Canvas Instructor Quick-Start

Announcements - Create an Announcement
Course Announcements + Announcement
·  Add a Title and write your Announcement
·  Add a File attachment if you have one
·  Select Options and SAVE
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Assignments - Create an Assignment
Course Assignments Add Assignment Group to Add Assignment
·  Select an Assignment Type
·  Give it a Name
·  Assign a Due Date by using the Calendar
·  Assign Points
·  Click on More Options
·  Select an Assignment Group to weight the assignment
·  Choose how to Display the Assignment Grade
·  Select the Submission Type
·  Decide if it is a Group Assignment or Peer Review
·  Select Who the Assignment is visible to
·  Add Due date, Availability Date and Until Date
·  Update Assignment
Assignments - Create an Assignment from the Calendar
Course Calendar Click on date Assignment tab
·  Add the Title
·  Add the Due Date
·  Choose which course calendar to have the Assignment displayed on
·  Identify a Group
·  Publish and Update Assignment
Calendar - Create an Event
Calendar Click on Date Event tab
·  Add the Title
·  Select the Date and set a Time Range
·  Add the Location
·  Choose which calendar to have the Event displayed on
·  Select More Options to add an address
·  Update Event
Chat - Join Chat
Course Chat
·  Type a message in the Text Box and Send
·  View the Chat History
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Chat - Join Chat as a Group Member
Global Navigation Courses & Groups > Group > Chat
Course Navigation - Customize Course Navigation
Course Settings Navigation tab
·  Select a navigation button and drag it above/below line to show/hide
·  Save
·  View changes
Course Statistics - View Course Statistics
Course Settings Course Statistics button
·  View details under Totals, Assignments, Students and File Storage
Discussions - Create a New Discussion
Course Discussions + Discussion
·  Add a Title
·  Write your discussion text
·  Change your text with the RCE tools
·  Add an Image using the Insert Content into Page sidebar > Images
·  Select “find images on flicker creative commons”
·  Type in the name of picture you would like to add (apple, tree, horse…..) and click on Search
·  Insert a picture by clicking on it
·  Resize, center you picture
·  Add an attachment to your Discussion if you have one
·  Select Options for threads, posting requirements, grading and/or podcast feed
·  Set Availability dates and SAVE
Grades - Edit Grades
Course Grades
·  View Student list and click Filter by Student name to sort
·  Select Show ALL Sections to view cross-listed sections
·  Click on the Import button to upload a CSV file (return to gradebook)
·  Click on the Export button to create a File (cancel)
·  Click the gear icon to view grading history (return)
·  Click the gear icon to set group weights, select the “weight final grade based on groups” and enter weight percentages, SAVE
·  Click on the gear icon to Hide/Show Student Names
·  Click on the gear icon to arrange columns by due date
·  Click on the gear icon to treat ungraded items as a ZERO
·  Click on the gear icon to show Concluded Enrollments
·  Click on the gear icon to show a Notes column, enter a note by clicking in the box, Save or Cancel
·  In grade column, click the dash to enter a grade manually
·  In grade column, click the comment cloud to assign a grade and post a comment
·  Click the Learning Mastery Gradebook to view / Collaborations - Create New Collaboration
Course Collaborations
·  Collaborate Using Etherpad
·  Add a Document Name and Description
·  Invite a Subset of People or a Group and Start Collaborating
·  View Collaboration
Conferences - Create New Conference
Course Conferences New Conference
·  Add a Title
·  Enter duration of conference in minutes or choose NO time limit
·  Enable recording for the conference
·  Write a Description
·  Select Members and Update
·  Now choose the Start button to begin
·  View the Big Blue Button Screen
·  Logout of the Conference
Conversations - Create New Conversation
Inbox Compose a New Message
·  Select a Course
·  Add Recipient(s) by clicking on the People icon and filtering to choice
·  Add a Subject
·  Decide if individual messages will be sent
·  Click the Microphone icon and allow it to use Flash
·  Add a Title and record Media by pressing the RED button
·  Click the RED button again to play back and SAVE
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Course Files - Access Course Files
Course Files
·  Create two Folders
·  Open a Folder and upload a file
·  Preview the file by clicking on the file title
·  View the file statistics
·  Click on the cloud to publish, unpublish or restrict
·  Click the gear icon to rename, delete or move the file
·  Click the course title in the left pane to expand/collapse the hierarchy
·  Move the file from one folder with drag-and-drop
·  View the File statistics
·  Click on All My Files to view all files from all courses
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Course Home Page - Change Home Page Layout
Course Home Choose Home Page
·  Select from Course Activity Stream, Front Page, Course Modules, Assignments list, Syllabus
·  Save
Groups - Create New Group Set & Group
Course People Groups Tab + Group Set
·  Name the Group Set
·  Select to Allow Self Sign-Up and Require group members to be in same section
·  Define Group Structure (# of groups, # in group)
·  Assign a Group leader and SAVE
·  Add a Group
·  Add name and limit members
·  Drag-and-drop members into group
·  Click the gear icon to Visit Group Home Page
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Help Corner - Help Corner Options
Help
·  Click on Ask Your Instructor a Question (student view)
·  Click on Search Canvas Guides > select the Instructor User Guide > [Search]
·  Click on Ask the Canvas Community > [Search]
·  Click on Submit a Feature Idea > [Search] > Vote or Suggest an Idea (must be logged in)
