Canvas Student Orientation

Here are answers to some of the common questions students have when beginning a Canvas network course.

Get Started with Canvas Network

Update Your Profile All new Canvas users should read this information. Click on your name at the top right corner to view your profile at any timel
Update Your Notification Preferences Canvas can send you Notifications about course activities to your email, your phone or even your Facebook account! Read the information found by clicking the link, then go to Settings in the top right corner to customize your Notification preferences.
Search Canvas Guides Lessons in Canvas Guides provide you with all the information you need to use Canvas.

Additional Tutorials

Communicate With Your Instructor And Peers Canvas has several ways for you to interact. Learn about those options here.
Collapse and Expand Modules Links to an external site. Learn how to manage the modules in your course; simplify your view of modules.
Manage Your Personal Files Canvas users get a small amount of storage to store files such as assignment drafts and readings.
How do I drop the course? Links to an external site. If you want to drop this course, read this lesson to find out when and how you can do that.

Accessibility Statement

Canvas provides a user experience that is easy, simple, and intuitive. Special attention has been paid to making Canvas screen-readable. The Rich Content Editor encourages users to create accessible content pages (i.e. text formatting is accomplished using styles). Canvas is designed to allow limited customization of colors and schemes to be accessible for all users. The National Federation of the Blind granted Canvas the Gold Level Web Certification in 2010. Find more information by visiting the Canvas Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT).

Mobile Apps

All about the Canvas iPad App Find information about downloading and using the free Canvas iPad app.
All about the Canvas iPhone App Find information about downloading and using the free Canvas iPhone app.
All about the Canvas Android App Find information about downloading and using the free Canvas Android app.

NOTE: The login URL for this course is learn.canvas.net. Be sure to bookmark that link for quick reference later. If you use an iPad or other tablet or phone with a mobile app, be sure to login in at learn.canvas.net.