Navigating Canvas
For students
Resources for Parents:
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Adding Observers to Canvas
This video covers how to create a Canvas Observer Accounts for parents. Observer accounts are essential to families for monitoring student progress and grades.
This Google Doc (Adding an Observer Account) explains the process to add a parent to your Canvas Account in a written format so that parents can help you monitor your assignments and grades.
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Global Navigation Menu
The Global Navigation menu takes you to your account settings, your Dashboard where you can see all of your Canvas Courses that you have “starred”, your Course list which shows all published, unpublished, and past enrolled courses, your calendar which shows descriptions and due dates for assignments and events, and your inbox which functions as your communication between your class and you.
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Account Settings (edit notification settings)
Quick view of your current classes
List of all your current and past enrolled courses
See all your class assignments and due dates
Use the inbox to communicate with teachers
Course Navigation Menu
Use the Course Navigation Menu to navigate individual Canvas Courses. This menu may look different for each of your courses depending on how your teachers set up their Canvas Course.
Ask your teachers to review the most used features in Canvas for your specific class.
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This is the Course Navigation Menu
Canvas Syllabus
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Check your Canvas Course Syllabus page for important information from your teacher.
Canvas Inbox
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Check your inbox when you log into Canvas
Click this icon to compose new messages
To compose a message, choose the course and select who you would like to message
Then add a subject line that identifies why you are writing a message.
Include a polite introduction to your message before asking for help or asking questions
Attach files/media if neeeded
Canvas Calendar
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Venus has a beautiful name, but it’s terribly hot
Click on title of assignments for more information such as due dates and instructions. You can even open the Canvas Assignment page by clicking the titles in the Calendar
Check these boxes to display different courses on your calendar. You can show all your courses at once, or check one course at a time.
Toggle different views for your Calendar up here using the Week, Month, or Agenda view
Canvas Announcements
Canvas Announcements is a great tool for teachers to make class wide messages to all students. These announcements can be seen by students when they click the “Announcement” Button in the Course Navigation Menu. Be sure to check your announcements everyday!
Use the video to the right to check out how Canvas Announcements work.
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Click on announcements in the Course Menu to view all of the announcements for your Canvas Course
Modules
Modules allow instructors to organize content to help control the flow of the course.
Modules are used to organize course content by weeks, units, or a different organizational structure. Modules essentially create a one-directional linear flow of what students should do in a course.
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Modules are organized in a set order. Click the title of each assignment in the module to view assignment directions, due dates, and submission instructions
Assignments
Google Assignments
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Read instructions!
Check total points, due date, and attached files
This is where you will open files from your teacher and where you will submit your files
Check to see how you will submit assignments
Assignments
Google Assignments
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Submit your assignment when completed
Click to open attached files
Add files from your Drive or computer
Assignments
Canvas Assignments
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Read instructions, check due dates, and total points
Check submission type
Submit assignments here
Assignments
Canvas Assignments
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Check submission type and submit your website URL, or your files from Google Drive
Check submission type
Click submit once you’ve added your URL or file from Drive
Canvas Quizzes
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Click on the quiz, check Quiz settings - due date, total points, questions
After opening the Quiz, check the settings such as “Allowed Attempts” and be sure to read the instructions
Once your teacher has completed grading your Quiz, come back to this page to view your score and any teacher feedback.
Grades - Student View
Canvas Grades
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Check the status of your assignment.
Check your scores here. You can even “Click to test a different score” and add any score to see what your overall grade would be if you scored higher/lower on an assignment/assessment
Adjust how you view your grades
Click on this icon to view teacher feedback/comments
Teacher Feedback
Google Assignments Feedback
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Click on the graded assignment (from Modules or from Assignments
View your total score and attachments
Scroll down beneath your score to see your overall feedback from teachers