Remark Link to Canvas and Create Test

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Remark Test Grading integrates seamlessly with Canvas LMS, enabling instructors to link their Canvas courses and automatically sync student rosters and grades. This integration streamlines the creation and grading of paper-based exams in Remark, with results easily transferred back to Canvas. The guide covers how to link a Canvas course to Remark and create a new test.

Part 1: Canvas Setup

  1. Log into Canvas and access your course.
  2. Go to the Settings button and append the term to the Name field; please do NOT change the course name.
    IMPORTANT: Append section number if you are teaching more than one section of the same course. This will enable you to determine which printed tests correspond to each class. You do not need the section number if you have combined two sections in Canvas.
  3. Click Update Course Details.
  4. Go to Assignments and create No Submission assignment with the correct number of points.
    IMPORTANT: Copy and paste the text from the Prompt Students to Find EAU Number website to the assignment AND post an announcement about it a day or two before the test.

Part 2: Remark Setup

  1. Access the Remark website and log in with your UWEC credentials.
  2. Click New Class and select Import from Canvas.
  3. Scroll through the list to find the name of the course from Step 2.
  4. Select the checkbox next to the course and click Link and Sync Class.
    NOTE: Repeat this step to sync the drops and adds from Canvas.
  5. Click the title of the course.
  6. Click New Test > Import from Canvas. 
  7. Click the Canvas Tests drop-down arrow, select the applicable assignment/test, and click Link and Sync. 
  8. Select Use an existing answer sheet design, select the closest option, and click Continue.
    NOTE: If none of the options match your question count, select one with more questions than you need. Remark will ignore unanswered “extra” questions.
  9. OPTIONAL: Complete the following steps below if you wish to change the number of questions and/or answer choices.
    1. Click the Edit button to the right of the number of questions.
    2. Enter the correct number of questions and/or answer choices and click Save Section.
  10. IMPORTANT: Select the Edit button to the right of Design Settings if you have multiple answer key versions. Once you create a key, you cannot change any of the other settings.
  11. Click the Number of Test Versions drop-down arrow, select the applicable number of versionsm and click Save Design Settings.
  12. Click Finished.
  13. Click Create in the Answer Key sections and select bubbles next to the correct answers.
  14. Complete the steps below to change the point values; one point per question is the default.
    1. Select the checkboxes next to the bubbles to select questions.
      HINT: Click the three dots icon on the top right of the Test Questions block to select types of questions to change point values in bulk.
    2. Change settings in the Scoring section to the preferred point values.
    3. Click Save Answer Key and verify the number of questions and points in the Test Summary section.
  15. Click Distribute > For Paper (Download and Print). By default, Remark prints one bubble sheet per student on your roster.
  16. Add a few extra copies if you wish, and click Download Tests.
     
  17. Click the Print icon on the upper right.
    IMPORTANT: Print test sheets on white paper, actual size, and do not print two-sided.

Part 3: Scanner Instructions

Go to a Follow Me printer and use the Scan to Remark Cloud option.