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  1. Unpublished and Published Statuses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 Unpublished Gray icons indicate unpublished content. Unpublished content exists in a “draft state” an...
  2. 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...
  3.  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...
  4. 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,...
  5. 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...
  6.  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...
  7. 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 ...
  8. Access Concluded Canvas Course Sites

        What to know Course sites are archived after the end of a term. Archived sites no longer appear on your dashboard, but remain accessible to you. Access prior term course sites Access Gradebook ...
  9. Exam Language Tips

    To help you get started with creating clear directions for your students about the nuances of Canvas Quizzes, we've provided you with some base text that you can customize. General Canvas Directions Available from and Available Until Win...
  10. Exams with File Downloads and Proctorio

    Introduction  Edit Link Options Introduction When a Proctorio quiz or exam contains a file for students to download, please follow this guide to change the way the file download behaves. Failure to make this change may result in st...