Tutorials and Guides - Faculty/Staff
Helpful links to walkthroughs, tutorials and guides for OBU systems, software and tools
Technology/Systems Guides
OBU Systems
- How do I connect to the OBU VPN?
- How do I use Adobe Sign?
- How do I log in to Self-Service Banner?
- How do I log in to (Native) Banner?
- How do I log in to the Banner Finance Tab?
- How do I log in to Blackboard?
- How do I setup RAVE?
- How do I log in to an OBU Virtual Machine?
- How do I log in to Zoom?
OBU Email
- How do I log in to Email?
- How do I create an email signature?
- How do I set up my OBU email on an iPhone or iPad?
- How do I change my OBU email password?
Microsoft Office
- How do I install Microsoft Office365 apps on my personal computer?
- How do I install Microsoft Office365 apps on my mobile device?
Phones
- How do I check my voicemail?
- How do I forward my office phone to an outside line? (Small Phone)
- How do I forward my office phone to an outside line? (Larger Phone)
Zoom Meetings
Additional Technology Guides
Canvas Guides
General Canvas
- How do I log in to Canvas?
- Canvas Introduction - Your First Time in Canvas
- Canvas Basics - Course Navigation and General Use
Assignments
- How do I use the Assignments Index Page?
- How do I publish or unpublish an assignment as an instructor?
- What assignment types can I create in a course?
- What is the difference between assignment due dates and availability dates?
- How do I create an assignment?
- How do I create an online assignment?
- How do I add an assignment using an external app?
- How do I exclude an assignment from the course's final grades?
- How do I duplicate an assignment?
- How do I assign an assignment to an individual student?
- Can a student resubmit Canvas assignments?
- How do I use peer review assignments in a course?
Announcements
- How do I add an announcement in a course?
- How do I attach a file to an announcement in a course?
- How do I allow or disallow announcement replies in a course?
- How do I like a reply in a course announcement as an instructor?
Attendance
- How do I use the Roll Call Attendance tool in a course?
- How do I edit the Roll Call Attendance assignment?
- How do I take roll call using the Attendance tool?
- How do I generate and use attendance reports?
Conferences
- How do I use the Conferences Index Page?
- How do I create a conference in a course?
- How do I record a conference?
- How do I start a conference?
- How do I use the Conferences interface as a moderator or presenter?
Course Navigation
- How do I use the Course Home Page as an instructor?
- How do I use the Course Navigation Menu as an instructor?
- How do I use the Syllabus as an instructor?
- How do I change the Course Home Page?
Discussions
- How do I create a discussion as an instructor?
- How do I publish or unpublish a discussion as an instructor?
- How do I assign a graded discussion to everyone in a course?
- How do I reply to a discussion as an instructor?
- How can I require students to reply to a course discussion before they see other replies?
- How do I link to a YouTube video in a discussion reply as an instructor?
Files
- How do I use Files as an instructor?
- How do I upload a file to a course?
- How do I restrict files and folders to students in Canvas?
- What types of files can be previewed in Canvas?
- How do I view my Microsoft Office 365 files in Canvas as an instructor?
Grades
- How do I use the Gradebook?
- How do I use the NEW Gradebook?
- How do I excuse assignments?
- How do I arrange columns in the Gradebook?
- How do I post grades for an assignment in the Gradebook?
- How do I enter and edit grades in the Gradebook?
- How do I get to SpeedGrader from the Gradebook?
- How do I export grades in the Gradebook?
- How do I override a student's final grade in the Gradebook?
Groups
- How do I add a group set in a course?
- How do I automatically assign students to groups?
- How do I view content and student activity within a group as an instructor?
Inbox
- How do I use the Inbox as an instructor?
- How do I send a message to all course users in the Inbox as an instructor?
- How do I attach a media comment to a message as an instructor?
- How do I privately respond to one individual in a group message as an instructor?
Lecture Content Recording/Sharing
Modules
- How do I add a module?
- How do I duplicate a module?
- How do I add assignment types, pages, and files as module items?
- How do I edit module items?
- How do I add an external URL as a module item?
Pages
- How do I create a new page in a course?
- How do I edit a page in a course?
- How do I upload a PDF to a page in a course?
- How do I link to other Canvas pages in a course?
- How do I embed a video in a page in a course?
- How do I create a file link in a page in a course?
People
- How do I use the People page in a course as an instructor?
- How do I view a user's profile in a course as an instructor?
- How do I view a summary of all my student interactions in a course?
- How do I view the course access report for an individual user?
Quizzes
- How do I create a quiz with individual questions?
- How do I create a quiz with a question group to randomize quiz questions?
- How do I create a Multiple Choice quiz question?
- How do I create a Fill-in-the-Blank quiz question?
- How do I create an Essay quiz question?
- How do I create a File Upload quiz question?
- How can I create a quiz where students only see one question at a time?
- How do I view student results in a quiz?
- What options can I use to regrade a quiz in a course?
Rich Content Editor
- How do I add and modify text in the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
- How do I embed images from Canvas into the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
- How do I create a hyperlink in the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
- How do I link to a YouTube video in the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
- How do I record a video using the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
SpeedGrader
- How do I use SpeedGrader?
- How do I get to SpeedGrader from an assignment, quiz, or graded discussion?
- How do I add annotated comments in student submissions using DocViewer in SpeedGrader?
- How do I enter and edit grades in SpeedGrader?
- How do I leave feedback comments for student submissions in SpeedGrader?
- How do I view plagiarism assignments in SpeedGrader?
Zoom Meetings in Canvas
Additional Canvas Guides
