The Basics

Canvas Overview

200 - Canvas Overview for Students from Canvas LMS on Vimeo.

Review Questions for the Canvas Overview video above

1. What is the Dashboard, and what information does it contain?

2. The Dashboard has 3 different viewing options: Card View, List View, and Recent Activity. Each viewing option allows you to see different items. What viewing option do you like best and why?

3. In the Card View option there are 4 icons at the bottom of each Course Card. Which one of these icons would you select if you wanted to view the assignments for that course?

4. The Global Navigation Menu is located on the far left of your device's screen. If you wanted to change your profile picture, which icon would you choose?

5. Last question - When you are navigating (looking around) inside of a course, a quick way to move around in the course is the Breadcrumb Navigation Menu. Where is this menu located?