Navigating Canvas for Students

Canvas Dashboard

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This section will provide an overview of how to navigate Canvas.

  1. 1. Dashboard

    • The Dashboard is the landing page for Canvas.

    • The Dashboard may look slightly different for each student based on personalized settings.

    • You will only see courses where you are enrolled in the course and the teacher has published.

    Canvas Dashboard Card View

  2. 2. Canvas Navigation Menu

    • The Dashboard is the landing page for Canvas.

    • The buttons on the left side of the screen are used to Navigate Canvas outside of the individual courses.

    • The Dashboard may look slightly different for each student based on personalized settings.

    Canvas Navigation Menu

  3. 3. Options on the right of the Dashboard screen

    To Do: A list of assignments with due dates will show up here. Not all content that you need to access may show up here. Use the To Do list for reminders, but always refer to where the teacher posts assignments in the modules.

    Recent Feedback: If a teacher grades or leaves a comment on an assignment, you will see a notification in this section. Click on the title of the assignment to view the feedback.

    Note: These options might switch to the bottom of the page if a person is zoomed into the browser.

    Options on Dashboard screen

  4. 4. View Grades Button on the Dashboard

    The View Grades button will take you directly to a page that will include a list of all the courses that are currently active and show the overall grade for each one if it is available. You can then navigate to the courses from that page.

    View Grades Button

Accessing a Canvas Course

  1. 5. Click on a Course to open

    Selecting the course will open the specific Canvas course.

    Course title and tile

  2. 6. Course Home page & Course Navigation Menu

    When a course opens, you will see the Home page with information about the course and a course Navigation Menu. To navigate around the course, use any quick links provided on the homepage along with the course navigation menu.

    Course Home page & Course Navigation Menu

  3. 7. Course Home Menu

    On the right (or at the bottom of the page if zoomed in), you will see the To Do List for the course, any groups that you have been assigned to in Canvas, and Recent Feedback. You will also view buttons that links you to the Course Stream that shows recent activity, Course Calendar, and Notification Settings for the course.

    Course options menu

  4. 8. Click on Modules to access assignments, resources, and materials.

    Modules link

  5. 9. Courses in the navigation allows you to find a list of current, future, and past courses.

    Why might you use this button?

    • If you are missing a course from your dashboard

    • If you are personalizing your dashboard to favorite (star) or unfavorite courses.

    • If you are needing to view course content from a previous term

    Courses icon

  6. 10. Find the Module

    Note: Select the small arrow next to the module name to collapse or show the content connected to the module.

    Select Dashboard to return to the main landing page.

    Module title

Courses

  1. 11. Select All Courses

    You will see a list of several courses, scroll down and find the link "All Courses"

    All Courses Link

  2. 12. All Courses Page

    Courses will be listed by

    1. currently enrolled courses

    2. past enrollments

    3. future enrollments

    Any courses with a filled in star will show on the main Canvas Dashboard. If all courses only include an outline of a star, then all of the courses will show on the Dashboard.

    All Courses page

  3. 13. Click on Dashboard to return to the main page

    Dashboard Icon

Calendar

  1. 14. In the Canvas Navigation, click on Calendar

    In the Canvas Navigation, click on Calendar

  2. 15. Calendars List

    Each of your courses include a Calendar and you have your own personal Canvas calendar.

    If the box next to the title is filled with a color, then the calendar is showing. You will only see events or assignments listed on the calendar if there is a specific date listed.

    The default view is Month.

    Calendars List

Inbox

  1. 16. Inbox (Canvas email)

    Select the Inbox icon in Canvas to view and send email related to your courses.

    If there is a number displaying on the inbox icon, it indicates that you have unread messages.

    Inbox Icon

History

  1. 17. Click on Close

    The History icon in the Canvas Navigation is similar to browsing history. It captures which courses and items of been accessed recently.

    History Icon

Help

  1. 18. Click on the Help tray icon

    The Help button in Canvas will take you to a direct link to the Canvas Guides created for Students by the Edmonds School District Digital Learning and Libraries Department, Canvas Guides from Instructure, and an option to Ask Your Instructor (Teacher) a question about a course.

    Help icon

Account

  1. 19. Select Account Icon

    This will pull up a menu to individual settings for your account.

    Select Account Icon