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December 2019
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New to Canvas - Immersive Reader tool
Any Page with text in Canvas now has what's called an Immersive Reader button, meaning Canvas will narrate the text on the screen for you if you click the button. While this doesn't work yet for Announcements, Assignments, Discussions, or Quizzes, the Immersive Reader button does work for any Page on the Home tab.

This accessibility feature is brand new to Canvas, and to learn more, check out the Education Blog from Microsoft .
How to Enter Final Grades in Solar
Each semester, Innovations in Learning receives questions about the grade-entering process within Solar. Despite the transition from D2L to Canvas, the process remains the same.

A password-secured document exists in the Parkside KnowledgeBase that will walk instructors through the process step-by-step. If you still have questions about entering grades, please contact the Help Desk at x2444.
Reminder: New Kaltura Captioning Self-Service
Captioning video content is incredibly important. Captions allow for students with hearing impairments to get the same information from a video that non-hearing impaired students get.

There are currently two methods of requesting captions for Kaltura video content. The first method is by filling out a Caption Request Form . This form will be sent to the Innovations in Learning team who will send the Kaltura video for captioning. This method of captioning will not only provide the video captions, but will also provide a downloadable transcript. The negative to this method is that captions are a little more difficult to edit if there are spelling errors or misinformation.

The second method of requesting video captions is by using requesting captions directly through My Media in Canvas. Each My Media user has the ability to request captions for Kaltura videos by going to the video that needs captions, clicking on Actions, and then choosing Order Captions. This method of captioning will only provide captions, but not a transcript (yet). These captions are also easily edited by the individual user. For detailed instructions on how to request your own captions via My Media, please click here .
Reminder: Canvas Tier 1 Support available 24/7
With Finals Week fast-approaching, it's important to remember how all faculty, staff, and students can get immediate support for Canvas.

Canvas offers Tier 1 Support 24/7, 365 days a year. If you have a question about Canvas or need help, please contact Tier 1 Support first as they are able to impersonate accounts and troubleshoot directly, something our admin team is unable to do.

You can access Tier 1 Support by logging in to Canvas and clicking on the Help button located at the bottom of the gray left hand navigation bar. You can search the Canvas Guides , chat online, email, or call. The phone number for student support is: 1 (833) 820-4070
Innovations in Learning Hosting First Friday!
The Innovations in Learning team will be sponsoring First Friday THIS FRIDAY on December 6th! Please come visit us in Wyllie D103 (in the back of the computer lab across from Wyllie Market). We'll have our brand new video studio open for viewing, as well as various technologies available to demo. Plus, there will be plenty of food and drinks! We hope to see you there!
900 WOOD ROAD · P.O. BOX 2000 · KENOSHA, WI 53141-2000 P 262-595-2345