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This guide explains how to caption videos in Canvas Studio using three main methods: auto-generated captions, uploading caption files, and external transcription tools like Otter.ai. Users can access Studio from the global navigation bar, request captions, and review/edit them before publishing. Auto-generated captions are about 85% accurate and should be reviewed. Uploaded captions must be in .srt or .vtt format. After publishing, users can download captions as transcripts. For more accurate

Making lists accessible in Canvas helps ensure that content is understandable and navigable for all users, especially those using assistive technologies like screen readers. Here’s a more detailed breakdown of how creating accessible lists improves accessibility and solves common issues:

Creating descriptive links in Canvas (or any digital content) is essential for accessibility. It ensures that all users — including those using screen readers — understand where a link will take them, without needing to read surrounding content.

In Canvas New Quizzes, instructors can grant individual students extra time or additional attempts by using the Moderate feature. After opening the quiz and clicking Build, navigate to Moderate, select the student, and adjust the number of attempts or time extension. This feature is only available after the quiz is published and applies only to timed quizzes or individual students.

In Canvas New Quizzes, if an instructor edits the “Assign To” field to give a specific student an extra attempt and removes “Everyone,” all other students’ grades disappear from the Gradebook. To restore the grades, the instructor must re-add “Everyone” in the “Assign To” field. Always use a separate “Assign To” entry for individual students without removing the general assignment group to avoid this issue.

Instructure recommends using Canvas's built-in Equation Editor to create accessible equations. This tool supports LaTeX and MathML, ensuring that equations are readable by screen readers. Avoid using images of equations unless necessary, and always provide descriptive alt text. Use Canvas’s Accessibility Checker to ensure your content is fully accessible.

This article will offer some guidance as to why courses may not be listed in Canvas and what a student should do if they have this issue.

This article shows you how to create an item bank and then add that bank to a new quiz

This article shows you how to record a presentation this uses PowerPoint as the example and then how to upload the recording to canvas

When traveling outside the US, the current multi-factor authentication (MFA) method may not be available. To ensure uninterrupted account access, it's advisable to setup an alternate method.

There is a wealth of support articles available from Instructure.com for students

This article will provide the steps to add an Outcome to a course in Canvas. Once the outcome has been imported into the course, it can be added to any type of activity.