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How I Stopped Worrying and
Learned to Love Canvas
OR
Prepared By Mike
Setting Up Your Home Page
Getting There & Getting In
ACTIVE DIRECTORY CREDENTIALS
*What you use to log in to your laptop
Same Username & Password
Type username NOT email address!
https://hcpss.instructure.com / Link on SES Hub
View Tutorials
Click Tiles to View Tutorials • Web Videos OR Print Copies
Open Sandbox & Choose Template
Click Pages to view list of pages
Click View All Pages
Find Home Page Templates & Click
Choose the Elementary Template
Modify Template
Editing Toolbar
Click Edit button
Use to: • Edit text • Insert links to other Canvas pages • Insert links to other websites • Insert images
Rename & Set as Home Page
Finish editing, click Save
Choose Use as Front Page
Click View All Pages
Rename your template (Type in the box ABOVE
the editing toolbar)
*Can be something like Mr. _____’s Home Page
Find your page and click the Gear Icon next
to it
Done! Be sure to update and add to your page as needed.
Editing Pages
Getting There & Getting In
ACTIVE DIRECTORY CREDENTIALS
*What you use to log in to your laptop
Same Username & Password
Type username NOT email address!
https://hcpss.instructure.com / Link on SES Hub
Choose a Page & Enter Edit Mode
Click Pages to view list of pages
Click on a page
name
Click Edit
Enter Page Edit Mode
Add Images To Your Page
Editing Toolbar
Click Edit button
Always click the blue SAVE button at the bottom of the page when finished editing!
Click Edit button
*To insert an image into a page, it must be uploaded first!
Click FILES under Insert Content Into
the Page
Click UPLOAD NEW FILE
Click BROWSE and locate the file on your computer
Click UPLOAD
Add Images To Your Page (Cont.)
*To insert an image, it must be uploaded first!
Click Edit button
Click the tree icon
Click on the page where you would like to insert an image. The image will be inserted where the cursor (blinking line) is positioned.
Choose an image source:
URL: An image from a website. Canvas: Images you have uploaded to Canvas. Flickr: Search Flickr (Web photo sharing site)from right inside Canvas for images that can be used legally.
Click on COURSE FILES
to view images you’ve uploaded.
Choose an image and click UPDATE.
Add Images To Your Page (Cont.)
*TIP: When inserting an image, you can choose from a huge library of images and icons already in Canvas!
Click the tree icon
Choose CANVAS
Click the COURSE FILES
folder, then click the IMAGES folder
You can choose
images in this folder or click the
HCPSS ICONS folder for icons
Choose and click UPDATE
Add a Link To Your Page
You can link to other websites or other web pages right inside Canvas.
Editing Toolbar
Click Edit button
Always click the blue SAVE button at the bottom of the page when finished editing!
If you know the web address, you can type it in. If not, you’ll need to open the website and copy the link BEFORE the next step.
Highlight and copy
ENTER PAGE EDIT MODE Highlight text or a picture in
which you would like to insert the link
Click the CHAIN LINK icon
Paste address and click
INSERT LINK button
*HINT: To Remove a link, use the
BROKEN CHAIN LINK icon
Add Text To Your Page
You can add new text to your pages or edit existing text
Editing Toolbar
Click Edit button
To ADD text, click where you would like to add text and begin typing.
To EDIT text, highlight existing text and use icon(s) on the toolbar.
*See below for icon function explanations
Additional Editing Functions
Beyond basic text editing, there are some additional editing features.
Editing Toolbar
Click Edit button
Additional External Content
You can add YouTube videos, Khan Academy lessons and more—without leaving Canvas!
Editing Toolbar
Click Edit button
Click EXTERNAL TOOLS
Icon (Looks like a V)
Choose a tool and search for
content
Find something you like and click the
blue EMBED button to add to your
page.
Videos which explain science & math concepts
Variety of videos!News articles!Variety of videos!
Electronic flash Card sets on a variety of topics!Social networking feed!
Making Announcements
Getting There & Getting In
ACTIVE DIRECTORY CREDENTIALS
*What you use to log in to your laptop
Same Username & Password
Type username NOT email address!
https://hcpss.instructure.com / Link on SES Hub
Make Announcements
You can make announcements to share reminders or information about upcoming class events.
Click the COURSES & GROUPS icon at the top of the screen
and choose a course
Click ANNOUNCEMENTS in the navigation sidebar
Click the blue
ADD ANNOUNCEMENT button
Make Announcements (Cont.)
Edit your announcement with the editing toolbar
Attach files to the announcement by clicking the
BROWSE button
Set addition options of desired
*HINT: If you’re organized and like to work ahead, consider the delay feature.
By checking the DELAY POSTING check box, you can set your announcement to automatically post at a specified date and time
in the future.
Using the Calendar
Getting There & Getting In
ACTIVE DIRECTORY CREDENTIALS
*What you use to log in to your laptop
Same Username & Password
Type username NOT email address!
https://hcpss.instructure.com / Link on SES Hub
Access the Calendar & Add Events
You can add events to a class calendar for students and parents. These might include assignment reminders, field trip notices or
classroom events.
Click the CALENDAR icon at the top of the screen
Click on a day to add an event
Add event information, select
the calendar to which you would like to add the event
Click the blue SUBMIT button
when finished
To customize further, click the MORE OPTIONS button
MORE OPTIONS allows the calendar
event to be customized using the same editing
tool from the page editor
*You can also insert files into calendar
events.