Getting Started in the LMS

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Canvas Overview	Canvas Help Resources	Syllabus
User Setting & Profile Picture	Notification Preferences	Conversations Overview
Assignment Submissions	Files	Peer Reviews
Groups: Creation and Interaction	Grades	Canvas Guides

Canvas is a Learning Management System (LMS) in which all of your courses are built. You can view materials, turn in assignments, and communicate with your professor through the Canvas course page. Obviously, if you have reached this point in the class you have some idea about how to navigate a course, but it may be good for you to spend a few minutes viewing the following videos and familiarizing yourself with some other features that Canvas offers.

Canvas Overview

This video will summarize some of the most basic navigation tips for using Canvas, as well as some of the more commonly used features.

Getting Help

This video outlines the different ways you can get help for a problem within Canvas, including how to contact your instructor, how to search for answers to your problem in the Canvas community, how to ask a question in the Canvas community, and how to submit a help ticket to Ozark Christian College for personalized help.

Syllabus

The syllabus is one of the most important places for finding information about a course. Click here to learn how to view a course syllabus and use it inside Canvas.

Your Profile and Notification Preferences

Taking the time to set up your profile and adjust your notification preferences will change your Canvas experience for the better. Adding your photo to your profile allows professors and classmates to identify you more easily. Adjusting your notification settings will adjust how frequently you receive certain types of communications from your Canvas courses.

Communicate with Your Instructor and Peers

The Canvas messaging system allows for simple communication to professors and peers within Canvas.

Assignment Submission

Manage Your Personal Files

You may want to add personal files, such as documents or images, to Canvas. This allows you to save these files for use in multiple classes.

Group Work

Some of your courses may require you to work with groups, and these videos outline some of the different tools Canvas provides to make group work more manageable.

Check Your Grades

This video outlines some of the basic features of the grade book in Canvas. Be sure to pay attention to the feedback professors can give on individual assignments.

Search the Canvas Guides

The Canvas Guides are a repository of information on the basic features and functionality of Canvas. If you have additional questions not answered by the videos on this page, the Canvas Guides are a great place to search for the answer.