·  Click on Report a Problem > View Ticket fields for submitting
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Modules - Build a New Module
Course Modules + Module
·  Add a Module name
·  Select Lock Module until a given date and add Until Date
·  Select students must move through requirements in sequential order
·  Click the PLUS + box to add items to the module
·  Select Add an Assignment, choose New Assignment, give it a name and indent 1 level, click Add Item
·  Select Add a Quiz, choose New Quiz, give it a name, choose a group, indent 2 levels and click Add Item
·  Select File, choose New File or choose a file to upload, select destination folder,
do not indent and click Add Item
·  Select Content Page, choose New Page or select one, page name, indent, add
·  Select Discussion, choose New Topic, name, indent, add
·  Select Text Header, type in text you’d like to use as a header, indent, add
·  Select External URL, add the URL link, name the page and to load in new page, indent, add
·  Select External Tool, select an existing LTI, click on Add Item
·  Click on the gear icon to edit the name, move or delete the module
·  Click on the cloud icon to publish, unpublish or restrict the Module
·  Click the View Progress button to view student progress
Notification Preferences - Customize Notification Preferences
Profile (your name or Settings) Notifications
·  View the 5 Categories and Contact Information
·  Under Course Activities, select a delivery point and set your Announcements to ASAP
·  Under Discussions, select a delivery point and set your Discussion Posts to Send Daily Summary
·  Under Conversations, select a delivery point and set your Conversation Message to Weekly Summary
·  Under Scheduling, select a delivery point and set your Appointment Scheduling to NEVER
·  Under Groups, select a delivery point and delete the assigned frequency in Membership Updates by clicking on the X
Outcomes - Create a Course-level Outcome
Course Outcomes
·  Select + New Outcome, name the outcome, give it a friendly name, add a description, edit the criterion ratings, > define the Threshold of Mastery and Calculation method, SAVE
·  Select + New Group, name the group, add a description, link it to a website using the RCE, SAVE
·  Click Find Outcome to view outcomes on the course, sub-account or account level
·  Choose Manage Rubrics, click on + Rubric, add a title, click on view longer description in the Description of Criterion box, add a description and update. Add another criterion, click Create Rubric
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Pages - Create a New Page
Course Pages View All Pages > + New Page
·  Add a Title
·  In the RCE, add the text “Review [ go to Insert Content into the Page and select a file]
·  Under Options, select who can edit the page and SAVE
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Quizzes - Create a New Quiz
Course Quizzes + Quiz
·  Give the quiz a name, under the Settings tab, write quiz instructions, add a picture or format your text, select a Quiz Type
·  View the settings and options for each quiz type (ungraded vs graded)
·  Choose one and set options, restrictions and dates, SAVE
·  Select the Questions tab, choose + New Question
·  Identify a question number and choose the question type
·  Review the 12 question types
·  Add the question text to the RCE and the answer text in the answer fields
·  Select the correct answer by clicking and dragging the green arrow
·  Add a comment in the comment box
·  Update the question or add another one
·  Click on a Quiz name, preview the quiz, edit, lock and/or publish the quiz / Quizzes - Create a New Question Group
Course Quizzes + Quiz
·  Check the Show Question details button
·  Add text to the question text field
·  Name the Group and define X # of questions, X # of points per question
·  Select Link to a Question Bank, view options and SAVE
Rich Content Editor - found in Discussions, Assignments, Page, Quiz, etc.
·  Try out the Formatting tools (bold, italics, underline, text color, text highlight, alignment, indent, bulleted and numbered lists, tables, font and paragraph styles)
·  Link or unlink to internet resources (YouTube links will auto-embed)
·  Embed Images (Search and embed images from Flickr Creative Commons)
·  Insert Math Equations
·  Leave Media Comments (Record or upload video or audio files)
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Rubrics - Create a Rubric
Course Outcomes > Manage Rubrics
·  Add a title
·  Hover mouse to reveal the Expansion Line between two rating criterions, add a new field
·  Click the pencil icon in a field to add a rating description and change the point value
·  Click Ok and Create Rubric
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SpeedGrader™ - Open SpeedGrader™
Course Grades Choose Assignment Choose SpeedGrader™ from the drop-down
·  View student submissions in the Previewer and scroll through names
·  View Settings to sort by student name, date submitted or submission status
·  Mute/unmute the grade
·  Add a score
·  Attach a file, add a text, audio or video comment and SUBMIT
·  Return to the Gradebook Course Home
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Syllabus - Edit Syllabus Description
Course Syllabus Edit Syllabus Description
·  Click on Edit Syllabus Description
·  Add text such as “ Read the Syllabus” and link to a file, click on update the Syllabus
·  Click on the file link to download or magnifying glass to open the Document Previewer
·  View the Dynamic Syllabus
Attendance (optional) - Edit Syllabus Description
Course Attendance Roll Call
·  View the Roll Call list
·  View the Class Seating Chart
·  Click to Mark All Present, Mark as Late or Mark as Absent
·  Scroll through the Calendar or select a date to see past enrollments
·  Click the Edit icon to change Roll Call settings or Run a Report