Overview
Canvas is the learning management system (LMS) used by most schools and courses at the University of Pennsylvania. You can find more information about using a variety of features in Canvas for faculty, staff, or TAs.
On This Page
- Profile and Account Settings
- Course Design & Setup
- Calendar
- Assignments
- Group Work
- Exams & Quizzes
- Discussions
- Grading
- Analytics
- Communication
Profile and Account Settings
- Profile and Account Settings for Faculty/Staff/TAs
- Canvas Avatar
- Canvas Profile
- Notification Preferences
Course Design & Setup
Overview of Course Design & Setup for Faculty/Staff/TAs.
Getting Started
- Start-of-Term Checklist
- Canvas Teacher Mobile App
- Universal Design in Canvas
- Students, TAs, & Auditors
- Custom Homepage
- Course Import Tool
Course Settings
- Course Settings
- Dashboard Image
- Course Navigation Menu
- Course Content Exports
- Public Canvas Sites
- Media Storage
Files
- Files
- How do I view my user files as an instructor?
- How do I view course files as an instructor?
- How do I view group files as an instructor?
- How do I use Files as an instructor?
- How do I move and organize my files as an instructor?
- How do I rename a file as an instructor?
- How do I create a folder in Files as an instructor?
- How do I upload a file to a course?
- How do I preview a file as an instructor?
- How do I upload ZIP files as an instructor?
- How do I bulk upload files to a course?
- How do I delete a file or folder as an instructor?
- How do I download a single file as an instructor?
- How do I download a folder in ZIP format as an instructor?
- How do I restrict files and folders to students in Canvas?
- How do I set usage rights and user access for a course file?
- How do I set usage rights and user access for a course file folder?
- How do I edit an HTML file in a course?
- What types of documents can be previewed in Canvas?
- What types of media files can I upload in Canvas as an instructor?
Pages
- Pages
- How do I use the Pages Index Page?
- How do I use Draft State in Pages?
- How do I create a new page in a course?
- How do I change the name of a page in a course?
- How do I edit a page in a course?
- How do I duplicate a page in a course?
- How do I delete a page in a course?
- How do I upload a PDF to a page in a course?
- How do I link to other Canvas pages in a course?
- How do I set a Front Page in a course?
- How do I embed a video in a page in a course?
- How do I create a file link in a page in a course?
- How do I view the history of a page in a course?
Modules
- Modules
- How do I use the Modules Index Page?
- How do I use Draft State in Modules?
- How do I add a module?
- How do I add prerequisites to a module?
- How do I add requirements to a module?
- How do I edit a module?
- How do I lock a module?
- How do I delete a module?
- How do I move or reorder a module?
- How do I add assignment types, pages, and files as module items?
- How do I add a text header as a module item?
- How do I add an external tool as a module item?
- How do I add an external URL as a module item?
- How do I duplicate a module item?
- How do I edit module items?
- How do I remove module items?
- How do I move or reorder a module item?
- How do I use MasteryPaths in course modules?
- How do I allow a page to be a MasteryPath module item?
- How do I add conditional content to a MasteryPath module item?
- How do I assign a conditional assignment for students to complete in MasteryPaths?
- How do I view the MasteryPaths range breakdown results for an assignment?
- How do I use modules to view the progress of students in a course?
- How do I view course content offline as an HTML file as an instructor?
Assignments, Exams & Quizzes, and Discussions
Other Materials
- Other Materials
- Penn Libraries Course Reserves
- Textbook Content (Under Construction)
- Other Copyright-Protected Materials
Calendar
Overview of Calendar for Faculty/Staff/TAs.
- How do I use the Calendar as an instructor?
- How do I filter the Calendar view by course as an instructor?
- How do I add an event to a course calendar?
- How do I add a repeating event to a course calendar?
- How do I add a personal reminder to the Calendar as an instructor?
- How do I create an assignment shell from the Calendar?
- How do I edit an event or assignment in the Calendar?
- How do I add a conference invitation link to an event in a course calendar?
- How do I set a different event date for each section in a course calendar?
- How do I view the Calendar iCal feed to subscribe to an external calendar as an instructor?
- How do I subscribe to the Calendar feed using Google Calendar as an instructor?
- How do I subscribe to the Calendar feed using Outlook as an instructor?
