RECOMMENDATION: Do not use your district email address in the “institution email” field required when signing up. Use a personal email address. This ensures your free account and district instance remain separate.
Export your Canvas Course(s) you created in your paid instance of Canvas and save on your local device or in cloud storage.
Log out of any Canvas Accounts you are signed into and sign in to your FREE Canvas Account that you created
Once you have signed in to your Free Canvas Account you will need to “Start a New Course”.
Then you will adjust your course settings so that students can join your course with a code or a link that you give them.
Make sure to then import your Canvas course export package into your New Course that you created.
Learn more about the difference between a free and paid Canvas account by clicking on the button labeled "More Information".
Use the link to obtain a print friendly version of the step-by-step directions provided above.