These videos are meant as a quick reference on Canvas by popular topics. If you are interested, you may take the Growing with Canvas course on our Professional Development platform.

Canvas Overview for Instructors

Welcome to Canvas! Here is a video showing you the basics.


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Logging onto Canvas

This quick instructional video explains how students, teachers, staff, and administrators can log on our Northern Lehigh Canvas in three different ways.

🌟Pro Tip: Bookmark the website! 🌟

Set Up Account Notifications

To ensure you receive communication from Canvas, set up your Notification Preferences and contact method in your Canvas Account.

🌟Pro Tip #1: Show students how to set their notification preferences, preferably, the first week of class!🌟

🌟Pro Tip #2: Teachers, parents, and students should download the Canvas App (for Teachers, for Students, for Parents) and make sure push notifcations are on if they want immediate updates!🌟


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Setting Up Your Canvas Gradebook for Grade Passback

Using Canvas, you can have your grades automatically passback to Powerschool. Watch this video to learn how as well as how to properly set up assignments so grades sync to Powerschool.

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How To Copy a Canvas Course & How to Copy Individual Assignments/Modules

Did you use Canvas in previous years or semesters? Don't reinvent the wheel! Reuse your old assignments and modules in just a few clicks!