Skip to main content

Canvas Guides for Teachers - Instructional Guides

 

Instructure Canvas is our Learning Management System (LMS). You will use Canvas to manage your course content and data, assign homework and tests, and manage your course gradebook. Below are some tutorials that will guide you in making the most out of your Canvas usage.

 

Beginning of Course Practices


How to Set Your Canvas Notifications as an Instructor - Click Here

How to Set Details for a Course - Click Here

How to Manage Course Navigation Links - Click Here

How to Use the People Page in the Course as an Instructor - Click Here

How to View a Course as a Test Student - Click Here

How to Publish Your Course - Click Here

How to Set a Front Page in a Course - Click Here

How to Change a Course Home Page - Click Here

 

Canvas Course Best Practices 


How to Select Your Favorite Courses as an Instructor - Click Here

How to Add or Edit a Syllabus to a Course - Click Here

How to Upload and Manage Files in a Course - Click Here

How to Set Up Your Gradebook in a Course - Click Here

How to Set Up Assignment Groups in a Course - Click Here

How to Use and Adjust Course Settings - Click Here

How to Copy a Canvas Course Into a New Course Shell - Click Here

 

Printable Tutorials


How to Use the NEW Student View Feature in Canvas - Click Here

How to Set Up Zoom Meetings in Your Canvas Course - Click Here

How to Import an Old Course Into a New Course Shell - Click Here

How to Copy One Canvas Course to Another Canvas Course - Click Here

Beginning and End of Course Checklists - Click Here

How to Add Assignment Groups and Weights in a Canvas Course - Click Here

How to Change the Course End Date of Your Course - Click Here

How Do I Duplicate an Assignment? - Click Here

How Do I Copy an Assignment to Another Canvas Course? - Click Here

How to Create an Assessment Using New Quizzes - Click Here

How to Bulk Edit Assignment Due Dates in a Canvas Course - Click Here

How to Embed Content in Google Drive and Post in in a Course - Click Here

How to Duplicate a New Quizzes Assessment - Click Here

How to Manage Course Navigation Links - Click Here

How to Shuffle Questions & Answers in New Quizzes - Click Here

How to Access Global Course Announcements - Click Here

How to Give Extra Credit on an Assignment in Canvas - Click Here

How to Hide Previously Graded Assignments in the Grade book - Click Here

How to Hide Totals in Students' Grades Summaries - Click Here

How to Hide Grade Distribution Scoring Details From Students - Click Here