What is Canvas?

Canvas is the centrally supported learning management system (LMS) at UT Austin. A learning management system creates an online presence for each course section in a given academic semester.

Apps & Browsers

Download the free Canvas Student (by Instructure) app for your Android or iPhone

Firefox and Chrome offer a more consistent experience. If you are having problems, try a different browser. ;)

Support

If you have any questions, please contact the UT Service Desk at 512-475-9400 or Help@utexas.edu.

Don't forget about 24/7 Support! Access phone or live chat information from any page in Canvas from the (?)Help menu on the left.

Access Canvas
Zoom
Canvas Guides+Videos

How can I access Canvas?

To log in to Canvas, go to canvas.utexas.edu and click the 'Enter Canvas' button. Enter your UT EID credentials and click 'Log In.' As soon as you register for classes you will automatically be added to your courses in Canvas.

You can give your course a Nickname, move cards around or change the course card color [1]. From the top three dots, you can change the Dashboard view from Card to List View or Recent Activity [2]. If you instructor has added an image, you can remove the color overlay.
Student Dashboard

Canvas Dashboard

If you do not see a particular course when you log in to Canvas, check under Courses > All Courses.
Courses > All Courses

You can "favorite" published courses to appear on your Dashboard by clicking the star [1]. Unpublished courses will not appear on the Dashboard, but will be listed on the All Courses page [2]. Check here to verify that you are enrolled in the correct section [3]. Some instructors merge their sections and the Course Name on the Dashboard may not reflect your particular section number.

All Courses page

How do I view all my Canvas courses as a student?

Adds & Drops

Enrollment information from the Registrar is loaded three times a day. Add/Drop updates will appear in Canvas within 8 hours.

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Join a Zoom Meeting

Before joining a Zoom meeting on a computer or mobile device, you can download the Zoom app from our Download Center. Otherwise, you will be prompted to download and install Zoom when you click a join link.

You can also join a test meeting to familiarize yourself with Zoom.

Prerequisites

Each meeting has a unique 9, 10, or 11-digit number called a meeting ID that will be required to join a Zoom meeting
If you are joining via telephone, you will need the teleconferencing number provided in the invite.

Zoom Support - https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362193-Joining-a-Meeting

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Student Guides

Configure Your Profile & Notifications - Add a picture, different email, edit how often and where Canvas communicates with you

Email Using the Inbox - Send and read messages within Canvas.

Upload Work for an Assignment - Upload a file from your device, USB or the cloud

Turnitin Assignments

Peer Review Assignments

Grades

Registering Your iClicker device

Using Google Docs

ePortfolio: Curate Your Work

Access to Canvas as a Student

Canvas Student Guide - Table of Contents

Student Overview Videos

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