Canvas Account Settings (Instructor)
Canvas Account Settings (Instructor)
Video Overview
In your account profile you can customize your profile picture, notifications, and other customizations for your profile. In Canvas all notifications will go through the default way of contact which is your Lake Land College email account. The in the ways of contact section in your account settings, you can add additional ways of contacts to include additional email account or mobile number. This will allow you to customize your notification options in your Canvas account. View the video tutorials below in the tabbed menu or guides below.
Account Settings Guides
Review the guides listed below. Click an item to view or use the expand all option to see all items in the list.
Editing Account Settings and Profile
The profile option will allow you to display larger profile picture and add a brief biography and links to your portfolium account. To access your profile, click Account in the global menu. Select Profile in the menu to add a biography and profile picture . From the Account menu, choose the Settings link to make adjustments to settings.
- How do I edit my profile in my user account as an instructor? Links to an external site.
- How do I change the settings in my user account as an instructor? Links to an external site.
- How do I add a profile picture in my user account as an instructor? Links to an external site.
- How do I select personal pronouns in my user account as an instructor? Links to an external site.
- How do I change the language preference in my user account as an instructor? Links to an external site.
- How do I set a time zone in my user account as an instructor? Links to an external site.
Setting Personal Pronouns
In the Canvas user account all users can select the desired pronouns to display next to their name in Canvas. Please note the following:
- The pronoun feature is a Canvas only feature. This will NOT make any changes in your Laker Hub account.
- If you wish to make a name change, login to the Laker Hub. Under Campus links select student chosen name request link. Fill out the form to make your request. Once this request is processed, your name change will change in all Lake Land services including Canvas.
- Once the desired pronouns are added to your profile, they will display next to your name in the following locations in Canvas.
- Comment fields
- Discussions
- Inbox
- People Page/Groups
- User Navigation menu
- User Settings/Profile page
- New user pronouns are currently not supported with the following integrated tools, New Quizzes and Analytics
Use the following guide for steps on how to enable the pronouns on your Canvas account.
Adjusting Ways of Contact and Notifications
By default, all notifications will run through your Laker email account. All users can add additional ways of contact and adjust notifications in their user account settings. Notifications per course can be adjusted on the course home page in the menu in the right sidebar. See the following guides for details.
- How do I change my default email address in my user account as an instructor? Links to an external site.
- How do I manage my Canvas notification settings as an instructor? Links to an external site.
- How do I manage notifications for a single course as an instructor? Links to an external site.
- How do I add contact methods to receive Canvas notifications as an instructor? Links to an external site.
- How do I add an additional email address as a contact method in Canvas as an instructor? Links to an external site.
- How do I add a text (SMS) contact method in Canvas as an instructor? Links to an external site.
Setting Feature Options
Feature option are options that can be turned for your account.
- What feature options can I enable in my user account as an instructor? Links to an external site.
- How do I manage feature options in my user account as an instructor? Links to an external site.
- How do I manage confetti animations in Canvas as an instructor? Links to an external site.
- How do I enable the high contrast user interface as an instructor? Links to an external site.
QR Code for Canvas App Logins
Instructors can choose to use QR code to login to the Canvas Teacher app.
Viewing Content Shared with Me
Other instructors can share content with you and the option to view this content will display in the account menu. Click Shared Content to view the content. You can choose which course to import the content.