 Courses)
Canvas courses from Fall 2020 will be concluded in the early morning hours of Tuesday, February 16.
Canvas: Student View Button, Rich Content Editor, Minor Visual Improvements, Quiz Previews
Contains updates to the Student View button, Rich Content Editor, the styling of People and Syllabus pages, and functionality of Instructors’ quiz previews. Effective February 17, 2021.
TurnItIn: Draft Coach Now Available for Students
TurnItIn Draft Coach supports students in delivering high-quality academic writing, using text similarity checking to highlight the importance of research and correctly citing sources. Students can effortlessly run a report to check their Google Docs for similarity against the TurnItIn database. Any matches are individually highlighted and can be reviewed in the easy to navigate … Continue reading TurnItIn: Draft Coach Now Available for Students
Grammarly: Improvements on Mobile Devices
Five reasons you should consider using Grammarly on your phone: (1) fewer typos, errors, and mistakes, (2) searchable emojis, (3) a bigger vocabulary, (4) works where you work, and (5) personalization settings.
Webex: Modifications to Recordings for Virtual Meetings
Recordings for Webex meetings scheduled within Canvas will now appear in the Recordings section of Virtual Meetings. This change includes cloud recordings of any meeting launched from within Canvas or externally through the Webex web portal, the desktop app, or on a mobile device.
Canvas: Improved Rich Content Editor, Miscellaneous Bug Fixes
Improves the size of the Rich Content Editor and addresses several behind-the-scenes bugs. Effective February 3, 2021.
Zoom Live Trainings
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Canvas: Anonymous Grading Now Enabled
You can now allow anonymous grading and anonymous annotation of student submissions in Canvas assignments. Both options can be enabled from within the assignments’ Details tab. Selecting the anonymous grading option hides student names from the graders when assignment submissions are accessed via Speedgrader. Opting for anonymous instructor annotations removes the names of the graders from … Continue reading Canvas: Anonymous Grading Now Enabled