Difference between revisions of "Designing Your Canvas Course"
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| − | ===2. Create [ | + | ===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-1918 How do I use Draft State in Pages?]==== |
| − | ====[ | + | ====[https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-1846 How do I upload a PDF to a Page?]==== |
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| − | ===3. Use [ | + | ===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?]==== |
*Modules are used to organize course content by weeks, units, or whatever organizational structure works for your offering. With modules, you can create a linear flow of what you would like your students to do. | *Modules are used to organize course content by weeks, units, or whatever organizational structure works for your offering. With modules, you can create a linear flow of what you would like your students to do. | ||
| − | ====[ | + | ====[https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-2827 How do I add items to a Module?]==== |
*You can add an item to multiple modules or multiple iterations of an item to one module. | *You can add an item to multiple modules or multiple iterations of an item to one module. | ||
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| − | ===4. Customize the [ | + | ===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, [ | + | 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?]==== |
*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. | ||
| − | ====[ | + | ====[https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-2555 How do I reorder and hide Course Navigation links?]==== |
*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 [ | + | ===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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| − | ====[ | + | ====[https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-2681 Locate the Course Home Page]==== |
*The Course Home Page is the first page that students see when they click the Home link in their Course Navigation. As an instructor, you decide what you want students to see and interact with on the Course Home Page. | *The Course Home Page is the first page that students see when they click the Home link in their Course Navigation. As an instructor, you decide what you want students to see and interact with on the Course Home Page. | ||
| − | ====[ | + | ====[https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-2554 How to set the Course Home Page]==== |
*You can change your Course Home Page to 1) the Recent Activity Dashboard, 2) a Page you can Decide Yourself, 3) the Course Modules/Sections, 4) the Assignment List, or 5) the Syllabus with Assignment List. | *You can change your Course Home Page to 1) the Recent Activity Dashboard, 2) a Page you can Decide Yourself, 3) the Course Modules/Sections, 4) the Assignment List, or 5) the Syllabus with Assignment List. | ||
| − | ====[ | + | ====[https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-1848 Where is the Front Page and how do I edit it?]==== |
*The Front Page is the first page your students will see when they enter your course, if you choose to have the course home page set to the page. Use this page to show a welcome message, links, images, or other information for students. | *The Front Page is the first page your students will see when they enter your course, if you choose to have the course home page set to the page. Use this page to show a welcome message, links, images, or other information for students. | ||
| − | ====[ | + | ====[https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-1844 How do I edit Pages?]==== |
*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: [ | + | ===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:// | + | 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]==== |
*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. | ||
| − | ====[ | + | ====[https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-2707 How to Publish Your Course]==== |
*A course will not be available to students until published. | *A course will not be available to students until published. | ||
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