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What is It?
Instructors and staff are able to edit their gradebook on Canvas
Table of Contents
- Adding a Manual Grade Item
- Creating a grade for an assignment that does not have a corresponding activity on Canvas.
- Custom Grade Scale
- Customizing the letter grade scale in a Canvas Course
- Grade Display - Course Total
- Customize how grades are displayed for the course total
- Grade Display - Categories
- Customize how grades are displayed in categories
- Grade Display - Individual Assignments
- Custom how grades are displayed for an individual assignment
- File Submissions
- Creating assignments which allow for students to submit a file
- Accessing Student View
- Viewing grades from a student's point of view
- Providing Feedback
- Giving feedback on graded activities
Login
Step 1:
In your web browser, navigate to your Canvas using the following link:
https://mtech.instructure.com
Step 2:
Enter your username and password and then select "SIGN IN."
- Note: Links to help with passwords are on the Web Sign-on page. Those who cannot log into Canvas should contact the IT Help Center.
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Adding a Manual Grade Item
Step 1:
On your web browser, navigate to your Canvas homepage using the following link:
https://mtech.instructure.com
Note: If you are having any issues accessing Canvas please navigate to the Login section.
Step 2:
On the homepage, you have the ability to choose from the accessory bar "Courses".
Step 3:
From here access Grades tab and select the student you want to grade. You can search the student if needed
Step 4:
Once selected you can visit the grades button to navigate the assignment you want to grade manually
(click image to view work flow)
Step 5:
You can input points
Step 6:
You can view the posted score from the student assignment page
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Also see "Custom Grade Scale"
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Custom Grade Scale
Step 1:
On your web browser, navigate to your Canvas homepage using the following link:
https://mtech.instructure.com
Note: If you are having any issues accessing Canvas please navigate to the Login section.
Step 2:
Navigate the Grades tab from Courses
Select the gear for settings at the top right of the page
Step 3:
There are 3 categories of settings to edit
1. Being the Late Policies category where we can apply settings like the ones highlighted below
2. Being the Grade Posting Policy category where you may decide your preference on grading
3. Being "View Options" such as arrnagements and color personalization, and organization of preferences
Step 4:
After any edit be sure to Apply Settings or there will be no change, and the process ''completed'' will be reversed
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Grade Display - Course Total Grade Display - Categories
Step 1:
On your web browser, navigate to your Canvas homepage using the following link:
https://mtech.instructure.com
Note: If you are having any issues accessing Canvas please navigate to the Login section.
Step 2:
Select the Courses tab and navigate Grades. Scroll the tab all the way to the right and locate the Total column kabab
Step 3:
From here we can sort by
Categories
1. Low grades to high grades
2. Display as Points or as Percentages and we get a warning message (you may choose continue check box)
3. Select Move to Front, and view from the beginning of the grid (click image to view full)
Step 4:
Categories
To send a message to a group of students based on their grades, click the Message Students Who link
Step 5:
Enter the message details and recipients (By default it will be auto populated to the students with a Total Grade Higher than input)
(To send to students whose total grade is lower than input, click the For students who drop-down menu, and select the Total grade lower than option)
To see all recipients or hide them, select highlighted toggle
Step 6:
When you finish setting your grade display type, changes will save automatically
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Grade Display - Individual Assignments
Step 1:
On your web browser, navigate to your Canvas homepage using the following link:
https://mtech.instructure.com
Note: If you are having any issues accessing Canvas please navigate to the Login section.
Step 2:
Navigate Grades from Courses tab and select the individual gradebook option at the top left side of the page
Step 3:
With Individual View of Grades you can filter your desired subjects to edit
Step 4:
EX) The view when a student and assignment are selected
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Step 5:
The 3 available buttons at the bottom of the page are:
1. Compose a message to student
2. Give all students the same grade and you can overwrite other grades here too
3. Enter an average grade for the curve for the assignment. The chart shows a best attempt at curving the grades based on current student scores.
Note: Grade curving cannot be undone (curve history can be viewed but not reversed)
File Submissions
Step 1:
On your web browser, navigate to your Canvas homepage using the following link:
https://mtech.instructure.com
Note: If you are having any issues accessing Canvas please navigate to the Login section.
Step 2:
Open Speed Grader from the assignment
Step 3:
Select Student and Submission - View
Step 4:
Annotate
You can leave comments directly to the submission using the DocViewer tool bar options
Step 5:
View word count
Note: Word count is only supported for PDF, RTF, TXT, and DOCX files
Step 6:
Grade submission
Add Grade, and you can view rubric
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Accessing Student View
Step 1:
On your web browser, navigate to your Canvas homepage using the following link:
https://mtech.instructure.com
Note: If you are having any issues accessing Canvas please navigate to the Login section.
Step 2:
Access the tab you want to see from student view. For example, Courses, and locate the upper right corner there is a button with a pair of spectacles, labeled student view
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Providing Feedback
Step 1:
On your web browser, navigate to your Canvas homepage using the following link:
https://mtech.instructure.com
Note: If you are having any issues accessing Canvas please navigate to the Login section.
Step 2:
Locate Grades tab off of Courses and select the student
Once you select the student there is a over view of their profile, select Grades button
Step 3:
Select the desired assignment to give feed back on
Step 4:
There will be a comments box, select save to post the text or attach a file.
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