TABLE OF CONTENTS
Overview
Canvas is the learning management system (LMS) used by most schools and courses at the University of Pennsylvania. You can find more information about using various features in Canvas below. Please contact us if you have a question concerning Canvas that is not mentioned below.
Setting up your Profile in Canvas
Setting your Profile, Notification Preferences, and other account settings can help you use Canvas more effectively.
Helpful Links to Get Started
These great "How-to" guides will help you get familiar with the most important tools in Canvas.
All taken from the Canvas Community Instructor Guide. or Canvas at Penn Library Guide
- Using the new Rich Content Editor
- Announcements Index Page
- Assignments Index Page
- Course Home Page
- Course Navigation Menu
- Changing the Course Navigation
- How do I publish or unpublish an assignment as an instructor?
- What assignment types can I create in a course?
- What is the difference between assignment due dates and availability dates?
Help
Have questions about using Canvas? Please email online-learning-help@sas.upenn.edu.
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