Title: General Canvas Navigation -- What does the blue navigation bar contain
Course: WISE copy MGMT 300 Foundations of Management > Section: Week 0: START HERE/COURSE INFORMATION

Basic navigation:

In the blue bar on the left,  you will see account, dashboard, courses, calendar, inbox, and commons. Let's look at what each one does. (The blue bar will remain the same regardless of what class you are in)

Account:

When you click on account you will see a menu that has choices like profile, settings, and notifications. Under the profile you will see how your name will display in Canvas as well as what your default email is (this is the email that notifications will be sent to). On the right side, you will see the option to add an additional email, if you would like. You can then "point" notifications to this email. Under the settings option you can change your display name. The display name is the name your classmates will see on discussion posts and in the "people" tab. If you go by a nickname and/or wish to remove your last name,  you can do so in settings. You can also change you password (this is a good idea if you are still using your last name). In notifications you will find a list of activities you can receive updates for. You can select the frequency and what email you would like them sent to. Only select notifications that you will find helpful otherwise, you may find your email inundated with Canvas notifications.

Dashboard:

If you click on Dashboard you will be taken to the screen that appears immediately after logging in. The dashboard is where you will find general announcements for students. The announcements could include things like activities, notifications of advising, outages etc. The announcements are NOT specific to a class, they are general announcements not produced by your instructors.

Courses:

In courses you will be able to locate all of the classes you are enrolled this quarter that use Canvas. You need to click on the course link to "enter" that courses specific classroom. (Remember as you look through your classes they might look different. That is OK, each teacher designs their class a little different than others).

Calendar:

The calendar will show you due dates and activities for this and other classes. I will caution you to NOT depend only on the calendar. Be sure to use your syllabus and read carefully the dates in the modules for due dates of assignments and discussion boards in this class.

Inbox:

This is your Canvas email (which is a different account than your student email). You can email your instructor and any classmates using Canvas. When you have a message,  you will see a number on your inbox icon.

Commons: This will take you to Canvas commons where you can see some other courses (often free) that you could sign up to take.

At the very bottom you will see a ? help: The help feature is great and easy to use to learn more about Canvas.

Below are a couple of links to the help feature that you may find particularly helpful:

1. Having trouble turning in an assignment? Look at the information on this Link that can help you understand how to submit work online.
2. Having trouble figuring out discussion boards? Look at the information on this Link that can help you post a reply in a Discussion forum.

Please click the next button to review navigation specific to this course or click here.