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Digital Learning Design Toolkit

Managing Your Canvas Site

Nuts and bolds information on how to keep your Canvas site running well

Updating Due Dates
Copying Content from One Canvas Site to Another
Duplicating Canvas Content
Adding a Document to Canvas
Editing Existing Canvas Content
Updating a document link
Checking for Broken Links
Managing Canvas Announcements
Updating Instructor Information
Canvas Groups Overview
Finding the Edit Button in New Discussions
Creating a Page to Display Content on Canvas
Adding Course Links with the Canvas Rich Content Editor
Adding People to Your Canvas Site
Adding Images with the Canvas Rich Content Editor
Advanced Image Editing in Canvas
You can use the Upload/Embed Image tool to upload, crop, and embed images for your course quickly and easily from within Canvas.
Adding Videos with the Canvas Rich Content Editor
Adding External Links with the Canvas Rich Content Editor
Adding Files with the Canvas Rich Content Editor
Setting up the Gradebook with Weighted Assignment Groups
Giving Students Extra Time and Attempts with Canvas Classic Quizzes
Selecting Which Courses Appear on Your Canvas Dashboard
Canvas Smart Search
Giving Students Extra Time and Attempts with Canvas New Quizzes
Customizing the Course Navigation Menu
How to Upload Readings, Handouts, Slides, and Other Course Files
This guide will explain how to upload readings, handouts, slides, and other course files to your Canvas site.
Enabling Gradescope in Your Canvas Site
You can enable Gradescope in your Canvas site as a tool to administer and grade assessments. For example, Gradescope can be used to grade paper bubblesheets online.
Creating Assignment Groups in Canvas
You can create assignment groups in Canvas to organize your assignments. Assignment groups can be weighted based on your grading scheme.
How to Upload Your Syllabus to Canvas
Accessing Canvas at Boston College
You can access your Canvas courses at Boston College through the Agora Portal.
How to Enable LockDown Browser for a Canvas Quiz
This guide explains how to enable Lockdown Browser for a Canvas Quiz. Students will be prompted to download LockDown Browser when they go to take the quiz. You can also send them this link to download LockDown Browser.

Last Updated

3-12-2025