Canvas Common Tasks
Canvas is a learning management system. In other words, it is a platform for hosting course content, delivering online quizzes, accepting online assignment submissions, disseminating grades and feedback, and more. All USU students, faculty, and staff have access to Canvas and can login to Canvas at canvas.usu.edu. Instructors and TAs needing help with Canvas can call CIDI at (435) 797-9506. Students may get help by calling the IT Service Desk at 435-797-HELP (4357).
Below is a curated list of Canvas guides, covering some of the most basic topics. You can view a much more comprehensive set of Canvas guides at the online Canvas Community Open External Link in the Instructor Guide Open External Link .
For more information, see the navigation links for workshops, appointment scheduling, and chat.
Assignments
- Adding an assignment rubric Open External Link
- Assignment types (Assignments, Quizzes, Discussions, and External Tools) Open External Link
- Create an assignment Open External Link
- Creating non-graded and extra-credit assignments Open External Link
- Edit assignment settings Open External Link
- Group Assignments Open External Link
- Peer Review Assignments Open External Link
Communication
- Canvas announcements Open External Link
- Send a message to students who haven't submitted an assignment, scored more or less than a designated grade, or whose work has not yet been graded Open External Link
- Using the Canvas inbox Open External Link
Course Copy
Discussions
Grading
- Canvas Grading Basics Open External Link
- Entering grades in the SpeedGrader Open External Link
- Hiding/posting grades Open External Link
- Publishing grades to Banner Open External Link
- Using the Canvas SpeedGrader Open External Link
- Using the gradebook Open External Link
Media
- Embedding images in the Rich Content Editor Open External Link
- Embedding your own videos (See MyMedia tutorials for more information)
- Linking to YouTube videos in the Rich Content Editor Open External Link
Posting Content
- Creating pages (great for adding text, images, videos, and hyperlinks in custom layouts) Open External Link
- Linking to files in the Rich Content Editor Open External Link
- Linking to Canvas content in the Rich Content Editor Open External Link
- Managing files Open External Link
- Uploading Files Open External Link
- Using modules to list content (files, assignments, quizzes, discussions, pages, links Open External Link
- Using the Rich Content Editor (applies to most Canvas features) Open External Link
Quizzes
- Canvas New Quizzes Open External Link
- Copy or Duplicate a Classic Quiz
- Managing special circumstances with quizzes Open External Link
- Quiz Types Open External Link
- Setting up a quiz (New or Classic quizzes) Open External Link
- Using question banks for randomized quizzes Open External Link