Canvas Help

Canvas (Instructure) is the college's learning management system. It houses the majority of online, hybrid, and blended courses at the college. The Canvas Guide for Instructors contains many step-by-step guides and videos that help faculty complete common tasks in Canvas.

Canvas provides a web page to indicate the status of its system and any potential, intermittent problems with its toolset.

These additional links below are to resources we've developed or have been developed by the California Community College's online training unit - @ONE. Over time, we will be developing and adding more resources to address SBCC faculty members' specific questions not addressed in Canvas help. Note, there is a direct link (see icon below) to Canvas instructor and student help in the Canvas toolbar after you log into Canvas.

24/7 Chat with Canvas Support (Faculty) Chat with Instructure's Canvas Support team!

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Content

Canvas Certification Course - Level 1 (Self Paced)

This video will show you how to sign up for the Self-Paced Level 1 Canvas Certification Course.

This course will cover the following topics:

    • Logging in: canvas.sbcc.edu
    • Canvas Dashboard
      • "Recent Activity" Communication Stream
      • "To Do"
      • "Coming Up"
    • Global Navigation
      • Profile
      • Canvas Notifications
    • Navigating in Canvas
      • Avoid Browser Back Button
      • Left Menu "Course Navigation" is Course-specific.
      • Set Home Page 
      • Student View
    • Settings 
      • Reorder: Drag and Drop Items to Reorder the Course Navigation
      • Hide: Drag Items to Bottom of Page
      • Be Sure to Save!
      • New Quizzes
      • General Settings
      • Navigation
      • Feature Options
      • Communication/Notification Preferences
      • Inbox
        • Send Course Message
        • Send Individual Message
      • Announcements
        • Uses a WYSIWYG Editor
        • You Can Add Links From Any of the Tools on the Right Menu
        • Does Not Show in the Inbox
        • Best Way to Send Information to Students
      • "People" Link in Course Navigation Shows a List of All Students, Teachers, and TA's in the Course
        • Click on a Person's Name to See His/Her Grades or Reports and to Message that Person
        • Messages
          • Shows Up in Account "Inbox" but are not Sorted by Class
          • Does not use the WYSIWYG Editor. 
      • Zoom Integration
    • Rich Media Editor 
      • Menu Bar, Tool Bar, Content Field
    • Modules
      • Add a New Module
      • Reorder Modules
      • Add Items to Module
      • Indent
      • Hide Module Content
    • Explain the Difference Between Files and Pages
    • Files
      • Import New Version 
      • Add File
      • Add Folder
      • Lock and Delete Files
    • Pages 
      • Accessibility Checker
      • The WYSIWYG Editor Description
      • Demonstration of the "Embed Media" Button
      • Add to To-Do List
      • ICON Maker
    • Syllabus Page Displays Three Sections: Description, Sidebar, and Course Summary
    • The Syllabus Page Shows a Table-oriented View of the Course Schedule and the Basics of Course Grading
    • Adding Comments
    • Items with Due Dates and Calendar Items Automatically Show at the Bottom of the Syllabus 
    • Edit the Syllabus
      • Embedding a Video
      • Embedding Images
    • Link to the Course
    • Create Assignments in Modules
    • Assignment, Four Submission Types:
      • Not Graded
      • No Submission
      • Online Submission
      • On Paper
    • Setting Due Dates
      • Set  "Locked Until" Date
      • Set "Available From" Date
      • Add Alternate Due Date for Single Student
    • Be Sure to Save (or Publish) When  Complete
    • Rubrics
    • Introduction
    • How to Create a Discussion Board
    • Settings
      • Select Quiz Type
      • Select Assignment Group
      • Name (or Rename) Quiz
      • Shuffle Answers
      • Time Limits
      • Let Students See Their Quiz Results
      • Allow Multiple Attempts
      • Require (and Set) Access Code
      • Set  "Locked Until" Date
      • Set "Available From" Date
      • Set "Locked After" Date
      • Save Settings When Complete
      • Publish Quiz 
      • Editing a Quiz Question
    • Add New Questions
      • 12 question Types 
      • "Show Question Details" 
      • Publish Quiz When it's Ready or Any Time Changes are Made
    • Question Groups
    • Find Questions
    • Columns For:
      • Individual Assignments or Anything Tracked in the Grade Book
      • Groups
      • Total
    • Create a "Not Graded" Assignment
    • What Students See
    • Grading in the Grade Book
    • Setting Group Weights 
    • For Graded Assignments, Graded Discussion Forums, and Quiz Essay Questions
    • Instructors and Students Assignment Comments 
    • Instructors' Audio Comments
    • Annotation Comments
    • Feedback 
    • Using a Rubric
    • There is a Calendar for Each of Your Courses
    • Customize Calendar View 
    • Select Specific Calendar for Each Event/Assignment You Create
    • All Events and Assignments in the Calendar Become Links to the Item in the Course
    • Create Events
    • Add Events
    • Edit Events
    • Delete Events

 

Click on any topic below or "Expand All" to learn more with how to use Canvas well.

 

  • Who should request
    Faculty developing a new course that has never been offered before
    Departments/Programs who are looking for a place to create interactive training
    Faculty on sabbatical who need a space to create or test new content
    Departments/Programs who need a space to host information for students that is not related to a single course
    Faculty who want to test a new publisher or tool that requires an LTI set up by SBCC
     
    When not to request
    If you want to work on your course for next term, you should wait until courses are created by banner.
    If you want a place to play or try something
     
    Faculty (anybody really) can make an account at https://canvas.instructure.com/login/canvas (click create an account in the upper right).  Here you can make shells you can work on that are outside the SBCC framework, and import and work on your material there.  Then in the future you can download that and import it into an SBCC class.   
     
    You can also view an exported course file by using this website: https://common-cartridge-viewer.netlify.app/#/ (no account needed)
     
    How to request 
    email frc-group@pipeline.sbcc.edu with the following
    your name
    pipeline email
    name of course you are requesting
    reason for needing a sandbox course
    end date of sandbox (when can we remove it)