ASA Tech Tips & News for November 12, 2021

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I've clearly been covering various security topics quite a bit lately. There has been a lot of info about what not to do, and what you should do. What hasn't been mentioned is what happens if you interact with something you shouldn't? There's a video below that will explain just that. Among other outcomes, if your social media or email accounts have been hacked, chances are good this video may solve that mystery for you. Hopefully this knowledge will keep your accounts more safe and secure going forward. 

• What Happens if You Click on Links in Phishing Emails
• Infinite Campus Upcoming Maintenance
• New Canvas Features Coming November 20th
• Assignments Submission Feedback Indicator
• Dashboard Course Creation Subaccount Menu
• List View Dashboard Conference Links
• Settings Tab URL Links
• SpeedGrader Assignment Text Entry Word Count
• New Quizzes Stimulus Orientation
• How to Set Up Notifications for Changes in Google Sheets
• How to See Who Edited Specific Text in Google Docs
• How to Create a Random Name and Group Picker
• Build a"What I Am Thankful For" Turkey with Google Slides

What Happens if You Click on Links in Phishing Emails

Infinite Campus Upcoming Maintenance

Infinite Campus will be undergoing maintenance at the following times, one of which is while the grading window will be open:

• Saturday, Nov 13 10am - 6pm
• Saturday, Nov 20  10am - 6pm

During these maintenance times you may experience intermittent outages or slowness. 

New Canvas Features Coming November 20th

Full details about each of these updates is available on the Canvas Release Notes page.

Assignments Submission Feedback Indicator

Students will now be able to see when new comments have been added. The View Feedback and Show Rubric links on the Assignment Details page will display an indicator if comments have been added to an assignment.

Dashboard Course Creation Subaccount Menu

If you are allowed to create a manual course, you will be able to select which account the course will belong to.

List View Dashboard Conference Links

If a video conference, such as a Google Meet, is created for a course as a calendar event, the event displays in the List View Dashboard for students. Students will be able to view and join scheduled conferences directly from the List iew Dashboard.

Settings Tab URL Links

Currently, when you access the Settings page, it returns you to the Course Details tab. Now it will return you to the tab you were previously on. If you were in multiple tabs, you will be able to use the browser back/forward button to navigate through all of them.

SpeedGrader Assignment Text Entry Word Count

Instructors will be able to display the word count in assignment text submissions while grading in SpeedGrader. The word count will display at the top of the sidebar. This will only work for text entry assignments, not to any other submission type.

New Quizzes Stimulus Orientation

Watch the demo here for new and improved stimulus prompts in Quizzes.

How to Set Up Notifications for Changes in Google Sheets

How to Set Up Notifications for Changes in Google Sheets, From How-To Geek by Sandy Writtenhouse

Do you need to know when someone has made changes to a Google Sheet, such as a field trip response? Find out how easy it is here. 

How to See Who Edited Specific Text in Google Docs

How to See Who Edited Specific Text in Google Docs, from Sandy Writtenhouse

Need to see who made each change to a Google Doc, or maybe who edited a specific section of text? Maybe your students are collaborating on a Doc, or you are collaborating with co-workers. Learn how to find that information here. 

How to Create a Random Name and Group Picker

No spreadsheet needed anymore!

Build a"What I Am Thankful For" Turkey with Google Slides

Build a"What I Am Thankful For" Turkey with Google Slides, from Control Alt Achieve by Eric Curts

Get a template to use with your students. They will build a turkey, where each tail feather represents something they are thankful for.