Overview: Welcome to Canvas!

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The Welcome to Canvas! module contains (5) topics to cover everything you'll need to about getting started in Canvas.

This module should take approximately 15 minutes to complete.

Topics

  • First Look @ Canvas!
    Overview of Canvas and initial steps to consider with the Dashboard, Profile, and Notification Preferences.
  • Navigating Courses
    How to locate class materials commonly organized in Modules.
  • Accessing Flash Books
    Information about Flash Books (digital course materials/textbooks) available in Canvas.
  • Using the Canvas Student App
    Interested in accessing Canvas courses on your mobile device? The Canvas Student app is the way to go!
  • User Files
    You have 50MB of storage in Canvas. Graded class assignments and discussions do not count against this total.

Review

We also have a summary and an optional self-check quiz at the end of this module to experience taking quizzes in Canvas and to review topics presented in the module.

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