Tool Description
A comprehensive assessments platform that offers a seamless transition between paper/pencil, scan-based, and online testing. Digital Desk streamlines Scantron-based assessment grading with Canvas, allowing for test key manipulation, analytics, and score posting from any computer.Digital Desk Grades in Canvas
Access Digital Desk and step-by-step guidance from the Office of Institutional Effectiveness & Evaluation through the Iinstructor Tools portal. From there, instructors can import grades directly into Canvas. We recommend making all grading changes in Instructor Tools before importing grades into Canvas. This process may take up to 15 minutes.This process may need to be completed per course section through Instructor Tools depending on how the exam was delivered. This process will import grades into Canvas in a single column as long as the exam through Instructor Tools is titled the same for every section.
Step 1: Change grade posting policy to Manual (optional)
If grades need to be hidden from students when they are first imported into Canvas, the grade posting policy for the course will need to be set to Manual. After grades are imported into Canvas, the policy can be changed back to Automatic if desired.
Watch the Posting Grades in Canvas (4:08) video for additional guidance on how to change a course’s grade posting policy.
Watch the Posting Grades in Canvas (4:08) video for additional guidance on how to change a course’s grade posting policy.
Step 2: Review and modify Assignment setting imported into Canvas
Grades will be imported into Canvas in an Assignment with the following settings that can be modified as needed:
It is recommended that faculty input available "from" and "until" dates after assigning the associated Digital Desk assignment.
- Name: “DD-[Exam name used in Digital Desk]”
- Details: Digital Desk Assignments Auto Created by ORCA Service.
- Points: Max points possible used in Digital Desk through Instructor Tools
- Assignment group: Assignments
- Display Grade as: Points
- Submission type: a text entry box
It is recommended that faculty input available "from" and "until" dates after assigning the associated Digital Desk assignment.
Step 3: Move the Assignment into the appropriate Assignment Group
After the settings have been modified as needed, the Assignment can then be moved from the current Assignment Group into its appropriate group. To do this, follow these steps:
- From the course navigation, click on Assignments.
- Locate the Assignment.
- Click the drag handle next to the assignment name. Drag the assignment into the appropriate assignment group.
Step 4: Post grades (optional)
Once all settings have been verified and grades have been reviewed for accuracy and the course has set a Manual grade posting policy, use the Post grades feature so they can be made visible to students. To do this, follow these steps:
- From the course navigation, click Grades.
- Locate the column and click the menu options (three vertical dots).
- In the menu that appears, select Post grades, and then select Post.