Canvas: Additional Features

Creating a More Robust Digital Course Site

Many Yale instructors use additional Canvas features. If you have questions about Canvas, please contact us.

Add files

Upload files to your course site so students can access files such as readings and handouts.

• Uploading a File to Your Course
• Canvas Files (Vendor Guides)

Assignments

Create and track graded and ungraded assignments, including online and offline submission, no submission, discussions, and quizzes.

• Creating an Assignment
• Grading Assignments Using the SpeedGrader
• Assignments (Vendor Guides)

Discussions

Create Discussions where students can see and respond to peers in a prompted discussion. 

• Creating a Discussion Board
• Discussions (Vendor Guides)

Pages

Create Pages to organize all components of a class session, with an overview of the topic, links to readings, quizzes, online discussion posts, or assignments.

• Pages (Vendor Guides)

Modules

Consider Modules to structure your class activities in an easy-to-follow sequence.

• Creating Modules
• Modules (Vendor Guides)

Additional Useful Information

Update Time Zone Preferences in Canvas and Zoom

• Changing Your Time Zone Settings in Canvas / Zoom

Use Course Blogs in Canvas

• WordPress: Overview