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Canvas Resources for Instructors


Profile and Account Settings (opens in a new window)

Canvas Avatars (opens in a new window)

Creating Canvas Profile (opens in a new window)

Setting Notification Preferences (opens in a new window)


Course Design and Setup (opens in a new window)

Canvas Course Templates (opens in a new window)

Course Settings (opens in new window)

Course Dashboard Images (opens in a new window)

Course Navigation Menu (opens in a new window)

Course-Level Feature Options (opens in a new window)

Terms in Canvas (opens in new window)

Creating a video using Canvas Studio (opens in new window) 

Using Canvas Test Student to view Canvas course as a student (opens in new window)

Creating an announcement for my students in my Canvas course (opens in new window)

Copying content from previous Canvas course to my new course (see coordinator/support tech information below)

Contact the UHV Technology Coordinator/Support Tech for your particular UHV College.

Canvas manual/documentation for instructors (opens in new window)

Questions/issues not answered on this page (see coordinator/support tech information below)

Contact the UHV Technology Coordinator/Support Tech for your particular UHV College.

Canvas Video Guides for Instructors (opens in new window)

Requesting Your Canvas Course (see coordinator/support tech information below)

Contact the UHV Technology Coordinator/Support Tech for your particular UHV College. 

Accessibility and Accommodations in Canvas (opens in new window)

Canvas Rich Content Editor (opens in new window)

Tips for Creating a Custom Canvas Homepage (opens in new window)

Setting Up Canvas Gradebook (opens in new window)

Adding People to Canvas (see coordinator/support tech information below) 

Contact the UHV Technology Coordinator/Support Tech for your particular UHV College. 

Course Import Tool (opens in new window)


Canvas Calendar (opens in new window)


Attendance (opens in new window)


Assignments (opens in new window)

Group Assignments (opens in new window)

TurnItIn for Faculty (see TurnItIn vendor resources below):

There are two ways to use the TurnItIn feature in the UHV Canvas LMS:


Exams and Quizzes (opens in new window)

Classic Quizzes (opens in new window)

New Quizzes (opens in new window)

Respondus 4.0 (for creating and managing assessments; see Respondus vendor resources below)


Grading and Evaluating Work (opens in new window)

Setting Up Canvas Gradebook (opens in new window)


Discussions (opens in new window)


Groups and Group Work (opens in new window)


Analytics in Canvas (opens in new window)


Communicating with Students in Canvas (opens in new window)


Using Ally for Accessibility in Canvas (opens in new window)