- Appointment Groups for Faculty/Staff/TAs
Assignments
Overview of Assignments for Faculty/Staff/TAs.
Creating and Managing Assignments
- How do I use the Assignments Index Page?
- How do I use Draft State in Assignments?
- What is the difference between a Canvas Assignment and a Canvas Activity?
- What assignment types can I create in a course?
- What is the difference between assignment due dates and availability dates?
- How do I create an assignment?
- How do I create an assignment shell in an assignment group?
- How do I move or reorder an assignment group?
- How do I add an assignment group in a course?
- How do I weight the final course grade based on assignment groups?
- How do I create rules for an assignment group?
- How do I create an online assignment?
- How do I add an assignment using an external app?
- How do I add or edit details in an assignment?
- How do I add or edit points for an assignment?
- How do I exclude an assignment from the course’s final grades?
- How do I give extra credit in a course?
- How do I move or reorder an assignment?
- How do I import SCORM files as an assignment?
- How do I delete an assignment?
- How do I duplicate an assignment?
- How do I assign an assignment to everyone in a course?
- How do I assign an assignment to an individual student?
- How do I assign an assignment to a course section?
- How do I assign an assignment to a course group?
- How do I view differentiated assignments with different due dates in a course?
- How do I add a grading scheme to an assignment?
- How do I set up a moderated assignment to be graded by multiple reviewers?
- How do I add and manage students in a moderated assignment as a moderator?
- Can a student resubmit any assignment?
Group Assignments
Under Construction
Peer Review Assignments
- How do I use peer review assignments in a course?
- How do I create a peer review assignment?
- How do I manually assign peer reviews for an assignment?
- How do I automatically assign peer reviews for an assignment?
- How do I view student peer review comments as an instructor?
Turnitin
Group Work
Overview of Group Work for Faculty/Staff/TAs.
Groups
- How do I view all groups in a course as an instructor?
- How do I view my Canvas groups as an instructor?
- How do I add a group set in a course?
- How do I edit a group set?
- How do I automatically create groups in a group set?
- How do I manually create groups in a group set?
- How do I create self sign-up groups?
- How do I automatically assign students to groups?
- How do I manually assign students to groups?
- How do I assign a student leader to a group?
- How do I message students who have not signed up for a self sign-up group?
- How do I prevent students from switching groups in self sign-up groups?
- How do I move a student into a different group?
- How do I view student activity within a group as an instructor?
- How do I start a collaboration with a student group as an instructor?
Collaboration
- How do I use the Collaborations Index Page?
- How do I create a Google Drive collaboration as an instructor?
- How do I create a Google Docs collaboration as an instructor?
- How do I delete a collaboration as an instructor?
Exams & Quizzes
Overview of Exams & Quizzes for Faculty/Staff/TAs.
- How do I use the Quizzes Index Page?
- How do I use Draft State in Quizzes?
- What quiz types can I create in a course?
- What options can I set in a quiz?
- How do I import quizzes from QTI packages?
- How do I create a quiz with individual questions?
- How do I create a quiz with a question group to randomize quiz questions?
- How do I create a quiz by finding questions in a question bank?
- How do I create a quiz with a question group linked to a question bank?
- How do I create a Multiple Choice quiz question?
- How do I create a True/False quiz question?
- How do I create a Fill-in-the-Blank quiz question?
- How do I create a Fill-in-Multiple-Blanks quiz question?
- How do I create a Multiple Answers quiz question?
- How do I create a Multiple Dropdown quiz question?
- How do I create Likert scale quiz questions?
- How do I create a Matching quiz question?
- How do I create a Numerical Answer quiz question?
- How do I create a Formula quiz question with a single variable?
- How do I create a Simple Formula quiz question?
- How do I create an Essay quiz question?
- How do I create a File Upload quiz question?
- How do I create a Text (no question) quiz question?
- How do I link course content to a quiz question?
- How do I create a question bank in a course?
- How do I bookmark a question bank in a course?
- How do I unbookmark a question bank in a course?
- How do I delete a question bank in a course?
- How do I move multiple questions from one question bank to another?
- How do I move/copy a question from one question bank to another?
- How do I reorder questions or question groups in a quiz?
- How do I import a question bank from one Canvas course to another?
- How can I create a quiz where students only see one question at a time?
- How do I make a quiz available before or after the due date?
