Get fall ready. Get trained and Canvas ready.
As a reminder, this fall will be the final semester taught using TRACS. We strongly encourage all instructors to take this summer to prepare upcoming fall courses to teach using Canvas. The IT Assistance Center (ITAC) and the Office of Distance and Extended Learning (ODEL) have created feature-rich, hands-on, online classes that run all summer long. Spots are filling up fast, so be sure to register today! Can’t make it? Not to worry! There are many ways to learn to use Canvas. Visit our Canvas Training page to learn more.
Make a plan to move your TRACS Project Site
TRACS Project Sites will also need to be moved out of TRACS by the end of this year. It’s time to develop a plan to move your TRACS Project Site into a Canvas Project Course or elsewhere before the end of this year. As you make your plans, be aware that Canvas Academic and Project Course sites allow for two gigabytes of storage space max. If you have a great deal of media files stored in TRACS, the best place to store them is in Mediaflo. A Microsoft Teams or SharePoint site is also a great place to store files as well as your OneDrive, where you get five terabytes of storage space – that’s 5,000 gigabytes. Wow! Contact ITAC to learn more about project site options.
You’re invited to CanvasCon online
On October 15, Canvas will host CanvasCon Online absolutely free. Register to attend this one-day event that will be jam-packed with inspirational keynote speakers, peer interactions with other institutions, breakout sessions, and lots more virtual fun. See CanvasCon Online FAQs to learn more, and be sure to register for your free, front row virtual seat for this fantastic event.
Undelete a page. Yes you can!
As you create and make design choices for your Canvas courses, you will likely create a sundry of pages, assignments, announcements, and attachments. If you delete one of these items, it looks like the item is gone forever. However, looks can be deceiving. Watch this short video to learn how to undelete and restore a deleted item. This Canvas insiders secret is a must-have in your toolbox of Canvas know-how.
Simple HTML tip helps to place your images
Canvas recently released an updated Rich Content Editor (RCE) helping you to create modern pages through an intuitive toolbar that is organized by commonly used icons and webpage interactions. Should you need to place images on your page, the RCE, unfortunately, does not give you toolbar options on where to place them. Don’t know much about HTML coding? That’s OK. Here is easy-to-use HTML code that will help you align your image to the left or right of your text with ease. Learn more by reading our recent blog post, Using the Rich Content Editor in Canvas: It’s HTML magic!
Join TXST Canvas Alerts
Stay up-to-date with the latest on Canvas by joining TXST Canvas Alerts, a Canvas Project Course dedicated to keeping our Texas State community in-the-know. Members of ITAC’s support team frequently post quick tips, newly released features, and short articles that will knock your Canvas socks off. Join TXST Canvas Alerts today!
Jen LaGrange Aguirre is supervisor of IT Assistance Center Communications.
