Updated Articles

  1. What's New in Zoom?

    Updated June 9th 2026 General Accessibility Hosts and Co-Hosts Apps Video, Effects, and Virtual Background Share Screen Other General Added...
  2. Unpublished and Published Statuses

    What to know As an instructor, you have the ability to release content to your students at your pace. Unpublished Gray icons indicate unpublished content. Unpublished content exists in a “draft state” an...
  3. Bulk Edit Assignment Due Dates

    What to know Keeping assignment due dates aligned with your course schedule is essential to student success.  Save time by bulk editing all your assignments in one place.  Step 1 Navigate to the Assignm...
  4. Canvas Layouts

      What to know DEFAULT LAYOUT WILL BE DISPLAYED Unless you choose an alternative below (optional) TO CHANGE THE LAYOUT, SUBMIT A REQUEST Use a Canvas request form to have a new layout applied ...
  5. Tips & Best Practices for Setting Up Online Exams

    Tips: Exam Preparation Tricks for Upping Your Exam Integrity in Canvas Exam Policies to Know Tips: Exam Preparation Communicate We recommend the use of Canvas Announcements to communi...
  6.  How to Use Announcements

    Create new announcement Go to the announcements page Click the “add announcement” button on the top right of the page Add content Write a title and content for the announcement  Select whom in...
  7. Modify the Course Navigation Menu

    What to know The course navigation menu is a series of links on the left side of your course that help you and your students access different course areas or integrated external tools.  Depending on the structure of your course,...
  8. Change the Course Home Page

    What to know The Course Home Page is the first view your students will see when they enter your course. You can change your Course Home Page to different layout options: the Recent Activity Dashboard, Pages Front Page, the Co...
  9.  How to Manage Notification Preferences

        Link contact email Go to “settings” under your account icon The “ways to contact” section defaults to sending notifications to the email address on file with Harvard Click “Add Email Address” to register...
  10. Canvas Start-of-Term Launch Checklist

    Canvas Start-of-Term Launch Checklist Clear, bite-sized steps to get your course ready for a new term. Follow the list, track your progress, and keep tuning your course toward excellence. Interactive Checklist ...