Canvas: 'The Fundamental Five' for Students and Parents
If you are a teacher or other staff member, please contact your school’s library media educational technology specialist with specific questions about Canvas.
The “Fundemental Five” are simple but essential questions students should ask as they navigate content and coursework their teachers have shared with them in Canvas. (Canvas is the learning management system used by students and teachers in Granite secondary schools to support both face-to-face and distance learning.)
The Fundamental Five
Question # 1: What am I supposed to do?
To Do list & Side Bar – Stay up to date with assignments and events
Dashboard – Navigate and notice notifications
Calendar – See all student assignments in one place
Home page -Navigate to a course home page for specific info
Question # 2: When is it due?
To Do list & Side Bar – Stay up to date with assignments and events
Calendar – See all student assignments in one place
Home page -Navigate to a course home page for specific info
Question # 3: How did I do?
Recent feedback – for ALL courses in dashboard
View Grades – See assignment scores. Use GSD Gradebook for calculated grade
Feedback – get specific feedback for each assignment
Question # 4: Can you help me?
Inbox – message the teacher
Contact information – Update notifications
Announcements – check often
If Canvas help is what you are looking for – go to the The Canvas Community
Question # 5: What more can I do?
This question will be dependent on how each teacher builds and curates the content in their course.