This page is a collection of tutorials that explain how to use the various instructor tools in myCourses.
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🔴 Canvas Dashboard & Notifications
🔴 Communication Tools
- How do I manage my Canvas notification settings?
- How do I use the inbox?
- What is the Calendar?
- How do I add announcements to a course?
🔴 Course Design & Content
Home Page
Syllabus
Modules
Pages
Rich Content Editor
- Visit the Rich Content Editor Guides
- How do I create hyperlinks to external URLs in the Rich Content Editor?
🔴Assessments & Engagement
Discussions
- What are Discussions?
- See Discuss with Harmonize! (Coming soon!)
Assignments
- What are Assignments?
- How do I create an assignment?
- How do I create a cloud assignment with a Microsoft Office 365 file?
Rubrics
- What are Rubrics?
- How do I add a rubric to an assignment?
- How do I add a rubric to a discussion?
- How do I use a rubric in SpeedGrader?
Quizzes
- NEW! What is New Quizzes?
- New Quizzes Features
- Moderate Quiz page for published quizzes
- Options to regrade a quiz in a course
Question Banks with Quizzes
- What are Question Banks?
- Creating a Question Bank
- Creating a Quiz by Finding Questions in a Question Bank
SpeedGrader
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