Organizing the course sidebar makes navigating your course simple and more engaging for students. To manage your course navigation links, go to Settings > Navigation, then drag and drop the links to reorder them. Remember to scroll to the very bottom of the page to save your changes.

Using any cool tools this semester like Portfolium, Lucidchart, or Perusall? You can add apps to your course from the same place! 

1. Go to Settings

 2. Apps and select your apps from there. 

Adding your course syllabus to the Syllabus tab in your course makes it easy for students to access all they need to know about your course in one place. If you have your syllabus in a document, consider copying your content directly onto the Syllabus page in Canvas to make it easier to navigate and see on any device.

Students will not be able to access your content until you publish the course. New courses will be listed under Unpublished Courses on your Canvas dashboard. Make sure all modules, assignments, and pages you want your students to see are published, too.

Will you be using AV equipment in the classroom this semester? Look over the classroom AV semester start checklist to ensure you are prepared.

Speedgrader makes assessing student submissions simple. There are lots of neat tools built into it to customize the process. Brush up on the ins and outs of Speedgrader to make grading a breeze this semester.

Has your contact information changed? Want to change how you receive course notifications? Make sure your notification and contact preferences are updated. Edit your Canvas profile or change your profile settings, as well as manage your notifications to keep your info up to date. Ask your students to do the same.