Dartmouth's Canvas Connection
Newsletter Vol. 15 - December 2014
Canvas Update
New Feature: Files Redesign
1) search for files or folders by name.
2) sort files and folders by Date Created, Date Modified, Modified By, and Size. Just click one of these categories to choose your sorting method.
3) publish and unpublish files and folders. This option is available when you click the cloud icon, which also allows you to restrict access to students by date.
4) view a thumbnail of the file instead of an icon for file type. This will help you identify the files you need more quickly.
Canvas Tip: Organize Your Files
Student Perspectives
One of the most helpful features of Canvas for me is the calendar. It is always the first place I go when I need to see what is due because it not only visualizes how many items are on my agenda but I get a chance to see what is planned weeks in advance in each of my classes, which are all shown color-coded. When I am studying previous material for a midterm or a final, it is easy to go back and trace what lesson was covered on what day. Canvas is also very useful if I have to get in contact with my class, whether it is regarding a textbook I need to borrow or information about something I missed, I am able to access that information through the “People” tab. I also link Canvas to my e-mail so that if there are any updates on my Canvas page, such as assignments being posted or grades, I get an e-mail saying that there was something added. My phone then notifies me whenever I get an e-mail and I am able to stay up-to-date on my all of my assignments.
- Jennifer Joo, '17
Canvas Assistance for Winter Term
The Canvas Team will be holding Open Office Hours every day the first week of term. We will be in the Arts and Humanities Resource Center (2nd floor of Bartlett Hall). Please feel free to drop by, and instructional designers will be available to offer assistance with your course sites. No appointments necessary! Our Open Office Hours schedule is available here:
http://sites.dartmouth.edu/canvas/
If you need immediate assistance while the college is closed over winter break (December 24th - January 4th), click Help in the upper-right corner in Canvas and use Live Chat or a Canvas hotline. You may also email educational.technologies@dartmouth.edu, and an instructional designer will get back to you as soon as possible.