- How do I assign a quiz to an individual student?
- How do I assign a quiz to a course section?
- How do I delete a quiz?
- How do I export quiz content from a course?
- Once I publish a quiz, how do I make additional changes?
- Once I publish a quiz, how do I use the Moderate Quiz page?
- Once I publish a quiz, what kinds of quiz statistics are available?
- Once I publish a quiz, how can I give my students extra attempts?
- Once I publish a timed quiz, how can I give my students extra time?
- How do I manually submit outstanding student quiz submissions?
- How do I view student results in a quiz?
- How do I view a quiz log for a student?
- What options can I use to regrade a quiz in a course?
- How do I regrade a Multiple Choice quiz question?
- How do I regrade a True/False quiz question?
- How do I regrade a Multiple Answers quiz question?
- How do I create a survey in my course?
- How do I view survey results in a course?
- How do I view practice quiz results in a course?
Discussions
Overview of Discussions for Faculty/Staff/TAs.
- How do I use the Discussions Index Page?
- How do I use Draft State in Discussions?
- How do I edit a discussion in a course?
- How do I create a discussion as an instructor?
- How do I duplicate a discussion in a course?
- How do I create a group discussion in a course?
- How do I delete a discussion in a course?
- How do I assign a graded discussion to everyone in a course?
- How do I assign a graded discussion to an individual student?
- How do I assign a graded discussion to a course group?
- How do I assign a graded discussion to a course section?
- How do I enable a podcast feed for a discussion in a course?
- How do I create a peer review discussion?
- How do I use peer review discussions in a course?
- How do I automatically assign peer reviews for a discussion?
- How do I pin a discussion in a course?
- How do I move or reorder a discussion in a course?
- How do I delay posting a discussion until a specified date in a course?
- How do I manually assign peer reviews for a discussion?
- How can I require students to reply to a course discussion before they see other replies?
- How do I mark discussion replies as read or unread as an instructor?
- How do I view and sort discussion replies as an instructor?
- How do I embed an image in a discussion reply as an instructor?
- How do I change discussion settings to manually mark discussion replies as read as an instructor?
- How do I attach a file to a discussion reply as an instructor?
- How do I allow students to attach files to a course discussion?
- How do I subscribe to a discussion as an instructor?
- How do I allow students to create a course discussion?
- How do I link to a YouTube video in a discussion reply as an instructor?
- How do I edit or delete student discussion replies in a course?
- How do I reply to a discussion as an instructor?
- How do I allow students to edit and delete their own discussion posts in a course?
- How do I allow students to like replies in a discussion?
- How do I close a discussion for comments in a course?
- How do I like a reply in a course discussion as an instructor?
Grading
Use the End-of-Term Grading Checklist to help your end-of-term grading go smoothly.
Rubrics
- How do I create a rubric in a course?
- How do I add a rubric to an assignment?
- How do I add a rubric to a graded discussion?
- How do I add a rubric to a quiz?
- How do I edit a rubric in a course?
- How do I manage rubrics in a course?
- How do I align an outcome with a rubric in a course?
Gradebook
- How do I use the Gradebook?
- How do I view assignments or students individually in the Gradebook?
- How do I use grading periods in a course?
- How do I use the icons and colors in the Gradebook?
- How do I view assignment details in the Gradebook?
- How do I create assignment columns for non-submission assignments in the Gradebook?
- How do I hide student names in the Gradebook?
- How do I enter and edit grades in the Gradebook?
- How do I excuse an assignment for a student in the Gradebook?
- How do I view the history of all grading changes in the Gradebook?
- How do I leave comments for students in the Gradebook?
- How do I send a message to my students from the Gradebook?
- How do I set a default grade for an assignment?
- How do I curve grades in the Gradebook?
- How do I mute or unmute an assignment in the Gradebook?
- How do I view a student’s Grades page in a course?
- How do I view a student’s submission details page in a course?
- How do I view my students’ total grades as a point value instead of a percentage in the Gradebook?
- How do I sort columns in the Gradebook?
- How do I move the Total column in the Gradebook?
- How do I use the Notes column in the Gradebook?
- How do I view grades for concluded student enrollments in the Gradebook?
- How do I view grades for inactive student enrollments in the Gradebook?
- How do I download all student submissions for an assignment in the Gradebook?
- How do I upload all student submissions for an assignment in the Gradebook?
