Navigating Canvas for Students

This video tutorial guides teachers on how to use Canvas to administer Mastery Connect assessments. It covers accessing Canvas, setting up courses, creating and adding modules, and publishing them for student access. The tutorial also explains how to set the course home page to modules for easier student navigation.

What is the first step to access Canvas from the BDS Launch Pad?

• Click on the Science icon

• Click on the Canvas icon

• Click on the Dashboard icon

• Click on the Mastery Connect icon

Where can you find your course if you have not used Canvas before?

• In the Canvas notifications

• Under the unpublished courses

• In the Canvas settings

• Under the published courses

What button do you click to create a new module in Canvas?

• The yellow star button

• The blue plus module button

• The green check button

• The red minus button

How do you add assignments to a module in Canvas?

• By uploading them to the cloud

• By dragging them from the dashboard

• By emailing them to the students

• By clicking the plus sign next to the module

What should you do to make sure students can access the assessments?

• Hide the assignments

• Ensure the module is unpublished

• Ensure the module and assignments are published

• Delete the module

What indicates that a module is published in Canvas?

• A yellow triangle with an exclamation

• A red circle with a cross

• A blue square with a tick

• A green circle with a check

What should be set as the homepage for easy student access?

• Course announcements

• Course calendar

• Course grades

• Course modules

How can students access the module if it's not the homepage?

• By clicking on the dashboard

• By clicking on the modules in the course menu

• By clicking on the notifications

• By clicking on the assignments

What is recommended if you are new to Canvas and don't have a homepage?

• Set the homepage to course calendar

• Set the homepage to course modules

• Set the homepage to course announcements

• Set the homepage to course grades

What do students see when they log into a course with modules as the homepage?

• The course announcements

• The course grades

• The assessment module

• The course calendar