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===1. Add and Manage [https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-4131#jive_content_id_Files Files] and Content=== | ===1. Add and Manage [https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-4131#jive_content_id_Files Files] and Content=== | ||
Files are where you upload course files, syllabi, readings, or other documents. Faculty can lock folders so students cannot access files. Files can be placed in Modules, Assignments, or Pages. Files and folders are listed, by Canvas, in alphabetical order and cannot be rearranged. | Files are where you upload course files, syllabi, readings, or other documents. Faculty can lock folders so students cannot access files. Files can be placed in Modules, Assignments, or Pages. Files and folders are listed, by Canvas, in alphabetical order and cannot be rearranged. | ||
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====[https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-2553 How do I add a file to my course?]==== | ====[https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-2553 How do I add a file to my course?]==== | ||
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===2. Create [https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-4131#jive_content_id_Pages Pages]=== | ===2. Create [https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-4131#jive_content_id_Pages Pages]=== | ||
Pages can contain text, video, and links to your files. You can even make links to other pages. Pages are usually used to provide content and educational resources that don’t necessarily belong in an assignment. Pages can also be used for creating a class wiki. | Pages can contain text, video, and links to your files. You can even make links to other pages. Pages are usually used to provide content and educational resources that don’t necessarily belong in an assignment. Pages can also be used for creating a class wiki. | ||
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====[https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-1842 How do I create a new Page?]==== | ====[https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-1842 How do I create a new Page?]==== | ||
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===3. Use [https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-4131#jive_content_id_Modules Modules] to Organize Content=== | ===3. Use [https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-4131#jive_content_id_Modules Modules] to Organize Content=== | ||
Modules may be used to organize content and help control the flow of your offering. | Modules may be used to organize content and help control the flow of your offering. | ||
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====[https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-2557 How do I create a new Module?]==== | ====[https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-2557 How do I create a new Module?]==== | ||
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===4. Customize the [https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-4131#jive_content_id_Course_Navigation Course Navigation]=== | ===4. Customize the [https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-4131#jive_content_id_Course_Navigation Course Navigation]=== | ||
The left sidebar is referred to as the Course Navigation menu. It consists of several tabs which may be made visible to or hidden from students. (Tab names cannot be edited at this time. However, [https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-2738 additional tabs may be created by adding an external app] and/or using the [https://www.eduappcenter.com/apps/63#.VGUDG1fF_F4 Redirect Tool].) | The left sidebar is referred to as the Course Navigation menu. It consists of several tabs which may be made visible to or hidden from students. (Tab names cannot be edited at this time. However, [https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-2738 additional tabs may be created by adding an external app] and/or using the [https://www.eduappcenter.com/apps/63#.VGUDG1fF_F4 Redirect Tool].) | ||
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====[https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-2679 What is Course Navigation?]==== | ====[https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-2679 What is Course Navigation?]==== | ||
*Course Navigation is a series of links on the left side of your screen that help you get to where you want to go inside of a Canvas course. | *Course Navigation is a series of links on the left side of your screen that help you get to where you want to go inside of a Canvas course. | ||
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*Links to sections that don't have any content and that students cannot create content for will not be shown to students and will be "grayed" for your view. For example, if there are no learning outcomes set for the course, you will see the "Outcomes" link in gray, but students will not see the link at all. | *Links to sections that don't have any content and that students cannot create content for will not be shown to students and will be "grayed" for your view. For example, if there are no learning outcomes set for the course, you will see the "Outcomes" link in gray, but students will not see the link at all. | ||
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===5. Create a [https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-1848 Home Page]=== | ===5. Create a [https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-1848 Home Page]=== | ||
Create a welcoming landing page for your students. | Create a welcoming landing page for your students. | ||
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The ‘Homepage’ of your course can be customized as you prefer. | The ‘Homepage’ of your course can be customized as you prefer. | ||
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*A Page may be edited even after it has been published. | *A Page may be edited even after it has been published. | ||
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===6. Last Steps: [https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-2976 Test] and [https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-2707 Publish]=== | ===6. Last Steps: [https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-2976 Test] and [https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-2707 Publish]=== | ||
A course is made accessible to students by publishing it. Use [https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-2978 Student View] before publishing to see the course as students will see it. | A course is made accessible to students by publishing it. Use [https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-2978 Student View] before publishing to see the course as students will see it. | ||
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====[https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-2976 How to use Student View]==== | ====[https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-2976 How to use Student View]==== | ||
*Student View allows instructors to see the course as a student views it. | *Student View allows instructors to see the course as a student views it. | ||
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*A course will not be available to students until published. | *A course will not be available to students until published. | ||
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===See also the [https://evergreen.instructure.com/enroll/X9GKRT Canvas Orientation for Faculty]=== | ===See also the [https://evergreen.instructure.com/enroll/X9GKRT Canvas Orientation for Faculty]=== | ||
Revision as of 15:40, 11 December 2016
Create a site with a welcoming Home Page and clear navigation for your students.
1. Add and Manage Files and Content
Files are where you upload course files, syllabi, readings, or other documents. Faculty can lock folders so students cannot access files. Files can be placed in Modules, Assignments, or Pages. Files and folders are listed, by Canvas, in alphabetical order and cannot be rearranged.
2. Create Pages
Pages can contain text, video, and links to your files. You can even make links to other pages. Pages are usually used to provide content and educational resources that don’t necessarily belong in an assignment. Pages can also be used for creating a class wiki.
3. Use Modules to Organize Content
Modules may be used to organize content and help control the flow of your offering.
The left sidebar is referred to as the Course Navigation menu. It consists of several tabs which may be made visible to or hidden from students. (Tab names cannot be edited at this time. However, additional tabs may be created by adding an external app and/or using the Redirect Tool.)
5. Create a Home Page
Create a welcoming landing page for your students.
6. Last Steps: Test and Publish
A course is made accessible to students by publishing it. Use Student View before publishing to see the course as students will see it.
See also the Canvas Orientation for Faculty
Use this online self-paced Canvas course as a step-by-step guide for developing your site.
Interested in Individual or Faculty Team Training?
- Please contact Bridget Irish in Academic Computing to make an appointment.
