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Dashboard - Global Navigation

Click the Dashboard to view all courses you are enrolled in, as well as a list of "to do" items of your courses.

The content of this page is covered in a video below. Click here to navigate directly to the video.

Screenshot of the dashboard of canvas with numbers and arrows pointing to the left hand menu, a class card, the coming up section, and the view grades button.

There are a few items to call out on the dashboard.

  1. Global Navigation Menu: Use this menu to navigate through Canvas.
  2. Course Card: Click on a course card to navigate into a course.
  3. Settings (vertical ellipses): Click on the icon to allow you to change your Dashboard view. 
    • Card View (pictured above): Displays your courses as cards. Course Card colors are customizable using the three dot icon in the card. 
    • List View (pictured below): Displays a list of all upcoming tasks and events for all of your courses. This can help you keep up with your progress in your courses.
  4. Coming Up and Recent Feedback:
    • Coming Up: This section displays upcoming due dates for assignments, quizzes, and other course activities.
    • Recent Feedback: This section displays recent feedback given on assignments, quizzes, and other graded course activities.
  5. View Grades: Students who click this button to quickly navigate to recently graded materials. Faculty will see recent submissions here that need grading.

List View

Screenshot of the list view of Canvas.

Dashboard Course Card

On the Dashboard each course has a Course Card. Below is an example:

Screenshot of a Course Card with callouts for the vertical dots and announcement icon.

  1. Nickname and Color Change: Click the three vertical dots to give the course a nickname and/or change the course card color.
  2. Announcement Icon: This icon appears if an announcement has been posted in the course and will navigate you to announcements if clicked.

Video Walkthrough

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