For Instructors

Canvas Instructor Quickstart Guide
Canvas Instructor Quickstart Guide - pdf

Canvas Instructor Quickstart Guide (Spanish) - pdf

Sample Courses

Canvas Best Practice Webinar Archive

Canvas Community Forums

Making Sense of Canvas Terminology

Instructure Canvas Instructor Video Guides (All)

Getting Started
Canvas Login – Use your MEID and password.

• What is the Dashboard?
• How do I view my course?
• How do I navigate my Canvas course?
• What are course Navigation Indicators?
• How do I set up my Profile and Personal Settings?
• How do I set my Notification preferences?
• Canvas Notification Preferences Recommendations - pdf
• How do I set my notification preferences - pdf
• How do I customize my Course dropdown menu?
• What is the Course Setup Checklist?

Note: Instructors cannot add students. This is done automatically by the SIS system.

• Getting Started with Canvas Quick Reference Guide - Instructor
• Canvas Instructor Cheat sheet - pdf

Announcements

• Creating and Managing Announcements (Video)

Assignments

• Assignments Part 1 (Video)
• Assignments Part 2 (Video)
• Assignments (Video)
• Assignment Groups/Categories (video)
• What are the different Assignment Types
• Three ways to add an Assignment (Video)
• Canvas - Assignments and Gradebook Instructor

Calendar

• How do I view the Calendar?

Conversations – The Canvas email system

• Conversations – Canvas email system (Video)
• How do I send emails to my students? (Video)
• Notifications, Conversations, Announcements, & Discussions Instructor - pdf

Crocodoc

• How do I use Crocodoc in SpeedGrader?

Discussions

• Discussions – Creating and Managing (Video)
• How do I start a Discussion?

Files

• Uploading and Storing (Video)
• How do Files work?
• How do I add a file to my course?
• How do I access Course Files?
• How do I access Personal Files?
• How do I move and organize my Files?
• How do I lock Files and Folders in Canvas?

Gradebook

• How do I enter and edit scores in the Gradebook?
• Grading Tips and Information - Instructor
• What do the icons and colors in the Gradebook represent?

Quizzes

• What are the different Types of Quizzes?
• How do I create a Quiz with individual Questions?
• Quizzes – Creating and Managing (Video)
• Quizzes Instructor

Home Page

• How do I change the Course Homepage?

Modules

• Modules Part 1(Video)
• Modules Part 2 (Video)
• How do I create a new Module?

Navigation

• Customizing the Course Navigation Menu (Video)
• How do I reorder and hide Course Navigation Links?

Outcomes

• Outcomes – Creating and Managing

Pages

• Pages Creating and Editing (Video)
• Pages Creating and Organizing (Video)
• How do I create a new Page?
• Uses for Pages (Video)

People

• How do I access details about the students in my course?

Rich Content Editor

• What is the Rich Content Editor?

Rubrics and Outcomes

• Canvas Outcomes and Rubrics

SpeedGrader™

• What can I do with SpeedGrader?
• How do I use Crocodoc in SpeedGrader?

Syllabus

• Syllabus (Video)