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Gradebook Filtering and Navigation
The Canvas gradebook provides filtering tools to help you navigate your assignments, your students, and their progress through your class.
Weighted Grades & Assignment Groups
All graded work including graded Discussions, graded Quizzes and Assignments will be on the Assignment Page (Index). If your grading scheme is based on points (not percentage) and unweighted, all of these items can be in one group. If you would like to organize your assignments by type, apply a…
Quizzes FAQs
The following are some of the questions we frequently get asked about the Quiz feature in Canvas. For a full list of FAQs from Canvas, check out these Canvas Guides from Instructure: Quizzes How can I add an extra credit question to a quiz or exam? You can create a question(s) and set the…
Rubric FAQs
The following are some of the questions we frequently get asked about rubrics. For a full list of FAQs from Canvas, check out these Canvas Guides from Instructure: Rubrics Could a rubric be used side by side with SpeedGrader? Yes, you can use a rubric with SpeedGrader. When you set up…
Pages FAQs
The following are some of the questions we frequently get asked about Pages. For a full list of FAQs from Canvas, check out these Canvas Guides from Instructure: Pages How do I set a Front Page? The Course Home Page is the first view your students will see when they enter your course. For the…
Modules FAQs
The following are some of the questions we frequently get asked about Modules in Canvas. For a full list of FAQs from Canvas, check out these Canvas Guides from Instructure: Modules. What are Modules and why should I use them? Modules are a system of "containers" in Canvas that allow you to…
Group FAQs
The following are some of the questions we frequently get asked about Groups in Canvas. For a full list of FAQs from Canvas, check out these Canvas Guides from Instructure: Groups How do I add a Group set? In the Course Navigation Menu, click the People link. Click the Add Group Set button.…
Gradebook FAQs
The following are some of the questions we frequently get asked about Grades in Canvas. For a full list of FAQs from Canvas, check out these Canvas Guides from Instructure: Grades Can I add columns to the Gradebook on my own? The Canvas Gradebook is driven entirely by the Assignment Index…
Discussions FAQs
The following are some of the questions we frequently get asked about Discussion boards. For a full list of FAQs from Canvas, check out these Canvas Guides from Instructure: Discussions Can I reply to a discussion board post by email? If you have asked Canvas to notify you when new posts are…
Files FAQs
The following are some of the questions we frequently get asked about Files. For a full list of FAQs from Canvas, check out these Canvas Guides from Instructure: Files.