Canvas: customize course menu

Your course menu (aka Course Navigation) is customizable for each course you teach. For instance, you may use the Discussion tool in your hybrid class, but not in your face-to-face classes. The Attendance tool might be used in face-to-face courses, but not in an online course. You can modify the Course Navigation in each Canvas… continue reading

Canvas: create a Page and add content

Often we suggest creating a Canvas page in which to present resources for students with some context. The alternative is to create a simple list of all the resources from Modules, which is unwieldy if you need to enrich resources with hints or instructions to your students. Create a new page Adding content on a… continue reading

Canvas: add people to a Canvas site

Course sites are accessible to a certain group of people, in most cases. For a course site, one professor is given a “teacher” role and the students on the official class roster are given “student” roles. A couple of notes: Add a person to a Canvas site Please note that if the Canvas site ‘End… continue reading

Canvas: alternative to class mailing list

Important: You probably don’t need a mailing list! Most of our instructors will use the Announcements tool in Canvas to send messages to the entire class. This is a good solution most of the time: you can post a formatted message, including links and images, and a single attachment, to your Canvas site. Students will… continue reading

Canvas: update your notification settings

Most of our faculty members appreciate receiving confirmation that their announcements have been posted, but that is not the default setting in Canvas. If you would like to receive an email notification when you post your announcements, follow the instructions below. Update your notification settings