Canvas Basics - Quick Start Instructions - School of Nursing

Canvas Basics - Quick Start Instructions
How to access Canvas courses
1. Go to http://canvas.uw.edu. Login with your UW Net
ID & password.
2. Click the Courses tab (top) to see a list of your courses.
Publish a course
When you are ready, publish your course to grant students
access.
1. Within the course, click Home on the navigation bar to
the left.
2. Click the Published hyperlink. At the bottom of the
screen, click Publish Course.
3. An invitation will automatically be sent to students’
email.
Modules
Use Modules to organize course content by weeks or units.
A module can contain files, discussions, assignments,
quizzes, & other learning materials.
1. In the left navigation, click Modules.
2. Click Create a New Module on the right.
3. Fill-in a title for the module. Set a lock date, if needed.
Click Add Module to finish.
4. To add content to the module, click the “gear” icon in
the Module, and then select Add Content.
5. A pop up box will appear. Use the Add menu to select
Assignment, File or other type of item. Select an
existing item, or scroll to "New ..." to start a new item.
6. Click Add Item to finish.
Files
Use Files to organize, store & distribute Word docs,
Powerpoint slides or images.
1. To add a file to a Module, click the “gear” icon > Add
Content. Select File from the Add menu & scroll to find
your file. To upload a new file, scroll to the bottom
and select New File.
2. *** Students can see the Files page. To hide the Files
page go to Settings (lower left) > Navigation. Drag the
Files box down to the hidden area & click Save.***
Pages
Use Pages to post instructions, announcements & reading
lists. Pages can be added to Modules, or directly to the
Pages area.
1. To add a Page to a Module, click the “gear” icon > Add
Content. Select Page in the Add menu. Scroll to find an
existing page or select New Page.
2. To add text to a Page, go to the Page & then click the
Edit Page button. Add text in the text field and click
Save.
Links (External URLS)
Use Links to direct students to web pages, to course files, or
to activities in the course, such as discussion topics.
To add a link to a Module
1. In the Module, click the “gear” icon > Add Content.
Select External URL in the Add menu and enter the
URL.
To add a link to a content Page
1. Go to the Page & click Edit Page
2. Type the link name in the text field & then select it.
3. To link to a webpage, click on the link icon in the
toolbar and fill-in the URL.
Discussions
Create discussion threads on the Discussions page or within
a Module.
1. Within a Module, click the “gear” icon > Add Content.
Select Discussion in the Add menu. Scroll to find an
existing Discussion or click New Topic.
2. Within the Discussion, click Edit to add instructions, set
threaded replies, delay posting, grade, or require
posting before viewing replies. Click Save to finish.
3. To participate, students should click the title of the
discussion topic & then use the Reply option.
Assignments
Use Assignments for drop boxes & participation
assignments. Add assignments to Modules or directly to the
Assignments page.
1. Within a Module, click the “gear” icon > Add Content.
Select Assignment in the Add menu. Scroll to find an
existing assignment or select New Assignment.
2. Go to the assignment to adjust settings. Within the
Assignment, click Edit. Enter instructions, due date &
points. Under Submission, choose Online and check
Allow File Uploads; or select On Paper for grading inclass
work.
3. To submit work, students click on the assignment.
Within the assignment, students click Submit
Assignment to upload their work.
Settings
Visit Settings (lower left) for course administration features.
1. Click Student View to see the course from the student
perspective. Click Leave Student View to finish.
2. In the Course Details tab, you can set the start date,
end date & some options for activities.
3. In the Users tab, you can add people to the web site
roster. Students will be added automatically if they are
enrolled in the class. In Add Users, use email addresses
to search for students.
4. In the Navigation tab you can modify the left hand
navigation links. You can drag & drop the link boxes to
hide, or change the order of links.
Help
Use the Help button on any Canvas page to access
searchable guides for teachers & students.
TIER School of Nursing
Email: tier@uw.edu
UW-IT
Email: help@uw.edu
Provided by TIER, UW School of Nursing-2013

Provided by TIER, UW School of Nursing-2013