VoiceThread will be performing system upgrades on Monday, September 4 from 5:00 AM to 6:00 AM EDT (UTC -4). VoiceThread service may be slow during this window. Date: 9/4/2017 Duration: 1 hour VoiceThread service slow: 5:00 AM – 6:00 AM EDT (UTC -4) Please contact pro-support@voicethread.com with any questions.
06/26/2017 – VeriCite Plagiarism Report Upgrade
VeriCite has updated the plagiarism report’s user interface for VeriCite enabled Canvas assignments. Plagiarism reports for the old VeriCite external tool have not changed. For more information on how to use VeriCite in your course see our VeriCite articles in the UNF Canvas KB. Information on how to read VeriCite’s […]
Canvas Online Training
Participate in instructor-led online workshops geared towards new and advanced Canvas users. Workshops include course basics, managing quizzes, outcomes and rubrics, and data for teachers. Create an account and sign up now as registration is required.
New Canvas DocViewer
On June 20th, 2017, Canvas will replace the Crocodoc document previewer in SpeedGrader with their own native tool Canvas DocViewer. Canvas has assured its community that the transition will be seamless and documents already rendered and/or annotated using Crocodoc will be available for you to view as normal in the […]
5/31/2017 – Blackboard Retirement
At 11:59PM Wednesday, May 31st Blackboard will be retired, and all courses that were in it will be gone. CIRT has been working with faculty on migrating courses from Blackboard to Canvas since last summer, but after the shutdown CIRT will no longer be able to migrate any courses. The […]
5/1/2017 – Blackboard Sharestream Uploads Disabled
Media uploads to Sharestream from Blackboard will be disabled on May 1, 2017. This includes adding media to a course and student Sharestream Media Assignment submissions. This change is part of the university’s transition to Canvas. The Arc media tool is now available in Canvas. If you need to preserve […]
4/24/2017 – Import/Export Slowness
Starting at 10:30AM Canvas reported jobs related to Canvas imports and exports are backed up, for some users. They are investigating the cause and will provide updates every 30 minutes. Canvas’ last update from 1:48PM announced a fix they implemented that will improve the time it takes for grade and […]
4/18/2017 – Intermittent Canvas Slowness
Canvas announced there was intermittent slowness in the system from 9:30AM until 2:30PM EST that may have effected some users. Below is their original message. -LMS Team Canvas Incident Report Some users saw job related slowness today between 7:30 MDT and 12:30 MDT Summary Some users saw long wait times […]
4/15/2017 – WileyPLUS Planned Upgrades
Wiley informed us of an upcoming maintenance for Saturday April 15th from 12AM to 9AM that will prevent access to their system. Original message below. -LMS Team Maintenance Details On Saturday, April 15 from 12 am to 9 am EST, WileyPLUS new student registration and purchase, as well as instructor […]
3/31/2017 – Canvas Chat Tool Maintenance
Canvas informed us they will be conducting a maintenance on the Chat tool starting the evening of Friday, May 31st and ending Saturday, April 1st. Canvas did not provide the start or end times for the maintenance, and they indicated the tool maybe unavailable for up to 24hrs. Canvas’ original […]