6 Core Canvas Skills

Most instructors will need 6 basic skills to get them started in Canvas.  

• • Learn the 6 skills -  A very fast 35 minute overview of all skills or visit the individual skills listed below with more detailed video and web resources you can use to learn.   

    • • • • To access video resources at Lynda.com, type in your full umn.edu email when prompted to sign in. Then return here and click the link again.  You'll only need to do this once.

  • Review Start of Semester Checklist 

  • One Video to start - watch the introduction to the CBS Home Page (5 min).

  • More Resources: Canvas Instructor Tutorials , Canvas Instructor Guide,  Accessible U

1. Navigating around Canvas - Dashboard, global navigation bar, course navigation bar, help

• • Canvas Tutorial: Navigate the Canvas interface  (5:52)

  • Kalli's Explanation: Canvas: The Bucket Idea (4:29) understanding how Canvas is organized.

  • Guide: Course Navigation 

2. Adding/Organizing Content - Modules,  files

• • Guide: Canvas Files, Canvas Modules

  • Kalli's video - Adding Files to your Canvas Course (5:17)

  • Canvas Tutorial - Modules Overview (4:09)

3. Creating an assignment  - review of setting options

• • Kalli's Tutorial: Create Assignments (7:31)

  • Canvas Tutorial: Assignments Overview (4:15)

  • Guide: Assignments

4. Grading an assignment - SpeedGrader

• • Canvas Tutorial: SpeedGrader (3:06)

  • Guide: SpeedGrader

  • Kalli's QuickGuide to Entering Grades in Canvas

5. Using the Gradebook - grade calculations, navigating it

• • Canvas Tutorial: Gradebook Overview (9:06)

  • Guide: Grades

6. Communicating with students - sending announcements and private email or messages

• • Canvas Tutorial: Inbox Overview (4:13)

  • Canvas Tutorial: Announcements Overview (2:23)

  • Guide: Announcements, Inbox

BONUS SKILL - Getting Help

• • Canvas Tutorial: Canvas Help Resources (2:43)

  • Guide: How do I get help with Canvas as an instructor?

  • Video Guides for Instructors

Updated KB 2/9/2024