Explore Canvas Student Guides.

Canvas basics including how to:

Access your Dashboard and courses.
Send messages through your Inbox.
View the Canvas Calendar and announcements.
Submit assignments and quizzes.
Participate in a discussion.
View grades and instructor feedback.

If you prefer to watch instead of read, here is a Getting Started playlist.

Add a Profile Image.

(Account > Profile)

Seeing your friendly face really helps to build community! Please take a minute to update your Canvas Account profile to include a picture or avatar. Note: I respect your privacy. Your profile image does not need to be a picture of you - it can be something that represents you.

Set Your Notifications.

(Account > Notifications)

Canvas allows you to customize how and when you would like to receive notifications from the course. For example, you can receive an email or text message each time I post an announcement or leave a comment on one of your submissions.

Please review and adjust your notification preferences.

I recommend turning ON immediate notifications for Announcements, Grading, Submission Comments, and Conversation Messages.
I recommend turning OFF immediate notifications for Discussion Posts.

Get Help

Use the "Help" icon along the left navigation bar to find the Canvas Guides and contact info for tech support.

Canvas Student Support.

If you need assistance with Canvas, please visit our Canvas Help page.
If you need help with a Canvas after-hours, you can connect with Canvas 24/7 support at 1-833-300-3461.

For assistance with Canvas, you can also click on "Help" in the course navigation menu

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