Navigating through Canvas App

Navigating through Canvas App

Once the app is downloaded on to the smartphone, you will need to select the institute you attend by clicking “Find my school,” then proceed to type in the name of your school.

The next page that appears should be your log in page for you online campus or Ecampus.

One you log in with your credentials you will be lead to the home page.

This page is called the “Dashboard,” this is where you will be able to navigate through out the app. On the left top corner there are 3 bars, once you click on that it will take give you several options to click on and use.

        

  • Files: Contains all the files you have uploaded to canvas, it could be anything from documents to pictures.

  • Bookmarks: Saved links or pages that you would like to access quickly
  • Show Grades: Is as simple as is you want your grade to be posted on the dashboard
  • Change user: If someone else needs to log on from that device
  • Log out: If you need to exit the app without leaving yourself logged in

On the top right is a gear symbol, this is the settings control. It contains a list of different settings you can use to customize the app

      

  • Profile Settings: Where you can change you photo
  • Account Preferences: Language and Calendar settings
  • Push Notifications: you can change what you are updated on during the course of your term
  • About: Domain, Login ID, Email
  • Legal: Legalities to app
  • Help: Where you get your questions answered

(Push Notification screen)

Once you return to the Dashboard, it has a list of your classes when you select one of those it will take you to the course and it will be set up differently based on each professor.

At the bottom of the Dashboard there is a Dashboard tab so you can return to this screen once navigating to others. There are also 4 other tabs: Calendar, To Do, Notifications, and Inbox.  (bottom of the above photo).

  • Calendar: has all due dates for assignments, quizzes and discussions.

  • To Do: items you still have to do, in a list format

  • Notifications: Alerts you receive based on your settings

  • Inbox: a forum where you can send and receive messages, like an email

 

 

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