Weekly Canvas Tidbit
Sara Shaffer - KCS Canvas Lead Team
The Canvas Dashboard
You can return to your User Dashboard at any time by clicking the Dashboard link in Global Navigation.
The Dashboard is your landing page in Canvas and displays the course cards for all your favorite courses. The Dashboard also contains global announcements from your institution and a global activity stream that shows recent activity in all your courses.
The Dashboard also includes a sidebar, which contains the To Do list, upcoming events, and access to grades.
Course cards display in the Dashboard if they have have been starred as a favorite. Courses are ordered alphabetically by original course name and your role in the course; nicknames do not change the display order. Courses with an instructor- or TA-based role are listed first. Some courses may include an image for the course behind the course color.
Each card can include up to four tabs, which represent the four main Canvas features for student course activity: Announcements, Assignments, Discussions, and Files. These tabs mimic visibility and order in Course Navigation, so for instance, if an instructor hides the Announcements link, the Announcements tab will not display on the course card.
If the tabs are visible, Discussions and Announcements indicate the number of new activity items published in the course.
You can also change the color of your course, which is synced with the color shown for the course in the Calendar. To change the color, click the card Settings icon, then select a new color. The check mark indicates the selected color. Click the Apply button.
If you change the color for a course in the Calendar, the Dashboard will also update with the new calendar color.
To help manage Canvas activity, the Dashboard also supports the Global Activity Stream, which can be toggled at the top of the Dashboard based on user preference. The activity stream shows activity for all your Canvas courses. To view the Global Activity Stream, click the Dashboard icon.
The Sidebar helps you see what you need to do next across all your courses, including items in your To Do list. The sidebar also includes a link to the global Grades page. Learn more about the Dashboard sidebar.
Each card can include up to four tabs, which represent the four main Canvas features for student course activity: Announcements, Assignments, Discussions, and Files.
Edit the course name and color:
Need Help?
1.) Chat with a Canvas representative
2.) Call their help hotline
3.) Search the Canvas guides
4.) Report a problem
5.) Ask the Canvas community
6.) Submit a feature idea
Take advantage of this wonderful resource!
Ms. Shaffer
Email: sshaffer@k12k.com
Website: www.dbexcel.k12k.com
Location: DB-EXCEL, Myrtle Street, Kingsport, TN, United States
Phone: 423-378-2185
Twitter: @Shaffer_DBEXCEL