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Suggested Canvas Guides

Online Course Support has compiled a list of Student Canvas Guides that may be beneficial to you. This list may look overwhelming, but you probably will only refer to it a few times. We suggest starting with updating your Canvas profile.  

We hope that you take advantage of every opportunity to give feedback on your Canvas experience! Do not hesitate to reach out to Online Course Support (bizhelp@uwec.edu) if you encounter any problems. 

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Profile and User Settings 

  • How do I edit my profile in my user account as a student? 
  • How do I set a time zone in my user account as a student?  
  • How do I add contact methods to receive Canvas notifications as a student?  
  • How do I set my Canvas notification preferences as a student?  
    • We highly recommend reviewing your Canvas notification preferences! 
  • How do I add an additional email address as a contact method in Canvas as a student?  
  • More Profile and User Settings. 

Note: You cannot change your login information. Your login info for Canvas will always be your campus email and password. 

Announcements 

  • How do I view Announcements as a student? 
  • How do I subscribe to the Announcements RSS feed as a student? 
  • How do I reply to an announcement as a student? 

Assignments 

  • How do I upload a file as an assignment submission in Canvas? 
  • How do I know when my assignment has been submitted? 
  • How do I know when my instructor has graded my assignment? 
  • How do I view assignment comments from my instructor? 
  • VIDEO: Assignment Submissions (Students) 
  • VIDEO: Groups: Creation & Interaction (Students) 
  • More Assignment topics 

Calendar 

  • How do I use the Calendar as a student? 
  • How do I filter the Calendar view by course as a student? 
  • How do I subscribe to the Calendar feed using Outlook as a student? 
  • How do I subscribe to the Calendar feed using Google Calendar as a student? 
  • VIDEO: Calendar (Students) 
  • More Calendar topics 

Conversations (Your Canvas Inbox) 

  • How do I use Conversations as a student? 
  • How do I send a message to a user in a course in Conversations as a student? 
  • How do I reply to a message in Conversations as a student? 
  • VIDEO: Communication (Students) 
  • More Conversations topics 

Discussions 

  • How do I reply to a discussion as a student? 
  • How do I attach a file to a discussion reply as a student? 
  • VIDEO: Discussions (Students) 
  • More Discussion topics 

Grades and Feedback 

  • How do I view the rubric for my graded discussion? 
  • How do I view the rubric for my assignment? 
  • How do I view rubric results for my assignment? 
  • How do I view my grades in a current course?  
  • How do I approximate my assignment scores using the What-If Grades feature?  
  • VIDEO: Grades (Students) 
  • More Grades topics 

Mobile Technology 

  • How can I use Canvas on my mobile device as a student? 
  • Canvas Student Android Guide 
  • Canvas Student iOS Guide 
  • VIDEO: Canvas Student for iOS 
  • VIDEO: Canvas Student for Android 

Quizzes 

  • How do I take a quiz? 
  • How do I resume a quiz that I already started taking? 
  • How do I submit a quiz? 
  • How do I view quiz results as a student? 
  • More Quizzes topics 

About This Blog

Through the partnerships we form with our instructors, we develop engaging and interactive online courses. Here you’ll find ideas on course design informed by the latest research and teaching strategies that build community and instructor presence. We’ll also we share our experiences with technology, with Canvas, and with administering our online educational programs.

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