Difference between revisions of "Designing Your Canvas Course"
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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?]==== | |
*Upload your syllabus and other files in PDF and Word formats. | *Upload your syllabus and other files in PDF and Word formats. | ||
====[http://guides.instructure.com/m/4152/l/41387-how-do-i-move-and-organize-my-files How do I move and organize my files?]==== | ====[http://guides.instructure.com/m/4152/l/41387-how-do-i-move-and-organize-my-files How do I move and organize my files?]==== | ||
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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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===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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===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?]==== | ||
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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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===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]==== | ||
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===Interested in Individual or Faculty Team Training?=== | ===Interested in Individual or Faculty Team Training?=== | ||
− | *Please contact Bridget Irish in [ | + | *Please contact Bridget Irish in [https://help.evergreen.edu/ Academic Technologies] to make an appointment. |
Revision as of 15:57, 11 December 2016
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.




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 Technologies to make an appointment.