Canvas Guides for Students

OVERVIEW

This article contains links to instructional guides created by Instructure, the makers of Canvas, that are focused on helping students learn how to use the core areas of Canvas. These articles are very specific in nature.

• How can I use Canvas on my mobile device as a student?

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• How do I view Announcements as a student?

• How do I add an announcement in a group?

• How do I edit an announcement in a group?

• How do I delete an announcement in a group?

• How do I reply to an announcement as a student?

• How do I like a reply in a course announcement as a student?

ASSIGNMENTS

• How do I view Assignments as a student?

• How do I filter assignments by type as a student?

• How do I view the rubric for my assignment?

• How do I view the rubric for my external tool assignment?

• How do I submit an online assignment?

• How do I submit a text entry assignment?

• How do I enter a URL as an assignment submission?

• How do I submit a media file as an assignment submission?

• How do I submit an assignment on behalf of a group?

• How do I know if I have a peer review assignment to complete?

• How do I submit a peer review to an assignment?

• Where can I find my peers' feedback for peer reviewed assignments?

• How do I upload a file as an assignment submission in Canvas?

• How do I upload a file from Google Drive as an assignment submission in Canvas?

• How do I submit a cloud assignment with Google Drive?

• How do I know when my assignment has been submitted?

• How do I know when my instructor has graded my assignment?

• How do I view assignment comments from my instructor?

• How do I view annotation feedback comments from my instructor directly in my assignment submission?

• How do I view rubric results for my assignment?

• How do I download assignment submissions from all my courses?

CALENDAR

• How do I use the Calendar as a student?

• How do I filter the Calendar view by course as a student?

• How do I view the Calendar iCal feed to subscribe to an external calendar as a student?

• How do I add an event to my calendar as a student?

• How do I add a to-do item in the Calendar as a student?

• How do I add and duplicate an event in the Calendar as a student?

• How do I view a group calendar?

• How do I subscribe to the Calendar feed using Google Calendar as a student?

COLLABORATIONS

• How do I view Collaborations as a student?

• How do I create a Google Docs collaboration as a student?

• How do I create a Google Drive collaboration as a student?

• How do I delete a collaboration as a student?

DISCUSSIONS

• How do I view Discussions as a student?

• How do I view the rubric for my graded discussion?

• How do I know if I have a peer review discussion to complete?

• How do I submit a peer review to a discussion?

• Where can I find my peers' feedback for peer-reviewed discussions?

• How do I subscribe to a discussion as a student?

• How do I view and sort discussion replies as a student?

• How do I change discussion settings to manually mark discussion replies as read as a student?

• How do I mark discussion replies as read or unread as a student?

• How do I reply to a discussion as a student?

GLOBAL NAVIGATION

• How do I log in to Canvas as a student?

• How do I use the Global Navigation Menu as a student?

• How do I use the Dashboard as a student?

• How do I view my favorite courses in the Card View Dashboard as a student?

• How do I use the to-do list for all my courses in the List View Dashboard as a student?

• How do I add a to-do item in the List View Dashboard as a student?

• How do I use the To Do list and sidebar in the Dashboard as a student?

• How do I view grades in the Dashboard as a student?

• How do I view all my Canvas courses as a student?

• How do I customize my Courses list as a student?

GRADES

• How do I view my grades in a current course?

• How do I view my Learning Mastery scores in the Grades page?

• How do I use the icons and colors in the Grades page?

• How do I approximate my assignment scores using the What-If Grades feature?

• How do I view my grades in a concluded course?

MODULES

• How do I view Modules as a student?

• How do I mark a module item as done for a module requirement?

PROFILE AND USER SETTINGS

• How do I edit my profile in my user account as a student?

• How do I add a profile picture in my user account as a student?

• How do I change the settings in my user account as a student?

• How do I change the language preference in my user account as a student?

• How do I select personal pronouns in my user account as a student?

• How do I add contact methods to receive Canvas notifications as a student?

• How do I add an additional email address as a contact method in Canvas as a student?

• How do I set my Canvas notification preferences as a student?

• How do I manage notifications for a single course as a student?

• How do I generate a pairing code for an observer as a student?

QUIZZES

• How do I view Quizzes as a student?

• How do I view the rubric for a quiz?

• How do I take an assessment in New Quizzes?

• How do I submit a quiz?

• How do I view quiz results as a student?

• How do I view quiz comments from my instructor?

• How do I view my assessment results as a student in New Quizzes?

• How do I know if I can retake an assessment in New Quizzes?

• How do I submit a survey?