Canvas Quick Links

Your Canvas Profile

Profiles allow you to update your name, preferred contact methods, and any personal links for your account. Your profile information can be viewed by all users in your courses. In an online course, your profile is an important way of letting your instructor and classmates "see" you.

Update your Canvas Profile Links to an external site..

Notifications

The notification system is designed to help you keep track of the activity in your Canvas sites. It's important that you customize the default settings to fit the way you want to receive notifications. (You don't want to miss any important communications from your instructor!)

Set your Notification Preferences Links to an external site.

Other Helpful Canvas Guides Links

Student Guide Table of Contents Links to an external site. - This will show you a list of all the topics within the Student Guides.

View your grades Links to an external site. - Learn how to view your grades, scoring details, and instructor comments on assignments.

Submitting an online assignment Links to an external site. - Instructors can choose what kind of online submissions they want you to use. Learn how to submit your assignment online.

Using the Inbox Links to an external site. - Many instructors prefer (or even require) that you use the Canvas Inbox (also called "Conversations") rather than your regular email account.

Using Canvas on your mobile device Links to an external site. - On mobile devices, Canvas is designed to be used within Canvas mobile applications. Be aware that not all features are fully supported in the app. (It's recommended you do "sophisticated" tasks like taking quizzes and submitting assignments using a regular web browser.)

Is your computer ready?  Click here for the Computer Readiness Test Links to an external site.

Which Browser works best? Click here for the Webb browser guide Links to an external site.