The Canvas Teacher app Dashboard displays your active courses. It can also display course invitations and announcements from your institution.
View Dashboard
The Dashboard displays all your current courses and groups.
When viewing courses, you can manage how they display in the Dashboard, including background colors and favorite courses. Learn how to manage courses.
Open Dashboard Settings
To open Dashboard Settings, tap the Settings icon.
View Dashboard Settings
In the Dashboard Settings, you can:
- Display the Dashboard as a grid [1]
- Display the Dashboard as a list [2]
- Overlay a selected color in courses over Dashboard course cards [3]
View Course Invitation
If you have been invited to join a course, you can view the course invitation on your Dashboard. To accept the invitation, tap the Accept button [1]. To decline the invitation, tap the Decline button [2].
View Global Announcement
If a global announcement has been sent to users at your institution, you can view the announcement on your Dashboard. To read the announcement, tap the announcement.
Open Course
To open a course, tap the course name.
View Navigation Menu
Within each course, you can view the navigation links that are available in the browser version of Canvas.
