Course Help Reference-2
LACCD Canvas Student Orientation
Once you enter a course, you see the course menu as a vertical menu on the inside of global navigation menu in the white part of the screen. See the image below for an example. Please note that not all tools will be enabled for every course, so the menu for one course may look different than a menu from one of your other courses.
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The following help links come from the Canvas Guide for Students Links to an external site. and the Canvas Video Guides Links to an external site., but does not include every item from the help. If you don't see your topic here, visit the above links for more topics.
Note: You do not need to read through every topic here! This is here for your reference when you need it.
Course Navigation
- How do I use the Course Home Page as a student? Links to an external site.
- What layout options are available in the Course Home Page? Links to an external site.
- How do I use the Course Activity Stream? Links to an external site.
- How do I use the Syllabus as a student? Links to an external site.
Assignments
- What are Assignments for students? Links to an external site.
- How do I view Assignments as a student? Links to an external site.
- How do I filter assignments by type as a student? Links to an external site.
- How do I view the rubric for my assignment? Links to an external site.
- How do I submit an online assignment? Links to an external site.
- How do I upload a file as an assignment submission in Canvas? Links to an external site.
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How do I upload a file from Google Drive as an assignment submission in Canvas?
Links to an external site.
- note: your professor may not have this feature enabled.
- How do I add images to my assignment submission? Links to an external site.
- How do I add media to my assignment submission? Links to an external site.
- How do I know when my assignment has been submitted? Links to an external site.
- How do I know when my instructor has graded my assignment? Links to an external site.
- How do I view assignment comments from my instructor? Links to an external site.
- How do I view assignment feedback comments from my instructor using Crocodoc annotations? Links to an external site.
- How do I use Crocodoc in Canvas assignments? Links to an external site.
- How do I view rubric results for my assignment? Links to an external site.
- How do I communicate with my instructor about assignments? Links to an external site.
- How do I submit an assignment on behalf of a group? Links to an external site.
- How do I download assignment submissions from all my courses? Links to an external site.
Videos (Assignments)
- Assignments Overview (Student video) Links to an external site.
- Assignment Submissions (Student video) Links to an external site.
Peer Review Assignments
- What is a peer review assignment? Links to an external site.
- How do I submit a peer review to an assignment? Links to an external site.
- How do I know if I have a peer review assignment to complete? Links to an external site.
- Where can I find my peers' feedback for peer reviewed assignments? Links to an external site.
- How do I view Turnitin results for my assignment submission? Links to an external site.
Videos (Peer Reviews)
Discussions (Discussion Forums)
- What are Discussions for students? Links to an external site.
- How do I view Discussions as a student? Links to an external site.
- How do I view and sort discussion replies as a student? Links to an external site.
- How do I create a discussion as a student? Links to an external site.
- How do I view the rubric for my graded discussion? Links to an external site.
- How do I reply to a discussion as a student? Links to an external site.
- How do I like a reply in a course discussion? Links to an external site.
- How do I attach a file to a discussion reply as a student? Links to an external site.
- How do I change discussion settings to manually mark discussion replies as read? Links to an external site.
- How do I mark discussion replies as read or unread as a student? Links to an external site.
- How do I subscribe to a discussion as a student? Links to an external site.
- How do I edit or delete discussion replies as a student? Links to an external site.
- How do I link to a YouTube video in a discussion reply as a student? Links to an external site.
- How do I embed an image in a discussion reply as a student? Links to an external site.
- What is a peer review discussion? Links to an external site.
- How do I submit a peer review to a discussion? Links to an external site.
- How do I know if I have a discussion peer review to complete? Links to an external site.
- Where can I find my peers' feedback for peer reviewed discussions? Links to an external site.
Video (Discussions)
Quizzes
- What are Quizzes for students? Links to an external site.
- How do I view Quizzes as a student? Links to an external site.
- How do I take a quiz? Links to an external site.
- How do I resume a quiz I've already started taking? Links to an external site.
- How do I answer each type of question in a quiz? Links to an external site.
- What do one-question-at-a-time quizzes look like in Canvas? Links to an external site.
- How do I submit a quiz? Links to an external site.
- What do quiz results look like in Canvas for students? Links to an external site.
- How do I know if I can retake a quiz? Links to an external site.
- How do I submit a Survey? Links to an external site.
Video (Quizzes)
Grades
- How do I view my grades in a current course? Links to an external site.
- How do I view my Learning Mastery scores in the Grades page? Links to an external site.
- What do the icons and colors in the Grades page represent? Links to an external site.
- How do I approximate my assignment scores using the What-If Grades feature? Links to an external site.
- How do I view my grades in a concluded course? Links to an external site.
Video (Grades)
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