People

people.png The People tool allows you to view everyone who is in the course. As the instructor, you will be able to view various information about each person in your class (ex: last time the student accessed the course & total time spent in the course). Students will only be able to view the names of the people in the class.

These are the features available on the People page:

  • Class Roster - list of everyone in your course; click on the name of a student to get additional contact information as well as links to grades, interaction report, and the access report for the student
  • Section - what section each student is registered for; If the student hasn't completed the Mandatory Student Orientation then you will see "Need to complete Orientation" instead of the section. 
  • Last Activity - the last time the student logged into the course
  • Total Activity - the total amount of time the student has spent in the course; please note that students can open something in the course and leave it open and that might make it look like they have spent longer in the course than they really have
  • Groups - view any groups that you've created for your course
  • Student Interactions Report Links to an external site. (click on gear icon to access) - on one page you'll see a list of all students in the class and: last time you've interacted with the student, their current score, final score, ungraded assignments, and the link to message the student

How do I access the People tool?

Enter a Canvas course and click on the People link in the Navigational Toolbar on the left.

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