Category: Instructional Tools News & Updates

Canvas: Media organization, Student View Button

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Implementation Date: December 19, 2020

In this Canvas Release, the changes below become part of the main Canvas environment.

  • Uploaded Media File Placement: Newly recorded media and uploaded media via the Upload/Record Media link is stored in the Course, Groups, or User Files folder, respectively. This makes it easier to reuse newly recorded media.
  • Individual Page Student View: The Student View button displays as an icon in the top-right corner of supported individual Canvas pages.

Canvas: Anonymous Grading Now Enabled

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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.

Enable Anonymous Grading and Instructor Annotations in Canvas

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 all annotations made in DocViewer when marking student submissions via Speedgrader.

Anonymous grading and anonymous annotations in Speedgrader.

Grammarly: Improvements on Mobile Devices

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The Grammarly app has been available on both Android and iOS as a native keyboard for quite some time. Below are 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
  5. Personalization settings

Still not convinced? Here are some added features to make writing on your phone even easier:

  1. Dark theme
  2. Speech to text
  3. Suggestions for style improvements and vocabulary enhancements

Download Grammarly for Android or iOS.

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