Canvas Video Tour

Use the video tour to learn how to use individual Canvas features.  If you're new to Canvas, you may want to start your tour by taking a look at a typical course (2 minutes, 53 seconds). After that, you can learn more about indidual features by clicking on the links below. The time after each link tells you how long each video is.

Canvas login page  1 minute, 42 seconds

After logging into Canvas

1. Canvas Dashboard (how to give your courses a nickname)   2 minutes, 37 seconds

   1. This video also explains how to make sure the courses you want to see are visible on your Dashboard

Global Navigation Bar

1. Canvas global navigation bar (the green bar to the far left of all Canvas pages)  2 minutes, 25 seconds

2. Modules   2 minutes, 25 seconds

3. View your Grades  4 minutes, 40 seconds

4. Canvas messaging system (like using email) 4 minutes, 41 seconds

   1. Canvas will send a copy of the message to your Green River email account.  You can reply directly from your Green River account. Or you can go to the Canvas inbox and reply there.

5. Calendar 3 minutes, 13 seconds

Account Settings

1. Settings for your Canvas account  3 minutes, 13 seconds

2. Notifications Canvas sends about changes to your course   1 minute, 25 secondss

3. Canvas files 3 minutes, 13 seconds

4. ePortfolio 3 minutes, 52 seconds

5. Change your password  38 seconds

6. Add a profile picture  1 minute, 15 seconds

Assignments Functions

1. Take a quiz 3 minutes, 51 seconds

2. Submit an assignment  3 minutes, 17 seconds

   1. View your professor's feedback on your paper  2 minutes

3. Participate in a discussion   2 minutes, 44 seconds

4. Rich Text Editor 2 minutes, 20 seconds