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  • Introduction 5
    • How do I log in to Canvas?
    • How do I reset my password?
    • When will I be able to access my courses?
    • How do I get help and submit feedback?
    • How are Students added to a course?
    • How do I sign up for Canvas as a Student?
  • Editing my Profile 9
    • How do I access my Profile and Settings?
    • How do I edit my Profile?
    • How do I add a Profile picture?
    • How do I change my Full Name, Display Name and Time Zone?
    • How do I change my login password?
    • How do I add an additional email address in Canvas?
    • How do I add my cell phone number to Canvas to receive texts?
    • How do I set my Notification Preferences?
    • How do I configure Canvas Notifications in Facebook?
  • Discussions and Announcements with Instructors and Peers 20
    • How do I create a new Discussion?
    • How do I start a Discussion with my Group?
    • How do I reply to a Discussion post?
    • Why can't I see other responses to the Discussion?
    • How do I link to a YouTube video in a Discussion reply?
    • How do I insert an image file in a Discussion reply?
    • How do I subscribe to a course podcast?
    • How are Announcements listed?
    • How do I view an Announcement feed?
    • How can I get Announcements on Facebook?
    • How can I get Announcements on my phone?
    • How can I get Announcements on Twitter?
    • How can I get Announcements through my email?
    • How do I subscribe to an Announcement Feed?
    • How do I reply to an Announcement?
    • How do I create an Announcement?
    • How do I add an external (RSS) feed to my Announcement?
    • How do I delete an Announcement?
    • How do I edit an Announcement?
    • How do I link to course content, files, and images in my Announcement?
  • Conversations with Instructors and Peers 22
    • How do I adjust my Notification Preferences for Conversations?
    • How do I access the Conversations Inbox?
    • How is my Conversations Inbox organized?
    • How do I find my unread messages in Conversations?
    • How many messages are in this Conversation?
    • What do comments from the SpeedGrader™ look like inside Conversations?
    • How can I tell which course this Conversation belongs to?
    • How do I privately respond to an individual in a larger Conversation?
    • How do I forward a message from a Conversation?
    • How do I delete a message from a Conversation?
    • How do I unsubscribe myself from a Conversation?
    • How do I archive a Conversation?
    • How do I compose a message?
    • How do I send a private message to my instructor?
    • How do I send a private message to an individual?
    • How do I send a message to multiple individuals?
    • How do I start a Conversation with a Student Group?
    • How do I send a message to my class?
    • How do I delete a name from the To: field?
    • Where is my original message in this Conversation?
    • How do I attach a file to a message?
    • How do I attach a media comment to my message?
  • Using the Rich Content Editor 1
    • How do I upload a video using the Rich Content Editor?
  • Submitting Online Assignments 22
    • What are Assignments?
    • How do I view Assignments?
    • How can I view my Assignments for only one course?
    • What are the different Assignment types?
    • How do I group Assignments by type in a course?
    • How do I download Assignment instructions?
    • How do I view the Rubric for an Assignment?
    • How do I submit an online assignment?
    • How do I upload a file to my Assignment submission?
    • How do I add multiple files to my Assignment submission?
    • How do I add images to my Assignment?
    • How do I add media to my assignment?
    • How do I know when I have turned my assignment in?
    • How will I know when my Instructor has graded my Assignment?
    • How do I view instructor comments?
    • How do I view Rubric results for my Assignment?
    • How do I communicate with my Instructor about Assignments?
    • How do I submit an Assignment in behalf of my Group?
    • What is a peer review Assignment?
    • How do I submit a peer review to an Assignment?
    • How do I submit a Turnitin Assignment?
    • How do I view Turnitin results for an Assignment?
  • Giving and Receiving Feedback 2
    • Where are my grades?
    • How do I check my What-If Grades?
  • Taking Quizzes 8
    • Where can I find my Quizzes?
    • How do I take a Quiz?
    • What type of questions are on a Quiz?
    • How do I save my Quiz?
    • How do I submit a Quiz?
    • How do I know if I can retake a Quiz?
    • Can the Instructor give me extra time or extra Quiz attempts?
    • How do I submit a Survey?
  • Joining Course Collaborations 6
    • What are Collaborations?
    • How do I join a Google Docs collaboration?
    • How do I add people to my collaboration?
    • How do I start a new Google Docs Collaboration?
    • How do I delete a Google Doc Collaboration?
    • How do I edit a course Page?
  • Uploading, Viewing and Sharing Files 2
    • How does file storage work?
    • How do I create a folder in Files?
  • Creating ePortfolios 1
    • What is an ePortfolio?
  • Using the Calendar 7
    • What is the Calendar?
    • How do I view the Calendar?
    • How do I filter my Calendar view by course?
    • How do I add a personal reminder to my Calendar?
    • Where can I find the Calendar iCal feed?
    • How do I subscribe to the Calendar Feed using Outlook?
    • How do I subscribe to the Calendar Feed using Google Apps for Education?
  • Interacting with People and Groups 12
    • Who are the People in the course?
    • What are Student Groups?
    • How do I view Groups?
    • How do I join a Student Group?
    • Which Groups am I enrolled in?
    • How do I create a Student Group?
    • How do I store and share Files within my Group?
    • How do I start a Discussion with my Group?
    • How do I share a whiteboard with my Group?
    • How do I send a message to a group?
    • How do I chat in real time with my Group?
    • How do I start a Collaboration with my Group?
  • Using Chat 5
    • How do I join the course Chat?
    • How do I broadcast video for Chat?
    • How do I broadcast audio for Chat?
    • How do I start a private conversation in Chat?
    • How do I access the Chat whiteboard?
  • Using Mobile Apps 8
    • Will Canvas work on my mobile device?
    • How do I access Canvas using a mobile browser?
    • How do I download the Canvas for iOS app?
    • How do I login to the Canvas for iOS app?
    • How do I access Conversations on the Canvas for iOS app?
    • How do I reply to a Discussion on the Canvas for iOS app?
    • How do I submit Assignments on Canvas for iOS app?
    • How do I subscribe to a Calendar feed on the Canvas for iOS app?

