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These instructions walk through the steps for an Instructor to integrate Perusall with a Canvas course.

Instructions

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Turn on Perusall in the Canvas Course

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Add Perusall to the left-hand navigation menu in your Canvas course

  • Open the course in Canvas.

  • Select Settings from the Course Layout Menu.

  • In the Settings screen, select the Navigation tab from the top.

  • Find Perusall in the “Disabled” navigation list.

    • Drag and Drop to the Enabled list

    • Or, select the ellipses for Perusall, select Enable

  • Scroll to the bottom of the page. Select Save.

  • You will now see the Perusall link on the left-hand navigation menu. Click it.

  • A new window will pop up in Perusall. You will be offered an option to take a tour (optional).

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Set up your account and course on Perusall

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Complete the course creation process in Perusall

  • Navigate to the Getting Started area of your Perusall course

  • Since we are only using the Assignment functionality, Skip (1).

  • In (2), fill out the Settings:

    • Department: choose the option that most closely matches your department

    • Course Start Date: Example: Monday, August 23, 2021

    • Course End Date:

    • Enrollment Estimate: Choose the closest option to the number of enrolled students from the drop-down menu

    • Target Group Size: Choose the target group size you want the students to be in from the drop-down menu

  • (3): Add Content through the Library

    • Select the blue arrow and upload a file from your computer, take a snapshot of a web page, or add a video.

  • (4): Create Assignments

    • Select the blue arrow and create Assigments in Perussal that will automatically appear in your Canvas Gradebook.

    • Click on “Create Assignments” to go to the Knowledge Article

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Create Assignments in Perusall AND Canvas:

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Perusall Assignments

How to set up and manage assignments in Perusall.

  • How do I setup peer review?

  • Does Perusall remind students when their assignments are due?

  • How do I reorder assignments?

  • How do I create, edit, or delete an assignment?

  • How do I create assignments that include multiple section or page ranges?

  • How do I assign multiple documents at once?

  • Can I extend the deadline for individual students?

  • How do I review student work?

  • Can I add comments or questions directed to students?

  • How does the student activity report work?

  • Can students post comments anonymously?

  • How does Perusall handle inappropriate content posted by students?

  • Can I review the comments of a single student?

  • Can I create different assignments for different students?

  • Can I allow students to download the readings?

Perusall Grading

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Understanding Perusall Automatic Engagement Scores

How scoring works in Perusall and how to customize it; how to manage student grades.

  • What is threshold scoring?

  • How do I override the scores that Perusall provides for each annotation?

  • How is annotation quality defined in Perusall?

  • Why aren't my grades syncing back to the LMS?

  • When will I see grades?

  • How do I enable grading for my course?

  • Can I download students' grades or comments?

  • Incorporating engagement scores into your course grade

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