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Canvas is the online "schoolhouse."
Canvas is the online "schoolhouse."
Canvas is a Learning Management System (LMS) with integrations of applications to create a custom online learning environment.
Canvas can be viewed as the digital "schoolhouse" where all courses, communication, and interactions of the day-to-day take place.
Setting Up Your Canvas Course in 30 Minutes or Less!
How to Access Your Canvas Course
How to Access Your Canvas Course
From your homepage, click the LMS Single Sign On icon at the right.
The How Do I in Canvas
Course Management
Course Gradebook
Progress Monitoring
Course Assignments
How do I manage my notification settings?
Recording #46.mp4How do I import assignments into a course?
HELPFUL LINKS FOR TEACHERS:
HELPFUL LINKS FOR STUDENTS:
Canvas provides a library of essential training videos for instructors, students, and all users for successful use of the platform.
Please use this library as your initial resource for questions on how-to within Canvas.
5 Canvas Tips Every Teacher Should Know!
Undelete
If you delete an entire Canvas page, an announcement, an assignment, a discussion or quiz, etc., then all hope is not lost if you need to recover it. Simply type “undelete” after your course code in the URL. The URL will typically look something like:
[school].instructure.com/courses/[your course]/undelete
SpeedGrader
From the Grades page, locate the three vertical dots on the right-hand side of the screen. Pull down and select SpeedGrader. You will then select a student group. SpeedGrader allows users to quickly and efficiently grade assignment submissions without constantly refreshing the page.
Redirect Tool
The Redirect Tool can be found under settings > apps. It’s a curving blue arrow and it allows you to add any webpage to your navigation menu.
Click “add tool,” title your new navigation link, and add a URL. Make sure you select “show in the course navigation.” When you refresh your page, your new link will show up in the home page menu.
Student View
The Canvas interface for teachers and students looks a little different. Often, it can be helpful to see the Canvas course modules laid out exactly how your students will view them.
Click inside a course like you are editing it.
On the left side, you will see a menu with all the pages you can potentially add to your Canvas course.
On the right-hand side, you will see a menu with a button that says “student view.” Click it and the course will display as if you were an enrolled student.
To return to editing, click “leave student view.”
Indent items within Module
Indent items within Module
To make the items within your modules look like an outline (or to “nest” items underneath each other), click on the three vertical dots to the right of an item and select “increase indent.” This helps organize assignments and makes modules look neat and tidy.
Hide Unused Pages
Hide Unused Pages
Canvas navigation can feel a little cluttered from the home page. Hide unused components from students' view.
Click on Settings and then “Navigation” at the top.
Select the page you want to hide, click, and drag it down under “drag items here to hide them from students.”
Customize Your Homepage
Customize Your Homepage
Make your homepage, student-friendly, clear, and full of the information you continue to get common questions about.
Do not overload students. Be strategic in how you outline your homepage.
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