learn about the course

1. Welcome to Canvas

2. Tips for Succeeding inThisCourse
 Log in to the course several times a week to read any messages or announcements.
 Because this is a 32-hour course, plan to spend approximately 5-6 hours per week working in the course.
 Work your way sequentially through the items on the Modules page. Read the lecture notes and view the video tutorials before
attempting to do the activities.
 Keep up with the Course Schedule and the due dates for the activities.
 Complete all the assignments, quizzes, and discussions by the deadlines and make any needed corrections.
 Build the Start Here Module and first two content modules of your course.
 Contact the instructors if you have any questions or problems.

3. Start Here
 Read each item in the Start Here Module.
 Take the Start Here Quiz.
 After you make 100 on the Start Here Quiz, Module 1 will open for you. You can take the Start Here Quiz as many times as needed.
Modules
 Our online course is organized into modules based on the parts of the learning management system.
 Within each module, you will find an introduction to the topic, lecture notes, video tutorials, and required activities.
 Read the information in each module before completing the activities.
 After you complete all the required reading and activities for a module, the next module will be opened for you.

4. Canvas by InstructureApp
 The Canvas by Instructure app can help you access your courses while you're
away from a computer browser.
 The app comes in handy for checking messages, announcements, and grades.
 However, not all Canvas features are currently supported in the app.
 You can find information about how to use the Canvas app in the Canvas Guides
(Links to an external site.).
 On the Canvas Guides page, under "Additional Guides," click Canvas App.

5. SettingYour Notification Preferences
 You can select how and when you want to be notified when various events occur within this
course.You will be notified whenever there is a change in a due date, an updated
assignment, or a message sent from within Canvas. Canvas supports notification through
email, text message, andTwitter.You can choose to receive notification alerts
immediately, daily, weekly, or never.You'll learn more about this feature later in the
course.
 Leave the setting for Announcement set to ASAP, so you'll know when a new
announcement is posted in this course. Also leave the setting for Submission Comment set
to ASAP, so you'll know when you have feedback from us on your assignments.
 For instructions, see How Do I Set My Notification Preferences.

6. You will find the online activities in each module. Please note that you will complete
some of the activities in this online course and you will complete others in your
sandbox and in your development shell:
 In this online course: Read the lecture notes provided, view the video
tutorials, check for announcements, post to the discussions, and take the
quizzes (self-checks). Also submit your responses to theTry It activities.
 In your sandbox: Complete theTry It activities in your sandbox.
 In your development shell: Complete the course project, which is to build the
Start Here Module and first two content modules of your online, hybrid, or
web-enhanced course.

7.  This course is a pass/fail course. In order to pass the course,
you will need to complete all the online activities by the
deadlines and make any needed corrections.
 You will also need to build in your development shell the
Start Here Module and first two content modules of your
online, hybrid, or web-enhanced course.

8. Downloading the Free Adobe Reader
Some of the files in this course are PDF files and require Adobe Reader.
If you don’t have Adobe Reader on your computer, use this link to download
the free Adobe Reader: http://get.adobe.com/reader/.

9. Getting Help withCanvas
For information about navigating this course and using the student tools,
see the Canvas Guides (Links to an external site.) and the student videos.
Questions aboutThis Course
If you have any problems or questions, please contact one of the instructors.
Our contact information is on the Course Syllabus.