{"id":1084,"date":"2018-05-03T15:52:29","date_gmt":"2018-05-03T15:52:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/online\/?page_id=1084"},"modified":"2026-09-16T10:23:31","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T15:23:31","slug":"canvas-help-for-faculty","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/online\/canvas-help-for-faculty\/","title":{"rendered":"Canvas Help for Faculty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:104%;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_3_4 3_4 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:75%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.56%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.56%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>Please use the following links for assistance when building\/converting a course for use in Canvas.<\/p>\n<p>We will continue to add video and written instructions for all functions in Canvas, therefore this list will continue to grow. However, if there is a topic that is missing from this list that you want to see added, contact\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:mwhipple1@missouriwestern.edu\">Matt Whipple<\/a>\u00a0at 271-4210.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.instructure.com\/en\/kb\/articles\/664039-video-how-do-i-accept-an-invitation-to-join-a-canvas-course-as-an-instructor\">Video: How do I accept an invitation to join a Canvas course as an instructor?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.instructure.com\/en\/kb\/articles\/664040-video-how-do-i-view-course-analytics\">Video: How do I view Course Analytics?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.instructure.com\/en\/kb\/articles\/664041-video-how-do-i-view-course-analytics-in-a-course-as-an-instructor\">Video: How do I view Course Analytics in a course as an instructor?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.instructure.com\/en\/kb\/articles\/664042-video-how-do-i-view-course-analytics-for-a-student-in-a-course\">Video: How do I view Course Analytics for a student in a course?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.instructure.com\/en\/kb\/articles\/664043-video-how-do-i-view-average-course-grade-analytics-in-an-interactive-chart-graph-in-course-analytics\">Video: How do I view average course grade analytics in an interactive chart graph in Course Analytics?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.instructure.com\/en\/kb\/articles\/664044-video-how-do-i-view-average-course-grade-analytics-in-a-data-table-in-course-analytics\">Video: How do I view average course grade analytics in a data table in Course Analytics?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.instructure.com\/en\/kb\/articles\/664045-video-how-do-i-compare-the-course-average-chart-graph-with-an-assignment-section-or-student-filter-in-course-analytics\">Video: How do I compare the course average chart graph with an assignment, section, or student filter in Course Analytics?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.instructure.com\/en\/kb\/articles\/664046-video-how-do-i-compare-the-course-average-data-table-with-an-assignment-section-or-student-filter-in-course-analytics\">Video: How do I compare the course average data table with an assignment, section, or student filter in Course Analytics?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.instructure.com\/en\/kb\/articles\/664047-video-how-do-i-send-a-message-to-all-students-based-on-specific-course-criteria-in-course-analytics\">Video: How do I send a message to all students based on specific course criteria in Course Analytics?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.instructure.com\/en\/kb\/articles\/664048-video-how-do-i-send-a-message-to-an-individual-student-in-course-analytics\">Video: How do I send a message to an individual student in Course Analytics?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.instructure.com\/en\/kb\/articles\/664049-video-how-do-i-view-weekly-online-activity-analytics-in-an-interactive-chart-graph-in-course-analytics\">Video: How do I view weekly online activity analytics in an interactive chart graph in Course Analytics?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.instructure.com\/en\/kb\/articles\/664050-video-how-do-i-view-weekly-online-activity-analytics-in-a-data-table-in-course-analytics\">Video: How do I view weekly online activity analytics in a data table in Course Analytics?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.instructure.com\/en\/kb\/articles\/664051-video-how-do-i-compare-the-weekly-online-activity-chart-graph-with-a-section-or-student-filter-in-course-analytics\">Video: How do I compare the weekly online activity chart graph with a section or student filter in Course Analytics?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.instructure.com\/en\/kb\/articles\/664052-video-how-do-i-compare-the-weekly-online-activity-data-table-with-a-section-or-student-filter-in-course-analytics\">Video: How do I compare the weekly online activity data table with a section or student filter in Course Analytics?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.instructure.com\/en\/kb\/articles\/664053-video-how-do-i-send-a-message-to-all-students-based-on-specific-course-participation-criteria-in-course-analytics\">Video: How do I send a message to all students based on specific course participation criteria in Course Analytics?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.instructure.com\/en\/kb\/articles\/664054-video-how-do-i-send-a-message-to-an-individual-student-based-on-specific-course-participation-criteria-in-course-analytics\">Video: How do I send a message to an individual student based on specific course participation criteria in Course Analytics?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.instructure.com\/en\/kb\/articles\/664055-video-how-do-i-view-and-download-reports-in-course-analytics\">Video: How do I view and download reports in Course Analytics?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.instructure.com\/en\/kb\/articles\/664056-video-how-do-i-view-the-online-attendance-report-in-course-analytics\">Video: How do I view the Online Attendance report in Course Analytics?