Canvas: Getting Started Videos for Instructors

All faculty and staff are strongly encouraged to attend a Getting Started with Canvas webinar.  Please visit the ITS workshop page to register for a session. For faculty and staff who are not able to attend a webinar they are encouraged to watch the videos below all topics are taught in the hands-on Getting Started workshop.

Getting Started with Canvas - Recordings from MSU's workshop

• Part 1 - Global Navigation
• Part 2 - Course Settings
• Part 2 - Adding Course Content
• Part 3 - Assignments and Grades

Canvas Videos from Instructure

• Canvas Overview (Instructors)
• Syllabus Overview (Instructors)
• Announcements Overview (Instructors)
• Assignments Overview (Instructors)
• Assignment Creation (Instructors)
• Calendar Overview (Instructors)
• Canvas Teacher App
• Communication Overview (Instructors)
• Course Layout: Customization (Instructors)
• Course Settings Overview (Instructors)
• Course Settings Part 2 (Instructors)
• Discussion Creation (Instructors)
• Discussions Overview (Instructors)
• Files: Add Course Content (Instructors)
• Gradebook Overview (Instructors)
• Pages: Creation & Management (Instructors)
• SpeedGrader Overview (Instructors)

Other helpful video tutorials

• Course Analytics (Instructors)
• Discussion Creation (Instructors)
• Discussions Overview (Instructors)
• Groups: Creation & Management (Instructors)
• Quiz Creation: Questions (Instructors)
• Quizzes Overview (Instructors)
• Quizzes.Next Overview (Instructors)
• Rubrics Overview (Instructors)