This course (link is to site by Mississippi Department of Education) is designed to walk you through the process of building your first Canvas course, step by step. By the time you have finished you will have learned:


  • How to navigate the Canvas interface and adjust your Notification Preferences
  • How to customize the Course Navigation and Course Home Page
  • How to add events and Assignments to the Calendar
  • How to invite students and publish your course so they can access it
  • How to add Announcements and Discussions
  • How to evaluate student work in SpeedGraderâ„¢ and the gradebook
  • How to embed media in a content Page
  • How to edit the Syllabus Description
  • How to create a simple Module
  • How to find answers to your questions in Canvas Guides and the Canvas Community
  • How to import course content


Canvas Tutorial