Canvas Tools

Canvas Support Resources

CITAL and Canvas provide faculty support for using the links below:

Orientation Course Enrollment
Resources For Instructors
Community Guide for Instructors
Confluence Knowledge Base
Sub-Account Admin Guide
Canvas Login
Canvas FAQ

See What Your Colleagues Are Saying About Canvas

Abbie Thompson

Psychology

“In the past my students have struggled to understand weighted grades, so they really love the ‘What If?’ feature in Canvas that lets them see what their grade in the course would be if they got a different score on a given assignment.”

Jesse Sestito

Mechanical engineer

“I can lock progress in a module until students satisfy certain requirements. Students can go through a checklist of training as they become certified in the 3D Printing Lab.”

Sonja Streuber

Computer Information systems

“My students can use Canvas Studio to post demonstration videos of their homework, such as coding assignments, and they can comment (by text or video) on other students’ videos as well. All they need is a webcam.”   

Natalie Krivas

English

“I like how user-friendly the Modules are. Once I create a Module for a given week, all I have to do is hit the ‘+’ sign and I can create an assignment, upload a file, or attach a link directly from that Module. ” 

10 Awesome Canvas Features

Calendar

The Canvas calendar allows you to drop & drag items (changing their due dates globally). There is also the ability to create appointments for students to sign up through the calendar

Speed Grader

The Speed Grader is a fast way to view, grade, and provide feedback to students using rubrics, annotations, attachments, speech to text, or video comments.

Course Links

Faculty are no longer limited to one course link per announcement. Canvas allows hyperlinking to any course content from any page or announcement to modules, pages, assignments, or quizzes.

To-Do-List

The To Do List in Canvas provides instructors with a direct link to the Speed Grader for assignments that have been submitted and need to be graded.

Modules

Canvas Modules allow you to create headings, indent pages, assignments, and quizzes that can be arranged via drop and drag.

Mobile App

The Canvas Mobile App allows you to quickly send announcements, review your inbox or even grade on the go.

Studio

Studio is a video curation tool that allows faculty to create, import, or assign videos to students using customized playlists. Students can also be required to create and submit videos using Studio.

24/7 Support

Canvas support is available 24/7 via chat, email, or phone for all faculty and students. This will work seamlessly with CITAL’s continued support of faculty.

Students not Reading Your Emails?

Canvas sends messages to students via email, the Canvas mobile app, and SMS/Text (optional) without using text yourself.

Enhance Groups

Students have more flexibility in group work. They can send announcements to group members, start discussions, add files, or create Google documents for collaborations. Instructors can also see and interact with groups.

Additional Canvas Support Links

Canvas LMS Community
Canvas Studio Community
Canvas Mobile Community
Canvas Commons