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How do I set up Harmonize for my course?

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See our page on the school's tech tool suite: Tech Tool Suite | Instructional Technology @ GSE IT

How do I set up Teachly for my course?

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Please consult the instructions here: Support (Create your new Teachly course in Canvas) – Teachly

Note:

Make sure you set up Teachly in Canvas, using the built in tool. Do not create your Teachly instance in Teachly itself.
TA/TFs cannot set up Teachly in...

How do I set up Slack for my course?

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See our page on the school's tech tool suite: Tech Tool Suite | Instructional Technology @ GSE IT

How do I edit custom links added to the Canvas sidebar?

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If you need to edit any links added via the Redirect tool, e.g. you made a mistake or you rolled over course content, you will need to delete and re-add those links. Yes, there is an "Edit" option, but unfortunately it only breaks the redirect.

To delete a...

I'm having problems using the Library Reserves tool (LRT) - how can I get help?

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A useful guide for using the LRT can be found on your Gutman Library Tutorial Repository Canvas site:

Using Library Reserves at HGSE: Gutman Library Tutorial Repository 2025-26

On there you will find links for further help and support, if your question isn...

How do I use differentiation tags in Canvas?

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Consider the difference between Groups, Sections, and Differentiation Tags.

Differentiation Tags allows instructors to create custom sets of students within a course that are:

Hidden from students.
Can be used to target communications via the Inbox, that is...

How do I create peer review assignments or activities in Canvas?

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The native Canvas peer review feature is limited and difficult to set up.

We recommend using Harmonize's excellent peer review feature: Create a Peer Review Assignment – Harmonize

Feel free to contact us to set that up.

Can I download all gradebook comments for all students for an assignment?

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Not natively but we have written a tool to do this for you. Just send an email to canvas@gse.harvard.edu with the course name and assignment name and we'll send you a document and/or csv file with all the comments for an assignment, divided student by...

How do I enable third-party cookies?

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How do I enable Third-Party Cookies?

Google Chrome

Click the three-dot menu (⋮) in the upper-right and select Settings.
Go to Privacy and security on the left.
Click Third-party cookies (or, in some versions, Cookies and other site data).
Select Allow third...

Do I lose access to Canvas sites after graduation?

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Please check out our page on your status after graduation.