PointSolutions - Manage Course Lists, Sessions, Grades

(formerly TurningPoint)

Overview

In this article, we’ll provide first steps for managing synced Canvas course lists, sessions and grades. Not all steps include screen shots.

Before You Begin

• Complete all steps in the Canvas Setup, Download Software article.

• Courses must be synced in Canvas to automatically import and update in the PointSolutions Dashboard.

• All tasks in this article are performed from the Manage tab of the PointSolutions Dashboard.

In this Article

Synced Canvas Course Lists

Viewing Student Registration Statuses

Import and Manage Class Session Files

Upload Grades to Canvas

Synced Canvas Course Lists

1. From the PointSolutions Dashboard, open the Manage tab.
2. Synced Canvas courses display in the left column with a (a) cloud icon. Student data updates nightly.
3. If a course list is not current, click the (b) Refresh icon to update all synced courses.

Viewing Student Registration Statuses

1. With a course selected, you can (a) Upload grades to Canvas, (b) Update to import new data from Canvas, (c) review student registration and (d) e-mail unregistered students.
2. Students should have check marks in the Subscription and Account Linked columns.

Import & Manage Class Session Files

Manage Session Files

With a session file selected, you can (a) Edit Session and (b) generate Reports or (c) open Results Manager.

 
(a) Edit Session: Adjust question/scoring options. Review screenshots (if using AnyWhere polling).

(b) Generate Reports: Attendance, Results by Question, Results by Participant, etc.

(c) Results Manager: See all session data and grading. Set participation points and participation thresholds for attendance.

Upload Grades to Canvas

1. Select the synced Canvas course you want to import grades into the Canvas gradebook for.
2. Click Upload Grades, then choose the session(s) or points you want to import.