Help & Resources: Canvas (Students)

Table of Contents

• Getting started
• Navigating a course
• Assignments, Discussions, Quizzes and Grading
• Communication
• Analytics
• Third-Party Integrations
  • Panopto
  • Inclusive Access
  • Top Hat
  • Proctortrack
  • VoiceThread
• Getting Help

Getting Started

• Access Canvas at canvas.ohio.edu
• Review the OHIO IT Getting Started with Canvas (Students) page
• Enroll in the Passport to Canvas Student Orientation Course
• Adjust your Canvas Notifications
• Organize your Canvas Dashboard
• Access your profile and user settings to add a profile picture, update your pronouns, and more
• You can also download the Canvas student mobile app for access on the go
• Sync the Canvas Calendar with your Outlook calendar to have all of your important dates in one place
• Troubleshooting student access to Canvas courses
• Troubleshooting Solutions and Known Issues in Canvas
• Get Help in Canvas

Navigating a Course

• How do I use the Course Home Page as a student?
• How do I use the Course Activity Stream as a student?
• How do I use the Microsoft Immersive Reader in a course as a student?
• Using the Syllabus in Canvas for Students
• Downloading Course Content for Offline Viewing
• How do I view Modules as a student?
• How do I mark a module item as done for a module requirement?

Assignments, Discussions, Quizzes, and Grading

Assignments

• How do I view Assignments as a student? 
• How do I submit an online assignment? 
• How do I upload a file as an assignment submission in Canvas? 
• How do I know when my assignment has been submitted? 
• How do I know when my instructor has graded my assignment? 
• How do I view assignment comments from my instructor? 
• How do I view annotation feedback comments from my instructor directly in my assignment submission? 

Discussions

• How do I view Discussions as a student?
• How do I view the rubric for my graded discussion?
• How do I submit a peer review to a discussion?
• How do I reply to a discussion as a student?
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Quizzes

• How do I view Quizzes as a student?
• How do I view the rubric for a quiz?
• How do I take a quiz?
• How do I take a quiz in New Quizzes?
• How do I submit a quiz?
• How do I view quiz results as a student?
• How do I view quiz comments from my instructor?
• How do I view my quiz results as a student in New Quizzes?

Grades

• How do I view my grades in a current course? 
• How do I view my grades in a concluded course?
• How do I use the icons and colors in the Grades page?
• How do I approximate my assignment scores using the What-If Grades feature?

Communication

• Send a quick message to your instructor
• How do I view Announcements as a student?
• How do I use the Inbox as a student?
• How do I find my unread messages in the Inbox as a student?
• How do I filter conversations as a student?
• How do I star a conversation as a student?
• How do I send a message to a user in a course in the Inbox as a student?

Analytics

• How do I view New Analytics in a course as a student?

Third-party Integrations

Your instructors may choose to use third-party integrations in your courses. These are tools that are provided by other companies that plug into Canvas. Support for these tools is provided by the companies that maintain the tools rather than by Canvas Support.

You can find a list of these Third-party Integrations in Canvas and links to their support sites, if provided. Below are student-friendly support resources for Canvas integrations supported by OIT:

• Submitting a Panopto Video Assignment in Canvas
• Getting Started with Inclusive Access Students
• Getting Started with Top Hat
• Getting Started with Proctortrack Students
• Help and Resources for VoiceThread

Get Help from Canvas

• Live chat with Canvas support (Students)
•  Get 24-hours/7-days a week Canvas support
  • Dial the Canvas Support Hotline number located under "Get Help" in the Canvas Global Navigation Menu
• Contact OIT at 740-593-1222 for questions related to logging in, manually created courses, or third-party tools (Panopto, VoiceThread, Inclusive Access, etc.)

Get Help from OIT

• Use the Canvas Learning Management System (LMS) ticket form to submit a help ticket
• Enroll in the Passport to Canvas student training course

Additional Resources

• Canvas Basics Guide 
• Canvas Student Video Guide 
• Mobile Guides 
• Canvas Accessibility Standards
• Canvas LMS Implementation updates