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  1. Canvas Inbox

    Easily, privately and securely correspond with your students with Canvas Inbox. * Note: You and your students should make sure  Canvas notification preferences  are set properly to receive a copy of the email to your personal email addresses.  ...
  2. Course Emailer

    The Course Emailer can be used to send email to an entire class or a class section using your default email client (like Outlook) instead of the built-in messaging system in Canvas.  The Course Emailer also displays the individual email addresses ...
  3. Upload Microsoft Word Comments in Assignments

    Canvas allows you to add comments and feedback to assignment submissions. You can only see and use this feature after the assignment has been published and submitted. Download Submissions Upload Submissions with Feedback Download Su...
  4. Group Projects and Collaborations with Student Groups

    Student groups can be used to set-up group projects.  They also give groups of students a space of their own to collaborate outside of the central course site. Setting Up the Groups Manually Make Groups and Add Students Link Student Grou...
  5. Manage Sections

    Sections are a way to organize course users for communication and grading.  Each section can have its own varied due dates for assignments, quizzes, and graded discussions.  Examples of this feature include a course with sections that meet on dif...
  6. View a Course as a Test Student Using Student View

    Student View lets you experience your course the way that your students do.  You will see only what you, as the instructor, allow your students to see. Notes: Each Canvas course has a separate Test Student account. Whenever you move to a ne...
  7. Change the Course Home Page

    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 Course Modules, or the Assignment List...
  8. Canvas Files Preperation

    Preparing for working on your Canvas site (recommended).  This process greatly simplifies your file management on Canvas, especially if you have many documents. To upload individual files to Canvas, skip to step 4. On your Computer Step 1....
  9. Build Modules

    Modules organize course content. Organize content by weeks, units, or a different organizational structure. Each module can contain files, discussions, assignments, quizzes, and other learning materials. Unpublished modules are invisible to st...
  10. Pages Revision

    You can view the page history and see the date, time, and author of any changes made to the page.  You can also roll back the page content to a previous version of the page. Step 1. Select "Pages" in the course navigation menu Step 2. Se...