Video Tutorials

A tutorial video on how to add people to a course. Canvas Help articles include information on how to add users to a past course and instructor access to past courses. 

AI Discussion Summaries, uses a generative AI model to provide instructors with summaries of key points, questions, and ideas in a discussion thread on Canvas.

Assignments allow instructors to create, manage, and grade student work (quizzes, discussions, file uploads) directly within Canvas.  

Canvas Assignments allows teaching teams to create, manage, and grade assignments for students. This tool provides a structured way to distribute assignments, collect student submissions, and provide feedback.

The Canvas Accessibility Checker is a course-level interface that provides instructors with an overview of accessibility issues and guided tools for quick remediation.  The tool detects common accessibility errors within the course.  

A Canvas Essentials tutorial video is approximately 24 minutes long. The tutorial reviews the Canvas Dashboard, Calendar, People, Roster Photos, Syllabus, and Files tool. 

Canvas Course Notifications are designed to keep students and instructors informed about important activities and updates related to their courses.

A tutorial video on how to create and grade letter grade assignments.  Canvas Help articles also detail how to enter letter grades for student assignments and calculate final grades in Canvas.

A tutorial video on how to disable and enable Canvas tools.

The Discussions tool allows for both instructors and students to start and contribute to as many discussion topics as desired.  Discussions allow for interactive communication between two or more people; users can participate in a conversation with an entire class or group.

The Stanford Canvas team has built a custom, simplified version of the Canvas import feature called Easy Course Import. This new feature guides instructors to choose only the content they want to reuse in the new course.

The Files feature in Canvas allows users to store files and assignments within Canvas. Users can upload one or multiple files, view all details about files, preview files, publish and unpublish files, set usage rights, and restrict access to files.

The Canvas Gradebook is a tool within Canvas that allows instructors to enter, calculate, and manage student grades, while providing real-time feedback. 

A tutorial on how to create Groups utilizing the People tool within Canvas. 

Canvas Group Discussion Threads are a collaborative feature that allows students to engage in discussions in smaller groups. This functionality helps to foster interaction, encourage participation, and facilitate deeper conversations among peers.

A tutorial video for instructors reviewing the many ways 'How Students Access Feedback.'  

The Instructor Accessibility Guide identifies common accessibility errors that can pose barriers for students.  We recommend utilizing the IAG as an in-depth accessibility remediation tool within the Rich Content Editor tool. 

Utilizing Modules aids in the seamless flow of a course. Modules are a great option to organize course information, according to weeks, units, themes, and projects into a linear learning path for students to navigate. 

Utilizing Pages aids in the seamless flow of a course. Pages are a great option to organize course information, according to weeks, units, themes, and projects.  Pages also allows instructors to create and display content text, images, videos, and links to other course materials. 

A tutorial to ensure your Canvas Course is student-facing and how to publish the course successfully.  

A tutorial video on how to utilize the Roster Photos tool in Canvas. Canvas Help articles include information about printing Roster Photos, users recording name pronunciation in NameCoach, student pronouns in Canvas instructor guide, and student access to peer information.

Instructors can now set specific times for grades and comments to be visible to students in the Gradebook's grade posting policy.

SCRIBE is an online document conversion system that transforms text and image-based file types into different formats. SCRIBE is automatically installed in every Canvas course. Scribe is recommended for scanned .pdfs.  

A tutorial video on how to send a notification for an edited announcement. 

Speedgrader is a built-in tool within Canvas that allows instructors to view, annotate, grade, and provide feedback on student assignments, quizzes, and discussions within a single, streamlined interface.

Whether you have a Canvas course or an external website, utilizing the Syllabus tool in Canvas helps both prospective and enrolled students access course information. 

Canvas courses are converted to read-only mode after the term ends (or when the course end date passes). It is possible for instructors to unlock courses to allow course members to interact with the course again (add/edit content, send messages, etc.)