{"id":50,"date":"2023-09-18T16:33:57","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T21:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/ctl\/?page_id=50"},"modified":"2026-02-18T16:30:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T22:30:39","slug":"canvas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/ctl\/technologies\/canvas\/","title":{"rendered":"Canvas"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/images\/academicaffairs\/facultydev\/images\/Canvas-by-instructure.png\" alt=\"Canvas Logo\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Mississippi University for Women uses Canvas for all of its online, hybrid, and face-to-face courses. Faculty and students should access Canvas via the single sign-on campus portal, accessible from the link at the top of most pages of the university&#8217;s website. Please use these guides to get started using Canvas and contact the Kossen Center for Teaching &amp; Learning with any questions you may have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Canvas Instructor Handouts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/ctl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2026\/02\/YouTube-and-MyApps-Gmail-Tutorial-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tutorial for uploading YouTube Videos from your MyApps Account, pasting the link in Canvas, and editing the transcription. <\/a> <strong>Note:<\/strong>  Slightly different options of YouTube Studio if using a Mac. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/t5\/Instructor-Guide\/How-do-I-weight-the-final-course-grade-based-on-assignment\/ta-p\/746\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/t5\/Instructor-Guide\/How-do-I-weight-the-final-course-grade-based-on-assignment\/ta-p\/746\">How do I weight the final grade based on assignment groups?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Canvas System Requirements and Getting Started<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/t5\/Canvas-Basics-Guide\/How-do-I-log-in-to-Canvas\/ta-p\/618760\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/t5\/Canvas-Basics-Guide\/How-do-I-log-in-to-Canvas\/ta-p\/618760\">How do I log into Canvas?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/t5\/Instructor-Guide\/tkb-p\/Instructor\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/t5\/Instructor-Guide\/tkb-p\/Instructor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Canvas Instructor Guide<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Canvas Instructor Video Tutorials<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Setting Up Your Course<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/t5\/Canvas-Basics-Guide\/What-is-the-Course-Import-Tool\/ta-p\/21\">What is the Course Import Tool?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/t5\/Canvas-Basics-Guide\/What-is-the-Rich-Content-Editor-RCE\/ta-p\/12\">What is the Rich Content Editor (RCE)?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Assignments, Quizzes, and Discussions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/t5\/Instructor-Guide\/How-do-I-create-an-assignment\/ta-p\/740\">Assignment Creation (Instructors) <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/t5\/Canvas-Basics-Guide\/What-is-New-Quizzes\/ta-p\/17\">What are New Quizzes?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Communication: Announcements, Chats, Collaborations, Conferences<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Assessment: Gradebook, SpeedGrader, Rubrics, Outcomes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Canvas Commons<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Canvas for Mobile Devices<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/t5\/Canvas-Teacher-iOS-Guide\/How-do-I-grade-an-assignment-submission-in-the-Teacher-app-on-my\/ta-p\/2005\">How do I grade an assignment submission in the Teacher app on my iOS device? <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/t5\/Canvas-Basics-Guide\/How-can-I-use-Canvas-on-my-mobile-device\/ta-p\/615335\">How do I use Canvas on my mobile device? <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/t5\/Canvas-Basics-Guide\/What-is-the-Canvas-Teacher-app\/ta-p\/69\">What is the Canvas Teacher app? <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mississippi University for Women uses Canvas for all of its online, hybrid, and face-to-face courses. 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