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hello and welcome to canvas
this QuickStart video brought to you by Ivy Tech online
will walk you through this new learning environment it will also help you
navigate through your course
we hope you enjoy this video
when you click on the Home tab
you will be brought to the screen this is the home screen that you will see
each time that you login to canvass
notice that there are some important information on this page that you should
read before getting started
when you click on a syllabus 10
you'll be brought to a scream where you will have a printable version and your
syllabus
it is crucial to start out any course by reading this important document
also on this page you will find a printable version
appear Course Calendar we will talk more about the calendar can this provides
later in video
when you click on the announcements tab
you'll be taken to a page where you will see any new announcements posted by your
instructor
it is important to take this page often
when you click on the models tad this is where you will find all the course
activities
materials in assessments you will be spending most of your time
in this tax notice that each other models are separated by sessions
underlined in red underneath each of the sessions
you will see items listed by category such as learning activities
or the summary and overview next session
it is important to note that when you are navigating through the marshals
their a rose at the bottom each page that will take you on to the next party
the module
or to go back to the previous section this way
you don't have to click added the module to go to a different section
when you click on the great stab this is where you will go to check
all grades on assignments and assessments
when you click on the people tab you will be taken to a screen
where all of your classmates and teachers are listed you can click on
their names
to see their profile information
a chat tab will take you to a screen
where you can chat with anyone who is currently logged into your course
once you have read your course syllabus in calendar
and have gotten acquainted in your course you can click on your name
in the upper right-hand corner of the screen this is where he was set up your
profile
with an appropriate picture and other information if you're choosing
remember what you put in your profile is accessible by her teacher
inspire fellow classmates
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up your profile you want to specifier notification preferences
you do this by clicking on the Notifications tab
on the left side of the screen you can decide how and when you would like to
receive notifications for your course
for example when new discussion posts are made when due dates change
when teachers person outspent and so forth you can select Preferences for
as soon as possible daily weekly
or never you may want to add your cell phone number to receive text
notifications
remember you're the only one who can see this page
text notifications can be a great way
to get information right away wherever you are with highly recommend
that you spend some time on this page and think about how often you want to
receive reminders
can this also provides an interactive calendar
you can access it by clicking the Calendar link at the top of the page
you can track due dates for all other courses in one place
each course is color-coded and there's a color for your personal calendar events
as well
to create a new event click on the box that corresponds to the event date:
and then fill in the information for the event if you need to change the date
you can simply drag and drop the old
event date: into the nearly that day
we hope you enjoyed this video if you find you still need help
please refer to the help link in the upper right-hand corner of the screen
and then select go to canvass kites here you will find helpful tutorials
earned various topics thanks for watching
we hope you have a great semester