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How to Post Your Syllabus to Canvas
This guide will show you how to post your syllabus to Canvas.
How to Send Email in Canvas
This guide will show you how to send email in Canvas. Please note that your course must be published before you can send students an email or an announcement.
Course Notifications in Canvas
Notifications have been added to the course level. Everyone can set their notifications for important announcements and events course by course.
Using the Canvas Media Recorder for Feedback
Use the Canvas Media Recorder tool to create short videos or audio podcasts for providing feedback to students,
Use Turnitin SimCheck in Canvas
Turnitin SimCheck is University of Oregon's similarity detection tool. This article will describe why you might use Turnitin, how to enable SimCheck in Canvas, and how to access and interpret the similarity report.
How to Create an Announcement
This guide will show you how to create an announcement in your Canvas course.
Copying Content From Another Canvas Course
This guide will show you how to copy course content from one site to another by importing.NOTE: Panopto Videos are not copied using the method described here. To copy existing Panopto videos into a new course, please see the Copying Panopto Videos How To resource.
Canvas Supported Browsers
This article provides guidance on supported browsers for Canvas, lists known issues for Safari with Canvas, and provides troubleshooting tips for browser-related issues.
How to Add Users to Your Canvas Course
This guide is intended for help in adding a user to your Canvas course, such as a Graduate Employee or Course Designer.
Announcements and Inbox FAQs
The following are some of the questions we frequently get asked about Announcements and Canvas Inbox. How can I be sure everyone is receiving notification of new announcements? You and your students can get a notification from Canvas when Announcements are posted in…