1.
Account
Change personal settings such as
profile, notifications, and more.
Dashboard
Landing page that provides an
overview of all courses and activity.
Courses
Quickly view the list of your
starred courses.
Calendar
View and edit events and
assignments in your courses.
Inbox
Internal email function for
course communications.
Help
Access built-in help features
Search the Canvas Guides
Find answers to common questions
Report a Problem
File a ticket with Canvas Support
Canvas Support Hotline
(844) 348 - 0036
Chat with Canvas Support
Live Chat with Canvas Support
Ask the Community
Get help from a Canvas expert
Submit a Feature Idea
Have an idea to improve Canvas?
Course Home Page Options
Course Activity Stream:
Lets users see the most recent activity and interactions for this course.
It is very similar to the recent activity stream in the Dashboard but only
shows content for the specific course.
Pages Front Page:
Allows instructors to design the course homepage and include links,
images, or rich media. Students will be able to interact with the content
added to this page.
Course Modules:
Organizes the course into modules, or sections. Modules helps outline
the course and shows the assignments or tasks required throughout the
course.
Assignments List:
Shows the list of assignments for the course with upcoming and recent
assignments at the top of the page. Users can click the link of the
assignment to view more details.
Syllabus:
May include a description of course expectations or introduce the
course with links, images, or other content. The Syllabus also
automatically populates a calendar view of all assignments and course
events as they are added or modified in the course.
Published View
Course Navigation
Toggles on/off the course
sidebar menu
Student View
See how your course materials appear to your students and engage with
your activities and assessments as a test student
1. In Course Navigation, select Settings.
2. In the sidebar on the right, select Student View.
3. Once activated, a box appears around your screen as an indication
that you are in student mode.
4. Select Reset Student to clear the history.
5. Select Leave Student View when finished.
Commons
Find and import available Canvas
course materials.
Import from Commons
Find and import available
Canvas course materials.
Course Status
Select “Publish” to make your
course visible to students.
Choose Home page
Choose what will be displayed
on your course home page.
Course Setup Checklist
Step by step course setup list.
New Announcement
Send news and announcements
to students.
Canvas App
The Canvas app is the mobile
version of Canvas that helps you
stay current with your courses
anywhere you go. Download the
Canvas app on Android and iOS
devices.
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Minimize Global Menu
Reduces the size of the
Global Menu.

2. Faculty QuickStart Guide
Faculty Technology Center:
Phone: (818) 677-3443
Email: ftc@csun.edu
Walk-in Center: OV 33: (9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
Common Canvas Terminology
Activity Stream Displays all recent activity in Canvas. There are two types of Activity Streams - Global and Course.
Announcements Communication tool that allows instructors to post announcements for all users in a course.
Assignments Assessment activities created by the instructor including Assignments, Discussions, and Quizzes.
Calendar Communication tool that shows users all events and assignments in their courses and groups.
Canvas Community External resource that includes documentation/videos, feature ideas, community groups, and more.
Chat Provides synchronous video, audio, and text communication between students enrolled in a course.
Conversations Messaging tool to communicate with a course, a group, or an individual student.
Course Statistics Instructor tool that summarizes overall student participation in the course.
Dashboard Default landing page and provides an overview of all Canvas activity for a user.
Discussions Forum designed to facilitate informal communication between students in a course.
Files File repository for each user, group, and course. Files can be public or private
Grades Stores information about student progress in Canvas.
Groups Groups can be created for students or by students to enable efficient collaboration.
Modules Group course content and assignments into structured units.
Notifications Allow users to determine where and when they will be notified about activity in Canvas.
Outcomes Description of skills, understandings, and attitudes learners will develop during a course or program.
Pages Comprises all pages created in a course. A page allows instructors to create content for a course.
People Displays all users enrolled in a course.
Quizzes Displays all quiz assessment types in a course.
Rich Content Editor Word processor that supports instructors to create content within specific Canvas areas.
Rubrics Assessment tool for communicating expectations of quality.
Settings Customize navigation, add users, import content, and link to external tools.
SpeedGrader Grade assignments using point scale or rubrics. Leave text or audio/video feedback for students.
Student View Tool used by instructors to see how their course appears to students.
Syllabus Add customized course info above an automatically aggregated list of assignments and events.
For full list please visit: https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-5304