- How do I download grades from the Gradebook?
- How do I upload changes to the Gradebook?
- How do I post final grades for a moderated assignment as a moderator?
- How do I treat ungraded assignments as zero in the Gradebook?
- How do I get to SpeedGrader from the Gradebook?
- Submit Final Grades to Courses InTouch
SpeedGrader
- How do I get to SpeedGrader from an assignment, quiz, or graded discussion?
- How do I use SpeedGrader?
- How do I use the student list to view student submissions in SpeedGrader?
- How do I sort the student list in SpeedGrader?
- How do I grade group assignments in SpeedGrader?
- How do I view the details of a submission for a student in SpeedGrader?
- How do I enable anonymous grading to hide student names in SpeedGrader?
- How do I mute or unmute an assignment in SpeedGrader?
- How do I add annotated comments in student submissions using DocViewer in SpeedGrader?
- How do I enter and edit grades in SpeedGrader?
- How do I use a rubric to grade submissions in SpeedGrader?
- How do I use free-form comments instead of ratings in a rubric in SpeedGrader?
- How do I leave feedback comments for student submissions in SpeedGrader?
- How do I use Chrome’s speech recognition feature to leave a comment in SpeedGrader?
- How do I review moderated assignments in SpeedGrader as a moderator?
- How do I grade Turnitin assignments in SpeedGrader?
- How do I download all student submissions for an assignment?
- How do I upload all student submissions for an assignment?
- How do I grade quiz questions in SpeedGrader?
- How do I adjust the point value for an entire quiz using fudge points in SpeedGrader?
- How do I grade one quiz question at a time in SpeedGrader?
- How do I grade a graded discussion in SpeedGrader?
- DocViewer (Under Construction)
Analytics
Communication
Overview of Communication for Faculty/Staff/TAs.
Announcements
- How do I use the Announcements Index Page?
- How do I view and sort announcement replies as an instructor?
- How do I make an announcement in a course?
- How do I add content to an announcement in a course?
- How do I edit an announcement in a course?
- How do I attach a file to an announcement in a course?
- How do I delete an announcement in a course?
- How do I add an external RSS feed to an announcement as an instructor?
- How do I subscribe to the Announcements RSS feed as an instructor?
- How do I view the Announcements RSS feed as an instructor?
- How do I delay posting an announcement until a specific date in a course?
- How do I require students to post to a course announcement before they see replies?
- How do I reply to an announcement as an instructor?
- How do I allow students to like replies in a course announcement?
- How do I like a reply in a course announcement as an instructor?
- How do I close an announcement for comments in a course?
Messages
- How do I use Conversations as an instructor?
- How do I find my unread messages in Conversations as an instructor?
- How do I filter conversations as an instructor?
- How do I star a conversation as an instructor?
- How do I send a message to a user in a course in Conversations as an instructor?
- How do I send a message to a user in a group in Conversations as an instructor?
- How do I send a message to all course users in Conversations as an instructor?
- How do I attach a file to a message as an instructor?
- How do I attach a media comment to a message as an instructor?
- How do I reply to a message in Conversations as an instructor?
- How do I privately respond to one individual in a group message as an instructor?
- How do I reply to submission comments in Conversations as an instructor?
- How do I forward a message from a conversation as an instructor?
- How do I add new people to an existing conversation as an instructor?
- How do I delete a conversation as an instructor?
- How do I delete a message from a conversation as an instructor?
- How do I archive a conversation as an instructor?
- ISC Class Lists (recommended for sending email to a class)
Video Conferencing
- BlueJeans
- Zoom
- How do I use the Conferences Index Page?
- How do I create a conference in a course?
- How do I create a long-running conference?
- How do I delete a conference?
- How do I edit a conference?
- How do I record a conference?
- How do I start a conference?
- How do I join a conference?
- How do I conclude a conference?
- How do I upload files to a conference as a presenter?
- How do I use the Conferences interface as a moderator?
- How do I start a poll in a conference as a presenter?
- How do I share my desktop in a conference as a presenter?
- How do I create shared notes in a conference as a presenter?
- How do I automatically create a poll using a presentation in a conference as a presenter?
- How do I use the multi-user whiteboard in a conference as a presenter?
- How do I create live captioning in a conference as a moderator?
Last Updated: 19 Sep 2022