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Last changed: 15 February 2024
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The most basic functions of Canvas.
Basic course on Canvas
In Canvas there is a basic course on Canvas. The basic course is developed by several universities in collaboration within the Network Salsa, Sunet's collaboration for LMS users.
Canvas Basic Course - Sunet Salsa
The Interface
Watch the video tutorial for teachers about the interface
https://community.canvaslms.com/videos/1095
Watch the video tutorial for students about the interface
https://community.canvaslms.com/videos/1124
Read the guides about the interface
Modules
We recommend that teachers organize the course content by modules. Modules make it easier for both teachers and students to follow the progress of a course and have an overview of what’s coming up next.
With modules you can organize the content of your course by for exemple weeks or topics. You can add all types of content, e.g. pages, files and quizzes in any order you like. Type a “text headers” and indentation to structure the content within a module. All items including text headers can be reorganized using the drag and drop dots to the left of every item.
For example a list of all assignments can be found under Assignments in the course menu, and these assignments can belong to one or more modules at the same time, to be presented to the student in an order you decide.
If you organize your modules in a linear way, you can create prerequisite activities that students must complete before they can gain access to the next module and continue in the course. For example the student must read a page, hand in a quiz etc.
Watch the video tutorial
https://community.canvaslms.com/videos/1114-modules-creation-and-management-instructors
Read the guides
The Editor
The Studentview
You can view a course the same way that your students view your course through Student View.
Enabling Student View creates a Test Student in your course. You can also activate Student View in your Course Settings.
To see the student's perspective on Canvas, use Student View to view the course, post and reply to discussions, submit assignments, view grades, view people, view pages, view the syllabus, view quizzes, view the calendar, and view the scheduler (if enabled). You can reset Test Student data at any time; however, Test Student activity that involves interactions with other students cannot be removed, such as discussion replies.
Notifications
Canvas sends notifications about occurring events.
When you login to Canvas for the first time you are asked how and when you would like to be notified of events in Canvas. You can also find these setting under the menu Account and Notifications. Canvas sends notifications about occurring events and you have 4 options of how to be notified. Right away, daily summary, weekly summary or not at all. These setting are personal and effects all your courses. If you are a user of the mobile application it has independent settings for push notifications.
Guide
Canvas Support
Servicedesk helps you with:
- Support.
- Sandbox (a test room where you can try the tools).
- Create users missing in Canvas and not in Idis.
You reach Servicedesk via extension 6600 or support@slu.se.