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What is the "Hidden Files" folder in my Files area?
Updated onArticleThe Hidden Files folder is a folder pre-created for you in your Canvas course site's Files area. The Hidden Files folder has the default visibility permission (only available to students with link) which prevents students from seeing the folder or the files contained within the folder when they navigation to the Files area in your course.
The Hidden Files folder can be used to store sensitive files that you do not want students to be able to access. However, anywhere in your course where you can use the Rich Content Editor, you can insert links to files contained within your Hidden Files folder so students will be able to use these links to view and access your file.
Instructor & Teaching Fellow Instructor FAQ Frequently Asked Instructor Questions
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I just posted an Announcement or Inbox message. Why didn't I get a copy in my Yale email account?
Updated onArticleEach user has control over what notifications they will receive and when. Check out our help articles on Instructor Notification Recommendations and Student Notification Recommendations.
Instructor & Teaching Fellow Instructor FAQ Frequently Asked Instructor Questions
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I'm teaching a course but do not see it on my Dashboard. Where is my course?
Updated onArticleOfficial academic course sites are created in Canvas automatically and enrollments in the sites are managed by the official enrollment data in the registration system (Banner). Official enrollments (Instructors / Students / Auditors) are all managed by the registration system and can only be modified by a school / departmental registrar in Banner.
Instructor & Teaching Fellow Instructor FAQ Frequently Asked Instructor Questions
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Methods to Record, Upload, and Share Course Welcome Videos on the Media Library in Canvas
Updated onArticleThis article explains three different methods for capturing and sharing videos to your Media Library in your Canvas course site, specifically for the creation of Course Welcome Videos. These methods can be used to record and share other videos as well.
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Allowing Media Library (Panopto) Access in the iOS Canvas App
Updated onArticleThe iOS Canvas app requires certain settings to allow your Canvas credentials to be automatically used to view Panopto (Media Library) content. Without these settings enabled, you may see a notice to "click to sign in and play" on content within the Canvas app, and clicking may not bring up the ability to sign in and view the content. This article shows the setting that needs to be changed to allow for easier access to Panopto content.
Instructor & Teaching Fellow Canvas @ Yale External Applications Media Library
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Setting Media Library Folders to Require Content be Manually Published
Updated onArticleThis guide will show you how to set up your course Media Library folder such that new content will not automatically be available. Content uploaded to the folder will need to be manually published before becoming accessible to viewers.
Instructor & Teaching Fellow Canvas @ Yale External Applications Media Library
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Moving / Copying Media Library Items / Folders
Updated onArticleInstructors may want or need to move a specific piece of media or even an entire folder to a different folder in the Media Library. The following guide will provide instructions on how to quickly move items.
Instructor & Teaching Fellow Canvas @ Yale External Applications Media Library
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Adding / Editing Captions on Media Library Content
Updated onArticleThe Media Library (Panopto) has the ability to manually upload captions or add captions through automatic speech recognition (ASR). This guide will show how to import and edit ASR captions as well as upload captions created elsewhere.
Instructor & Teaching Fellow Canvas @ Yale External Applications Media Library
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Finding and Moving Content that was in Media Gallery (Classes*v2)
Updated onArticleIf you had content in the Media Gallery on Classes*v2, it has automatically been transferred over to the Media Library (Panopto) in Canvas. This guide will show you how to locate media you uploaded to the Media Gallery in Classes*v2, and how to move / copy it to your Media Library folders within your Canvas courses.
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