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  1. 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....
  2. 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 Unpublished modules are invisible to st...
  3. 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...
  4. Unpublished and Published Statuses

    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 Unpublished Gray icons indicate unpublished content. Unpublished content exists in a “draft state” and is invisible to students. Published Green i...
  5. Add Content in Canvas

    Canvas content creation works similarly across all areas of the site where there is a rich content editor.   Tip: to revert to a previous version of a page, visit our guide on Pages revision . Add content to your page Add Files Add Imag...
  6. Resources

    IDN Home Page  Opening Remarks  Resources  Opening Remarks: Teaching & Online Learning at DCE  Facilitators:  Henry Leitner & Adrienne Phelps-Coco Resource 1:   Slides for Opening Remarks   Resource 2:  Video ...
  7. What is Proctorio?

    Proctorio is an online exam proctoring tool that works with Canvas Classic Quizzes. For more information about Proctorio, please visit our Proctorio Resources listing . ...
  8.  How to Set Up a File Upload for Assignments

    Create new assignment Go to the assignments page Click on the “+ assignment” button  Write a title and description for the assignment  Set assignment details  Enter points value as zero when not using Canvas to grade. For more about ...
  9.  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 the course to send the announceme...
  10.  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 and confirm a new email address. ...