Student Canvas Startup Guide

Startup Guide

1.   Signing into Canvas
   • Click on the following link to access Canvas -  https://courses.letu.edu/
   • Use your LeTourneau credentials to sign-in. Signing into Canvas requires your username to be your full email address (ex: SallySmith@letu.edu).
2. Logging out of Canvas
   • Click on Account>Log Out
3. Navigating through Canvas (left toolbar)
   • Account  – Set up Profile Picture, Ways to Contact and Notifications
   • Dashboard  – Landing page when you log in. Provides Access/Updates to Favorited Courses. The Dashboard also includes a sidebar, which helps show upcoming events in your courses. To open a course, click the name of the course listed in blue text.
   • Courses  – All Courses are courses that are part of the current semester. Courses that are available to you are listed in blue text. To open a course, click the name of the course. If you are enrolled in groups, the MyGroups section will appear and display any groups within your current courses.
   • Calendar  – The Calendar is a communication tool that shows users all events and assignments in their courses and groups.
   • Inbox  – Inbox is a messaging tool used to communicate with a course, a group, an individual student, or a group of students.
   • Help Menu  - Helps users get help in Canvas at any time.
4. Navigating a Course in Canvas (left side toolbar within course)
   • Course Home Page  - The Course Home Page is the first page you see in a course. Contains links to areas within the course and outside of Canvas.
   • Syllabus  – Location for the course description, course overview, weighted assignment groups, rubrics, class policies, and required texts.
   • Announcements  – Location where instructors will post announcements
   • Modules  – Location of Units where activities, assignments, discussions, quizzes/exams are located. Course Resources are also located in Modules.
   • People  - List of the users enrolled in the course.
   • Grades  - Displays all grades for all course assignments. You can also view scoring details, comments, and rubrics.
5. How To Guides
   • General Canvas:
     • How to Display My Courses on My Canvas Dashboard
     • How do I set my Canvas notification preferences as a student?
     • How to Add Pictures to Class Introductions
     • How to Copy a Course Syllabus In Canvas for Printing
   • Assignments, Gradebook, and Turnitin:
     • How to Submit an Assignment in Canvas
     • How to Submit (and Resubmit) Assignments in Turnitin
     • How to Save a Turnitin Submission Receipt
     • How to View Assignment Feedback in Canvas
     • How to View and Use the Canvas Gradebook
   • Panopto:
     • How to Access Panopto in Canvas
     • How to Use Panopto for Remote Proctoring
   • Technology Guides:
     • Student Guides for Technology in Canvas Courses
6. Supported Devices and Browsers
   • Browsers
     • Which browsers does Canvas support? -  https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-1284
     • LeTourneau University recommends Google Chrome
   • Mobile Devices
     • Will Canvas work on my mobile device?  - https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-10567
7. Canvas Support
   • For common Canvas issues, please visit Common Canvas Issues (Student)
   • For more help with Canvas, go to this link to search the Canvas Student Guide - https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-4121
   • Still stuck?  If you need further assistance contact CDT at CDT@letu.edu, or call 903-233-4070.