The tabs above explain what you can find/access on the Courses, Groups, Calendar, and Inbox links on the Global Navigation Menu. Information about Account options will be covered separately.
See the following video for an overview of your Canvas Dashboard.
Canvas allows Instructor to upload their own images that can be displayed on the course card in the Canvas Dashboard. Everyone enrolled in the course will see this image.
Accepted images include JPG, JPEG, GIF, and PNG files. For best practice, images should be approximately 262 pixels wide by 146 pixels high.
Additional information about using the Calendar will be covered in future Modules.
Inbox
The Inbox in Canvas works very similar to e-mail, except only people who use Canvas can use the Canvas Inbox. By default your Canvas messages are forwarded to your Richland Email (Outlook). However, you can set your Canvas notification preferences to forward your Canvas messages out to a regular Email Account (like Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail/Outlook, etc).
Additional information about using the Inbox will be covered in future Modules.
Groups
Some Instructors may use Groups to have students work together on a project. Each Group has its own Discussions, Pages, Files, Collaborations, and Calendar.