Canvas dashboard and notifications

Posted By: Abram Hedtke On: 2021-09-20
Posted On: 2021-09-20

With the fall semester kicked off, we wanted to share a few tips and tricks to ensure your Canvas experience is smooth and rewarding.

NOTIFICATIONS: The first tip is a really important video tutorial on Canvas notifications. If you have been wondering why you receive some notifications at your Saint Mary’s email but not others, or if you are curious to learn more about how to customize your notifications, this will be the video for you to watch. Intended audience: All Canvas users!

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DASHBOARD: Have you wondered why or how the dashboard on Canvas is the way it is? If so, please watch this short tutorial below. The brief video walks through best practices in organizing your dashboard. Also, it showcases where courses go when they are completed. If you watch to the end, you will see a snippet of Canvas inbox as well. Intended audience: Students and faculty!

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As always, if you need support please contact the Saint Mary’s HelpDesk by emailing helpdesk@smumn.edu,or click on Support (on the left side navigation bar) and choose Chat with Canvas Support (this feature is open 24/7).