Canvas Student Orientation - Get Started with Canvas Network
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 Find helpful information! Canvas Guides provide you with all the information you need to use Canvas.
How to Manage Settings, Notifications, and Canvas Help
Tip: Most of the videos in the course, like the one below, are posted on YouTube. Therefore most will have Closed Captions of varying quality. If you have trouble understanding the audio, click on the "CC" in the video control bar to turn on the captions.
If you have trouble viewing YouTube videos, try this as an alternative:
MOOC-Profile.mp4 Download MOOC-Profile.mp4
Additional Tutorials
- Communicate With Your Instructor Canvas has a messaging system you can use to send messages to your instructor.
- Collapse and Expand Modules 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? 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).
Supported Browsers and Mobile Apps
- Supported Browsers Find out what browsers work best for this course (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Internet Explorer).
- All about the Canvas tablet apps Find information about downloading and using the free Canvas tablet apps.
- All about the Canvas smartphone apps Find information about downloading and using the free Canvas phone apps.
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.