Course Home Overview
Course Navigation Tips
Canvas Guides

Course Home Overview

Previously you learned how to navigate Canvas. Next is how to navigate a Canvas course. Below is a screen shot of an example course's homepage. Keep in mind each course's homepage may appear different than this course. (1) All courses will have a left navigation bar and the navigation can vary from course to course depending on how the instructor sets up the course. By default the menu will be displayed. Students can click the hamburger menu (3 lines icon) to hide the course menu. Click the hamburger menu again to reveal the menu again. (2) In the middle is a content area that instructors can customize. Each course will be different depending on the instructor sets up the course. The default option is the course stream which is similar to the Dashboard but only display activity from current course. If the instructor customized course home , the course stream can be viewed by clicking View Course Stream in the right sidebar. (3) The content of right sidebar will vary depending on how the course home page is setup and on where you are in the course. Upcoming calendar entries and recent feedback will also appear in the right sidebar on the course home as well.

Course Navigation Tips

No matter how your instructor organizes the content of the course you can always click Home in the left navigation to return to the course homepage. The course home will have some unique features that can help you navigate recently updated content.
If there are new grades in the course, there will be blue badge listed by grades in the left navigation. Click Grades to view more details on the new grade.
The right sidebar will vary depending on where you are in the course. From the home page on the right sidebar you can quickly see what assignments have been graded and any feedback your instructor has given you. Click the assignment title to view the assignment details page.

Canvas Guides

Printable Handout

General Canvas Guide

Video Tutorial

Canvas Student Overview

Canvas Guides

Note: These guides are maintained by the Canvas Documentation Team and are available on the Canvas Community site. Some of the information in these guides may not apply to the Lake Land College instance of Canvas. If you have a question about a feature mentioned in these guides, please review Getting Help page for details on who to contact at Lake Land College.

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