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- Overview
- Assignments
- Calendar
- Canvas Sites & Course Materials
- Communication
- Discussions
- Grades & Feedback
- Group Work
- Exams & Quizzes
- Profile & Account Settings
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 the following features in Canvas:
Assignments
- Assignments for Students
- Assignment Submission
- How do I view Assignments as a student?
- How do I filter assignments by type as a student?
- How do I view the rubric for my assignment?
- How do I submit an online assignment?
- How do I view the rubric for my external tool assignment?
- How do I submit a text entry assignment?
- How do I enter a URL as an assignment submission?
- How do I submit a media file as an assignment submission?
- How do I upload a file as an assignment submission in Canvas?
- How do I know when my assignment has been submitted?
- How do I know when my instructor has graded my assignment?
- How do I communicate with my instructor about assignments?
- How do I view assignment comments from my instructor?
- How do I use DocViewer in Canvas assignments as a student?
- How do I view annotation feedback comments from my instructor directly in my assignment submission?
- How do I view rubric results for my assignment?
- How do I view my Roll Call Attendance report as a student?
- How do I download assignment submissions from all my courses?
- Group Assignments for Students
- Peer Reviews for Students
- Turnitin for Students
Calendar
- Calendar
- How do I filter the Calendar view by course as a student?
- How do I use the Calendar as a student?
- How do I view the Calendar iCal feed to subscribe to an external calendar as a student?
- How do I add a personal reminder to the Calendar as a student?
- How do I view a group calendar?
- How do I subscribe to the Calendar feed using Outlook as a student?
- How do I subscribe to the Calendar feed using Google Calendar as a student?
- Appointment Groups for Students
Canvas Sites & Course Materials
- Canvas Sites and Course Materials
- Canvas Student Mobile App
- Start of Term for Students (Under Construction)
- Export Course Content from Canvas
- Penn Libraries Course Reserves for Students (Under Construction)
- Textbook Content for Students (Under Construction)
- Other Copyright-Protected Materials for Students (Under Construction)
Communication
- Communication
- Announcements
- How do I view Announcements as a student?
- How do I make an announcement in a group?
- How do I add content to an announcement in a group?
- How do I edit an announcement in a group?
- How do I delete an announcement in a group?
- How do I add an external RSS feed to an announcement as a student?
- How do I view the Announcements RSS feed as a student?
- How do I subscribe to the Announcements RSS feed as a student?
- How do I reply to an announcement as a student?
- How do I like a reply in a course announcement as a student?
- Messages
- How do I use Conversations as a student?
- How do I find my unread messages in Conversations as a student?
- How do I filter conversations as a student?
- How do I star a conversation as a student?
- How do I send a message to a user in a course in Conversations as a student?
- How do I reply to a message in Conversations as a student?
- How do I send a message to a user in a group in Conversations as a student?
- How do I send a message to all course users in Conversations as a student?
- How do I attach a file to a message as a student?
- How do I attach a media comment to a message as a student?
- How do I privately respond to one individual in a group message as a student?
- How do I reply to submission comments in Conversations as a student?
- How do I forward a message from a conversation as a student?
- How do I add new people to an existing conversation as a student?
- How do I delete a conversation as a student?
- How do I delete a message from a conversation as a student?
- How do I archive a conversation as a student?Communications for Students
- Video Conferencing
Discussions
- Discussions
- How do I view Discussions as a student?
- How do I view the rubric for my graded discussion?
- How do I subscribe to a discussion podcast as a student?
- How do I submit a peer review to a discussion?
- How do I know if I have a peer review discussion to complete?
- How do I create a course discussion as a student?
- Where can I find my peers’ feedback for peer reviewed discussions?
- How do I subscribe to a discussion as a student?
- How do I view and sort discussion replies as a student?
- How do I change discussion settings to manually mark discussion replies as read as a student?
- How do I mark discussion replies as read or unread as a student?
- How do I reply to a discussion as a student?
- How do I attach a file to a discussion reply as a student?
- How do I embed an image in a discussion reply as a student?
- How do I link to a YouTube video in a discussion reply as a student?
- How do I edit or delete discussion replies as a student?
- How do I like a reply in a course discussion as a student?
Grades & Feedback
- Grades and Feedback for Students
- How do I view my grades in a current course?
- How do I use the icons and colors in the Grades page?
- How do I approximate my assignment scores using the What-If Grades feature?
- How do I view my grades in a concluded course?
- How do I view annotation feedback comments from my instructor directly in my assignment submission?
Group Work
- Group Work
- Groups
- How do I view all groups in a course as a student?
- How do I view my Canvas groups as a student?
- How do I join a group as a student?
- How do I leave a group as a student?
- How do I create a group as a student?
- How do I upload a file to a group?
- How do I start a collaboration in a group?
- How do I create a discussion in a group?
- How do I close a discussion for comments in a group?
- How do I manage groups as a student group leader?
- How do I submit an assignment on behalf of a group?
- Collaborations
Exams & Quizzes
- Exams and Quizzes for Students
- How do I view Quizzes as a student?
- How do I take a quiz?
- How do I take a quiz where I can only view one question at a time?
- How do I answer each type of question in a quiz?
- How do I resume a quiz that I already started taking?
- How do I submit a quiz?
- How do I view quiz results as a student?
- How do I know if I can retake a quiz?
- How do I submit a survey?
- Respondus for Students
Profile & Account Settings
- Profile and Account Settings
- Canvas Avatars for Students
- Canvas Profiles for Students
- Notification Preferences for Students
Last Updated: 13 May 2022