Teaching With Canvas

Looking to get the most out of the Canvas LMS? Enroll in Growing With Canvas, a self-paced Canvas tutorial located in the New Mexico PD Catalog.

If you are looking for a quick way to learn Canvas, visit our Quick Start Bootcamp for Teachers. Creating a course and using all of the great Canvas features is not only for teachers. District leaders, curriculum departments, human resources, building administrators, student activities, and librarians can use Canvas for different purposes.

Want to take your Canvas skills to the next level? Explore the Certified Canvas Educator (CCE) program.

Canvas Instructor Guides & Videos

There are an incredible number of resources for teachers to use Canvas. We have highlighted the most commonly requested ones below. (Check out the Instructional Designer Resources Page. After all, teachers are Instructional Designers too!)

Canvas Resources for Instructors

Canvas Instructor Guides - (Canvas Instructor Videos - Overview of Key Features)

Instructor Self-Paced Video Series - Beginner and Advanced

Canvas Studio Guides -for storing or creating (Use for video quizzes and annotations too!)

Canvas Studio videos

How to Use the Canvas Accessibility Checker

Why Accessibility Matters in Course Design

Canvas Accessibility Design Standards

Elementary

Canvas for Elementary - The Canvas for Elementary feature creates a digital classroom that reflects the physical classroom experience for elementary students. This change allows teachers to set up a homeroom course and a course for each subject to organize and focus student course participation. (Note: This is different than the Canvas Elementary theme.)

Canvas for Littles YouTube Playlist (Note: this is not from Instructure, the makers of Canvas.)

Moving from Google Classroom to Canvas

Spanish Guides

Canvas Spanish Instructor Guides

Canvas Spanish Studio Guides

Mobile Guides

Canvas iOS Teacher Guide

Canvas Android Teacher Guide

Feature Comparison Between Desktop and Mobile Versions