Canvas Student Orientation

Week 1

Get Started with Canvas Network

• Update Your Profile Links to an external site. All new Canvas users should read this information. Click on your name at the top right corner to view your profile at any time!
• Update Your Notification Preferences  Links to an external site.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.
• Read the Canvas Network Code of Conduct Find out how you can promote a safe learning environment.

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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 Accessibility information page Links to an external site. on our website.

Supported Browsers and Mobile Apps 

• Supported Browsers Find out what browsers work best for this course (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Internet Explorer).
• Apps: The Canvas UI was optimized for desktop displays but can be used on mobile browsers and we do provide free apps for some mobile devices. Try the iOS and Android free Mobile Apps! 

• How do I use the Canvas app on my Android phone? Links to an external site. 
• How do I use the Canvas app on my Android tablet? Links to an external site. 
• How do I use the Canvas app on my iPhone? Links to an external site.
• How do I use the Canvas app on my iPad? Links to an external site.

Logging in to Canvas Network

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 choose Canvas Network (learn.canvas.net) as your Institution. To login in use the same email address and password used to log in to your Canvas Network account.