Zoom pulls your display name from what you have set as your preferred name in my.harvard if you're a student, and in Peoplesoft if you're staff. Incidentally, this is also true of your Canvas display name. Follow the steps in this article to change your...
All Harvard students need to sign into the Zoom platform in order to configure their account.
Note: HGSE-IT provides further instructions for setting up your Zoom account and links to guides.
If you have any trouble connecting, we recommend reviewing...
Atomic Search is a tool that lets you search text content within Canvas course(s). You can access Atomic Search by clicking Search in the left-hand navigation menu or from the search box at the top right corner of the screen (see image below).
Atomic...
Surveying or polling tools available are:
All faculty, staff, and students have access to these tools automatically - you do not need to...
Students have access to the workspace for as long as instructors decide to keep it open and for as long as the students are active students. Students lose access after graduation (or if they drop out) regardless of whether the workspace remains open or...
Direct messages, and their notifications, are grid-wide. Direct messages are not tied to a particular workspace. If you are looking at Course A, a student could message you from Course B and you will receive the notification while you are in Course A.
This...
If you are a student or instructional team member, please first check whether you are enrolled in your course via my.harvard.
Please keep in mind that some courses have lottery-based enrollments or require the permission of...
If your course site is not showing on your dashboard, please first check your full list of courses by going to "Courses" on the sidebar then clicking All Courses.
SensusAccess Convert a File is a tool within Canvas that converts course materials into alternative formats. Students and staff can convert files housed on the Canvas site, as well as entire Canvas pages including assignments, announcements, and any other...
"400 Bad Request" errors can be solved by clearing cache and cookies. The cause is very difficult to identify and will differ from user to user. Anecdotal information leads us to believe Chrome is more susceptible to these errors and may be connected to...