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Canvas Student Guide

  • Introduction

    • How do I log in to Canvas?
    • How do I reset my password?
    • When will I be able to access my courses?
    • How do I get help and submit feedback?
    • How are Students added to a course?
  • Editing my Profile

    • How do I access my Profile and Settings?
    • How do I edit my Profile?
    • How do I add a Profile picture?
    • How do I change my Full Name, Display Name and Time Zone?
    • How do I change my login password?
    • How do I add an additional email address in Canvas?
    • How do I add my cell phone number to Canvas to receive texts?
    • How do I set my Notification Preferences?
    • How do I configure Canvas Notifications in Facebook?
  • Discussions and Announcements with Instructors and Peers

    • How do I create a new Discussion?
    • How do I start a Discussion with my Group?
    • How do I reply to a Discussion post?
    • Why can't I see other responses to the Discussion?
    • How do I link to a YouTube video in a Discussion reply?
    • How do I insert an image file in a Discussion reply?
    • How do I subscribe to a course podcast?
    • How are Announcements listed?
    • How do I view an Announcement feed?
    • How can I get Announcements on Facebook?
    • How can I get Announcements on my phone?
    • How can I get Announcements on Twitter?
    • How can I get Announcements through my email?
    • How do I subscribe to an Announcement Feed?
    • How do I reply to an Announcement?
    • How do I create an Announcement?
    • How do I add an external (RSS) feed to my Announcement?
    • How do I delete an Announcement?
    • How do I edit an Announcement?
    • How do I link to course content, files, and images in my Announcement?
  • Conversations with Instructors and Peers