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.instructure.com\/en\/kb\/articles\/664057-video-how-do-i-use-the-announcements-index-page\">Video: How do I use the Announcements Index Page?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.instructure.com\/en\/kb\/articles\/664058-video-how-do-i-view-and-sort-announcement-replies-as-an-instructor\">Video: How do I view and sort announcement replies as an instructor?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.instructure.com\/en\/kb\/articles\/664059-video-how-do-i-add-an-announcement-in-a-course\">Video: How do I add an announcement in a course?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.instructure.com\/en\/kb\/articles\/664060-video-how-do-i-attach-a-file-to-an-announcement-in-a-course\">Video: How do I attach a file to an announcement in a course?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.instructure.com\/en\/kb\/articles\/664061-video-how-do-i-edit-an-announcement-in-a-course\">Video: How do I edit an announcement in a course?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.instructure.com\/en\/kb\/articles\/664062-video-how-do-i-delete-an-announcement-in-a-course\">Video: How do I delete an announcement in a course?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.instructure.com\/en\/kb\/articles\/664063-video-how-do-i-add-an-external-rss-feed-to-an-announcement-as-an-instructor\">Video: How do I add an external RSS feed to an announcement as an instructor?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.instructure.com\/en\/kb\/articles\/664065-video-how-do-i-allow-or-disallow-announcement-replies-in-a-course\">Video: How do I allow or disallow announcement replies in a course?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.instructure.com\/en\/kb\/articles\/664066-video-how-do-i-reply-to-an-announcement-as-an-instructor\">Video: How do I reply to an announcement as an instructor?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.instructure.com\/en\/kb\/articles\/664067-video-how-do-i-allow-students-to-like-replies-in-a-course-announcement\">Video: How do I allow students to like replies in a course announcement?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.instructure.com\/en\/kb\/articles\/664068-video-how-do-i-like-a-reply-in-a-course-announcement-as-an-instructor\">Video: How do I like a reply in a course announcement as an instructor?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.instructure.com\/en\/kb\/articles\/664069-video-how-do-i-copy-an-announcement-to-another-course\">Video: How do I copy an announcement to another course?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.instructure.com\/en\/kb\/articles\/664070-video-how-do-i-send-an-announcement-to-another-instructor\">Video: How do I send an announcement to another instructor?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.instructure.com\/en\/kb\/articles\/664071-video-how-do-i-view-an-announcement-thread-as-an-instructor\">Video: How do I view an announcement thread as an instructor?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.instructure.com\/en\/kb\/articles\/664072-video-how-do-i-mention-a-user-in-an-announcement-reply-as-an-instructor\">Video: How do I mention a user in an announcement reply as an instructor?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.instructure.com\/en\/kb\/articles\/664073-video-how-do-i-use-the-assignments-index-page\">Video: How do I use the Assignments Index Page?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.instructure.com\/en\/kb\/articles\/664074-video-how-do-i-publish-or-unpublish-an-assignment-as-an-instructor\">Video: How do I publish or unpublish an assignment as an instructor?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.instructure.com\/en\/kb\/articles\/664075-video-what-assignment-types-can-i-create-in-a-course\">Video: What assignment types can I create in a course?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.instructure.com\/en\/kb\/articles\/664076-video-what-is-the-difference-between-assignment-due-dates-and-availability-dates\">Video: What is the difference between assignment due dates and availability dates?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.instructure.com\/en\/kb\/articles\/664077-video-how-do-i-bulk-update-due-dates-and-availability-dates-as-an-instructor\">Video: How do I bulk update due dates and availability dates as an instructor?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.instructure.com\/en\/kb\/articles\/664078-video-how-do-i-create-an-assignment\">Video: How do I create an assignment?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.instructure.com\/en\/kb\/articles\/664079-video-how-do-i-move-or-reorder-an-assignment-group\">Video: How do I move or reorder an assignment group?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.instructure.com\/en\/kb\/articles\/664080-video-how-do-i-add-an-assignment-group-in-a-course\">Video: How do I add an assignment group in a course?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.instructure.com\/en\/kb\/articles\/664081-video-how-do-i-weight-the-final-course-grade-based-on-assignment-groups\">Video: How do I weight the final course grade based on assignment groups?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.instructure.com\/en\/kb\/articles\/664082-video-how-do-i-create-rules-for-an-assignment-group\">Video: How do I create rules for an assignment group?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.instructure.com\/en\/kb\/articles\/664083-video-how-do-i-create-an-online-assignment\">Video: How do I create an online assignment?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.instructure.com\/en\/kb\/articles\/664084-video-how-do-i-add-an-assignment-using-an-external-app\">Video: How do I add an assignment using an external app?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.instructure.com\/en\/kb\/articles\/663998-video-how-do-i-use-the-inbox-as-an-instructor\">Video: How do I use 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