Teachology Fall 2014 Edition | Page 15

teachology Cool Tools in canvas Design and set your Home Page to offer a welcoming and informational message for the students. Click on the Pages tool on the left and design away! You can add pictures, links, text, or even add a video of yourself – just about anything. First, make sure you publish the page. Then, click on the down arrow by the gear and select Use as Front Page. Or go to Home, select Choose Home Page on the right, and select Pages, Front Page and Save. Change it up and see what works! Students can add files to Canvas, save them and they can work on them from anywhere! To access, they will click on their name or go to Settings on the top right next to Inbox, and then select the Files tool on the left. The beauty of this is the drag and drop feature which is available with the upload. Of course, faculty have the same feature. Most students and faculty don’t even know they have this great feature! 15