A reference of Synergy grade book features and where to find them in Canvas. Includes links to Canvas help articles when available.

Note: This is a work in progress. As common questions surface, we will add responses/references to this article.

 

Contents:

• New Names for Familiar Things
• New Assignment Screens Side-By-Side Comparison
• Default Canvas Assignment Setup
• Default Canvas Grade Book Setup

 

New Names for Familiar Things

 

Synergy GB Feature	Canvas Equivalent	Canvas Help Article
New Assignment	Modules → Module Name → + Assignment	How do I add course content as module items? Note: The process is the same regardless of the content (assignment, quiz, discussion, etc) you are adding to the module.
Grade Book Score Type	Grading Scheme	How do I add a grading scheme to an assignment?
Missing Assignments	Missing submissions	Using the Canvas Missing Submission Policy
Report Card Score Type (aka "custom grade scale")	Grading Scheme	How do I add a grading scheme in a course? Note: Grading schemes can also be added to assignments as noted above.
Final Grade Config (custom grade scales for individual students)	N/A	Assigning a Canvas grading scheme to an individual student is not an option.
Assignment Type Weighting	Weighting by "assignment groups"	How do I weight the final course grade based on assignment groups?
Scoring Rubrics	Rubrics → + Add Rubric	How do I add a rubric to an assignment?
Grade Book → Assignments screen For changing assignment dates in bulk	Assignments →   → "Edit Assignment Dates"	How do I bulk update due dates and availability dates as an instructor?
Exclude an assignment	"Excuse" an assignment. Type "ex" (no quotes) in the grade cell for the student/assignment.	How do I change the status of a submission in the Gradebook?

 

New Assignment Screens Side-By-Side Comparison

 

 

 

Default Canvas Assignment Setup

• Assignment points - 0
• Assignment Group (assignment type) - Assignments
• Display as - Points
• Submission Type - Online
• Submission Attempts - Unlimited'
• Assign to - Everyone
• Due Date - Blank (you must/should set a due date)
• Available from and Until - Blank

 

Default Canvas Gradebook Setup

• Ungraded assignment = "exempt"
• Missing assignment (after due date) = "exempt" 
• Assignment group weighting
  • Standards Canvas courses have no assignment group weighting.
  • Some FLVS content may come in with an 80% 20% split. This can be changed in Assignments →  → Assignment Groups Weight.
• Overall class grade: 
  • Secondary is posted by default.
  • Elementary is hidden by default.