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Canvas Resources for Students

Below are links to documentation and videos created by Instructure, the parent company of Canvas.

Topic	Video	Document	More Resources
Announcements	No video available.	How do I view Announcements as a student	More…
Assignments	Assignments Overview (Students) Assignment Submissions (Students)	What are Assignments for students? How do I submit an online assignment? How do I upload a file from Google Drive as an assignment submission in Canvas?	More…
Calendar	Calendar (Students)	What is the Calendar for students? How do I use the Calendar?	More…
Chat	Chat (Students)	How do I use Chat in my course?	More…
Collaborations	Collaborations (Students)	What are Collaborations? How do I create a Google Docs collaboration?	More…
Conferences	No video available.	What are Conferences for students? How do I use Conferences in a course as a student? How do I create a conference in a student group?	More…
Conversations	Conversations Overview (All Users)	What is Conversations? How do I use Conversations?	More…
Discussions	Discussions (Students)	What are Discussions for students? How do I reply to a discussion as a student?	More…
ePortfolios	ePortfolios (Students)	What are ePortfolios for students? How do I use the ePortfolio Getting Started Wizard? How do I create a new ePortfolio?	More…
Files	Files (Students)	How do I use Files as a student?	More…
Grades	Grades (Students)	How do I view my grades in a current course?	More…
Groups	Groups: Creation and Interaction (Students)	What are groups for students? How do I view all groups in a course as a student? How do I view my Canvas groups as a student?	More…
Mobile Apps	Canvas by Instructure for iOS (All Users) Canvas by Instructure for Android (All Users)	No documents available.	Not available.
Modules	No video available.	How do I view Modules as a student?	More…
Navigation	Canvas Overview (Students)	How do I use the Dashboard? How do I use the Global Activity Stream? How do I view grades in the Dashboard?	More…
Profile and User Settings	User Settings & Profile Picture (All Users)	What are Profile and User Settings? How do I edit my profile in my user account? How do I add a profile picture in my user account? How do I change the settings in my user account?	More…
Quizzes	Quizzes (Students)	What are Quizzes for students? How do I take a quiz?	More…
Rich Content Editor (textbox)	Rich Content Editor (All Users)	What is the Rich Content Editor? How do I upload a video using the Rich Content Editor? How do I record a video using the Rich Content Editor?	More…
To see all the Canvas tutorials, visit the Canvas Student Guide To see all the Canvas videos, visit the Canvas Video Guide

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