Quick Start Job Aide 5 Steps to Set up Course Navigation For on-campus courses, follow these 5 steps to set up basic Canvas course navigation which includes setting up your syllabus as your course home page. For online and blended courses, setting up a Course Home Page using Pages is a viable alternative. 1. From the Canvas Dashboard, select the course you are working on 2. On the Course Home Page, select Settings from the course navigation menu. 3. Under Settings, select the Navigation Tab. 4. Drag and crop course navigation links that are to be visible to students to the top of the list. 5. Drag and drop course navigation links below the line to hide them or above the line to make them visible. Select Save Job Aide Page 1
Return to the Course Home Page. Note the differences in the left navigation. Select Choose Home Page on the righthand navigation menu. Quick Start Job Aide Select the Syllabus option. Select Save. Now, when you open the course, the syllabus opens as the Course Home Page Job Aide Page 2
Quick Start Job Aide 5 Steps to Upload a Course Syllabus Upload a syllabus file (.doc,.docx or.pdf) to the syllabus area in your Canvas course. 1. Course Syllabus In your course, select Syllabus. Select Edit Syllabus Description 2. Course Syllabus In the rich content editor box, type in a welcome message and text for the Syllabus. (i.e. Course Syllabus) 3. Course Syllabus 1. Select the text; 2. Choose a file (In the Insert Content into the Page box); 3. Select the Syllabus File from your computer, flash drive or online storage area; 4. Open 5. In Canvas, select Upload The Text will flash yellow then turn blue (for linked content). Select Update Syllabus 4. Course Syllabus Next to the Syllabus link, click on the Preview page with the magnifying glass. The document will load into the box preview screen to view. Job Aide Page 3
5. Course Syllabus 1. The syllabus document will load into the box preview screen. This works for anyone viewing the page instructors, students or others. Use the right-hand scroll bar to view the document and the minimize/maximize and fullscreen controls to view. Minimize File Preview when finished. Parts 2 and 3 of the Syllabus will be built as Assignments and Dates are added to the course. Quick Start Job Aide 5 Steps to Create an Assignment The Assignments Index Page organizes graded assignments, quizzes, discussions and/or roll call attendance into one or more Assignment Groups. Assignments and Assignment Groups make up the gradebook. Instructors who manually grade assignments (i.e. students submit their papers in class) should build a Canvas Assignment. Go to the course Grades to enter the grades for each assignment. Instructors who grade assignments online (i.e. students submit their papers online into an Assignment Shell or Dropbox ) should create a Canvas Assignment and set it for online submission. Instructors can grade submissions using Canvas Speedgrader. Please note: Any graded components - Assignments, Quizzes (tests, exams) and Discussions - are considered Assignments in your course. Ideally, Assignment Groups should match the categories from your syllabus. However, one assignment group can be built to hold all of the graded course components. 1. Create Assignment Group Select the Assignments link (left). The Assignments Index page will open. Select +Group Type in a Group Name; Select Save. 2. Create an Assignment Select +Assignment at the top of the Index page or select the + next to the Assignment Group title. Job Aide Page 4
3. Edit the Assignment A. Type the title of the Assignment. B. In the text box, provide instructions for the assignment and/or link to appropriate resources. Quick Start Job Aide 4. Assignment Settings C. Enter the Point value; Select the assignment group; Select how the grade should be displayed. D. Select the Submission Type (no submission and on paper are manually graded.) E. Select Update the Assignment 5. Publish the Assignment. Once the assignment is ready, select the gray cloud button to Publish. Job Aide Page 5
Quick Start Job Aide 5 Steps to Setup your Gradebook After you have set up at least one assignment group and assignment, follow these 5 steps to build your gradebook. 1. Create additional Assignment Groups - Go to the Assignments Index page. - Select +Group - Type in a Group Name; - For points-only grading (the simplest format), leave the % of total grade blank. - For weighted groups (or categories), add the % for this group. - Select Save. 2. Create additional Assignments -Select + next to the Assignment Group title. -Select the drop-down box next to Type. -For manually-graded assignments, select Assignment. -For non-graded assignments, select Not Graded. No points will appear in the settings. -For graded online discussion forums, select discussion. -For online quizzes, select Quiz. -External publisher tools (i.e. MyLab) may be linked via the External Tool URL. -Enter the point value -Select Save 3. Load a test student to the gradebook. -Select Settings, then Student View (right navigation) -Navigation as a student. -Exit by selecting Leave the Student View (bottom right) 4. Gradebook Settings and View. -Select Grades from the Left Navigation. -Assignments, Assignment Groups and Total Columns appear. -A Test Student will appear on the roster. -Settings allow you to set (Assignment) Group weights and arrange columns. 5. Manual Grade Entry - For manually graded assignments, enter points or percentages in the box for each assignment in the row for your Test Student. - Hit Enter on your keyboard -Canvas calculates the totals by group and overall. Job Aide Page 6
Quick Start Job Aide 5 Steps to Create a Module with Content Modules are Canvas tool for organizing content. Some instructors organize by weeks, modules, units or types of content. Under the Modules tab/link, create one or more module(s), then add files, web links and assignments. 1. Create a Module Select the Modules link (left); The Modules Index page will open; Select + Module; Type in the Module name; Select Add Module. 2. Add a File to the Module A. Select + to the right of the Module title; B. Select the drop-down menu (next to Add Select File) and select File; C. Select New File; D. Choose File to browse; E. Locate the file (computer, flash drive, etc.); F. Select Open; G. Select Add Item. 3. Add a Web Link A. Select + to the right of the Module title ; B. Select the drop-down menu and select External URL; C. Type in the URL and the Page name; D. Select Add Item. Job Aide Page 7
4A. Add an Existing Assignment A. Select + to the right of the Module title; B. On the drop-down menu, select Assignment; C. Select an existing Assignment; D. Add Item; E. The assignment will appear at the end of the list for that module. Quick Start Job Aide 4B. Add a New Assignment A. Select + to the right of the Module title; B. On the drop-down menu, select Assignment; C. Select [New Assignment]; D. Assignment Name: type name of assignment; E. Add Item; F. Select the title of the assignment on the Modules Index page to edit the settings. G. 5. REMINDER: Publish the Module and Content! In the instructor view, green means a module or content item is published; gray means it is unpublished. Individual content items can also be published or unpublished for student view. When module settings and content are complete, select the publish button. Job Aide Page 8