2. Settings
By clicking on the Settings link
in the Help Corner of the
Canvas interface, you can:
Add a profile picture
Change your display name
Adjust your notification
preferences
Upload files
Create ePortfolios
Adjust your settings
These settings are available to
instructors and students.
In this course, we'll look at how
to adjust your notification
preferences and how to add a
profile picture.
3. The Sidebar
The Sidebar contains three
helpful feeds:
The TO Do feed lists the next five
you need to grade.
oAssignments will still show up in this
list even if they are past due. Click on the
links to go directly to the Assignments
page.
The Coming Up feed lists the next
five assignments or events coming
due in the next week.
The Recent Feedback feed lets
students know when their
instructor has left a comment or a
grade for one of their submissions.
The same feed will let instructors
know when students have left
comments about work they have
evaluated.
oThis feed helps students and instructors
keep the conversation alive around
Assignments.
4. The Inbox and
Conversations
When to Use the Inbox:
• To keep in contact with
students and help them
individually.
• To ask questions of a group
within Canvas
More about the Inbox and
Conversations:
How Do I Compose and Send a
Message
(Links to an external site.)
How Do I Reply to a Message
(Links to an external site.)
How Do I Filter Conversations
(Links to an external site.)
5. Time toTry It!
Go to theTRY IT page
to practice what you
have learned!