Posted: September 27, 2021 12:00:00 AM CDT
Short URLs are easier to use for sharing content. Think about it, if you have a long and confusing URL, it is going to look weird when shared across social media or emails.
Posted: August 27, 2021 12:00:00 AM CDT
When you compose, reply to, or forward an email message, and the message body (including the text) appears larger or smaller than the size that you typically see, you might have changed the zoom view setting.
Posted: July 8, 2021 12:00:00 AM CDT
Do not ever let anyone shame you for having dozens and dozens of open tabs, implying you don’t have it together and can’t find the right one. Instead, dazzle them with this trick.
Posted: June 11, 2021 12:00:00 AM CDT
Use the test student option to turn in materials before you give the assignments to students. This allows you to get an idea of the procedure that your students must follow in order to submit their assignments. In addition, you will see how it will look once assignments are submitted. Bonus: Use VidGrid to record the steps for students to have a quick resource!
Posted: June 2, 2021 12:00:00 AM CDT
Have you deleted a file from Canvas and now you want it back? Did you delete the file from Modules, pages, or from Files? If the deleted file is from Modules or Pages, then the file is still in your course in Files. If you deleted the file from Files, then you'd want to try the "undelete" trick.
Posted: April 19, 2021 12:00:00 AM CDT
Qualtrics rolled out a new user interface late March. They also, provided an option to opt-in to a new version of their survey editor called Survey Builder. By the end of May, all users will be migrated permanently to the new survey builder.
Posted: March 26, 2021 12:00:00 AM CDT
If you want to make sure people know when you’re busy or away from your desk, set your status in Teams. The little dot on your profile indicates if you’re available or not.
Posted: February 26, 2021 12:00:00 AM CST
Presence is part of a user's profile in Microsoft Teams. Presence indicates the user's current availability and status to other users. By default, anyone in your organization using Teams can see in real time if other users are available online.
Posted: February 23, 2021 12:00:00 AM CST
OneDrive gives you access to all your files, including the files that people share with you. OneDrive provides a consistent, intuitive files experience across all your devices. If you are working on a file by yourself, save it to OneDrive. Your OneDrive files are private unless you share them with others. If multiple individuals and teams need to work on documents and products at the same time, then, SharePoint is where you should save your files. SharePoint is shared storage and is public...
Posted: February 15, 2021 12:00:00 AM CST
Working with Teams on daily basis, you might need to chat with external users. You may add them as Guest. Click the following link to see the instructions.
Posted: February 9, 2021 12:00:00 AM CST
No one likes spam or junk email. The Outlook Junk Email Filter doesn’t stop delivery of junk email messages but does the next best thing—it moves “suspected” spam to the Junk Email folder.
Posted: November 13, 2020 12:00:00 AM CST
Zoom screen sharing allows you to share the desktop, windows, applications or audio/video. Zoom allows you to send computer audio to the remote attendees when sharing a video or audio clip.
Posted: October 9, 2020 12:00:00 AM CDT
For best performance, Canvas should be used on the current release of Chrome and Firefox. Canvas runs on Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android, or any other device with a modern web browser. We strongly recommend that you do not use Safari.
Posted: September 30, 2020 12:00:00 AM CDT
Areas designed to promote a safe space while you wait for your next class. 6 feet of physical distancing and face covering are required in these spaces. Note: Links are available to reserve rooms when necessary.
Posted: September 4, 2020 12:00:00 AM CDT
Within Modules, you can view the progress of your students and see how they are progressing through the course.
Posted: July 24, 2020 12:00:00 AM CDT
As of August 19, 2020, Qualtrics users seeking phone support from Qualtrics, will be required to login to their Support Portal in order to connect with Qualtrics Support. This change is a required security update to ensure the utmost privacy of user accounts, including preventing anyone from posing as another user. Email and chat support have already required authentication as of May 13, 2019, and we are Qualtrics bringing phone support up to parity with all support contact methods. When...
Posted: July 20, 2020 12:00:00 AM CDT
Canvas has a redesigned Rich Content Editor (RCE) which will replace the existing Rich Content Editor. The new RCE offers an improved user experience across Canvas tools. For example, the toolbar includes a condensed, more intuitive look, menus are grouped by common icons and interactions, and generally, more editing area is displayed. If you wish to preview the new RCE, it is available as a feature option that you can enable in your course now.
Posted: June 26, 2020 12:00:00 AM CDT
You can click a student's name anywhere in Canvas to view a summary of the student's progress in the course. Context cards do not apply outside a course, such as in the Conversations Inbox. Student context cards provide insights and context about the student. Context cards are meant to be a simplified overview of a student’s progress. The context is generated from grades in the Gradebook and standard page view and participation activity in course analytics. Mobile data is not...
Posted: June 11, 2020 12:00:00 AM CDT
Host controls or in-meeting controls, allow you as the host to control various aspects of a Zoom meeting, such as managing the participants.
Posted: May 8, 2020 12:00:00 AM CDT
The Finder is a classic Mac system component that's ever-present on your desktop, ready to help you find and organize your documents, media, folders, and other files. It's the smiling icon known as the Happy Mac logo on your Dock and includes the Finder menu bar at the top of the screen.
