Getting Started with Canvas (for Faculty)

Big picture, what do I need to know?

Canvas access is through okta
Students are added automatically (Canvas syncs with Registration every few hours during business hours)
To add other users to your course, like peer mentors, please make a Canvas Instructional Technology Request
Courses need to be published before students can access it
Canvas has a mobile app
- Canvas Student app (navigate your course as a student)
- Canvas Teacher app (doesn’t have the full functionality as using your computer)

Use Modules to add files, links (external URL), assignments, and pages
- Each module is like a bucket or folder you add content to
- It's common to create one module for each week or topic area
Post your syllabus under the Syllabus link
Gradebook is set up from the Assignments area
- Every grade column is an “assignment”
- Grade posting policy: grades are automatically posted; you can choose to post them manually

Use student view to see how your course appears to students
Edit your course navigation so that only the links you are using are enabled
Choose a homepage, and consider creating a custom front page using the Canvas icon maker
Add due dates to assignments; this automatically adds the assignment to students' to-do lists and schedule
Put all your content in modules so that students only have one place to go to find content or assignments

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