    • How do I adjust my Notification Preferences for Conversations?
    • How do I access the Conversations Inbox?
    • How is my Conversations Inbox organized?
    • How do I find my unread messages in Conversations?
    • How many messages are in this Conversation?
    • What do comments from the SpeedGrader™ look like inside Conversations?
    • How can I tell which course this Conversation belongs to?
    • How do I privately respond to an individual in a larger Conversation?
    • How do I forward a message from a Conversation?
    • How do I delete a message from a Conversation?
    • How do I unsubscribe myself from a Conversation?
    • How do I archive a Conversation?
    • How do I compose a message?
    • How do I send a private message to my instructor?
    • How do I send a private message to an individual?
    • How do I send a message to multiple individuals?
    • How do I start a Conversation with a Student Group?
    • How do I send a message to my class?
    • How do I delete a name from the To: field?
    • Where is my original message in this Conversation?
    • How do I attach a file to a message?
    • How do I attach a media comment to my message?
  • Using the Rich Content Editor

    • How do I upload a video using the Rich Content Editor?
  • Submitting Online Assignments

    • What are Assignments?
    • How do I view Assignments?
    • How can I view my Assignments for only one course?
    • What are the different Assignment types?
    • How do I group Assignments by type in a course?
    • How do I download Assignment instructions?
    • How do I view the Rubric for an Assignment?
    • How do I submit an online assignment?
    • How do I upload a file to my Assignment submission?
    • How do I add multiple files to my Assignment submission?
    • How do I add images to my Assignment?
    • How do I add media to my assignment?
    • How do I know when I have turned my assignment in?
    • How will I know when my Instructor has graded my Assignment?
    • How do I view instructor comments?
    • How do I view Rubric results for my Assignment?
    • How do I communicate with my Instructor about Assignments?
    • How do I submit an Assignment in behalf of my Group?
    • What is a peer review Assignment?
    • How do I submit a peer review to an Assignment?
    • How do I submit a Turnitin Assignment?
    • How do I view Turnitin results for an Assignment?
  • Giving and Receiving Feedback

    • Where are my grades?
    • How do I check my What-If Grades?
  • Taking Quizzes

    • Where can I find my Quizzes?
    • How do I take a Quiz?
    • What type of questions are on a Quiz?
    • How do I save my Quiz?
    • How do I submit a Quiz?
    • How do I know if I can retake a Quiz?
    • Can the Instructor give me extra time or extra Quiz attempts?
    • How do I submit a Survey?
  • Joining Course Collaborations

    • What are Collaborations?
    • How do I join a Google Docs collaboration?
    • How do I add people to my collaboration?
    • How do I start a new Google Docs Collaboration?
    • How do I delete a Google Doc Collaboration?
    • How do I edit a course Page?
  • Uploading, Viewing and Sharing Files

    • How does file storage work?
    • How do I create a folder in Files?
  • Creating ePortfolios

    • What is an ePortfolio?
  • Using the Calendar

    • What is the Calendar?
    • How do I view the Calendar?
    • How do I filter my Calendar view by course?
    • How do I add a personal reminder to my Calendar?
    • Where can I find the Calendar iCal feed?
    • How do I subscribe to the Calendar Feed using Outlook?
    • How do I subscribe to the Calendar Feed using Google Apps for Education?
  • Interacting with People and Groups

    • Who are the People in the course?
    • What are Student Groups?
    • How do I view Groups?
    • How do I join a Student Group?
    • Which Groups am I enrolled in?
    • How do I create a Student Group?
    • How do I store and share Files within my Group?
    • How do I start a Discussion with my Group?
    • How do I share a whiteboard with my Group?
    • How do I send a message to a group?
    • How do I chat in real time with my Group?
    • How do I start a Collaboration with my Group?
  • Using Chat

    • How do I join the course Chat?
    • How do I broadcast video for Chat?
    • How do I broadcast audio for Chat?
    • How do I start a private conversation in Chat?
    • How do I access the Chat whiteboard?
  • Using Mobile Apps

    • Will Canvas work on my mobile device?
    • How do I access Canvas using a mobile browser?
    • How do I download the Canvas for iOS app?
    • How do I login to the Canvas for iOS app?
    • How do I access Conversations on the Canvas for iOS app?
    • How do I reply to a Discussion on the Canvas for iOS app?
    • How do I submit Assignments on Canvas for iOS app?
    • How do I subscribe to a Calendar feed on the Canvas for iOS app?
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