Canvas for Students
- Canvas Community Student Guides
- Canvas Community Video Guides
- Learning Systems Academy: VCU Student Video Guides
Checklist Before Using Canvas
Checklist Before Using Canvas
- Make sure you can access your VCU Email
- Managing your Course Notifications
- Sync Canvas with your Calendars (Optional)
- Download Canvas Mobile (Recommended) - Canvas Student App
- Apple App Store
- Google Play Store - search the Play Store for "Canvas Student App" by Instructure
This introductory training video provides a student-view Canvas course overview. Viewers will learn about Course Navigation and Canvas features used to deliver content and assess learning and performance.
Weeks of Welcome (WoW)
Getting Started in Canvas
Setting Up Your Canvas Account
- How Do I Manage My Canvas Notification Settings?
- How Do I Edit My Profile in My Canvas Account?
- How Do I Select Personal Pronouns in My Canvas Account?
Accessing Canvas at VCU
- Update your name - visit the Call Me By My Name page, which allows you to indicate a name/name of use, gender/gender identity and pronouns which will update across all VCU platforms.
- Access your email - Google Workspace allows students, faculty, staff and alumni to take advantage of Google’s email, productivity and collaboration tools while maintaining their “eID”@vcu.edu email address.
- Login issues could be a result of a problem with your VCU eID or Password. Your VCU eID is a username that authenticates you to many VCU web applications and electronic services.
- Still have questions? VCU IT Support Center can point you in the right direction.
Submitting Coursework in Canvas
Submitting Assignments
Using the Discussion Board
- Add a Reply to a Discussion Board
- How do I Subscribe to a Discussion Board?
- How do I Edit or Delete Discussion Replies?
Embedding Content
Assessments and Grading
Taking Assessments
Understanding the Gradebook
- How Do I View My Grades?
- How Do I View My Grades in a Concluded Course?
- How Do I Approximate My Grades Using the "What If" Feature?
Note: As a student, you can view your grades based on What-If scores so that you know how grades will be affected by upcoming or resubmitted assignments. You can test scores for an assignment that already includes a score, or an assignment that has yet to be graded.
TurnItIn: Plagiarism Detection Tool
Turnitin is a closed-source plagiarism detection service that promotes academic integrity, streamlines grading and feedback, deters plagiarism, and improves student outcomes.
Collaboration & Communication in Canvas
Canvas Messaging
Canvas Course Groups