Welcome

This course provides an overview of Canvas for:

Students
Parents / Guardians
Teachers

Parents: If you're looking for information about setting up a Parent account, skip to the last module on this page.

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Pack your bags! You are about to embark on a journey learning about how to use Canvas as a student. At each passport stop, you will collect a badge (passport stamp). Each of these represents an Instructure office around the globe. You can choose to begin your journey at our very first office, Salt Lake City, UT or you may choose to pick a different spot to begin your exploration!

This course, Passport to Canvas, provides everything you need to know about using Canvas in your class(es). Canvas helps you:

Keep track of the work you are assigned by your instructor, grades and feedback
Organize all of the learning material your instructor has created
Help you stay in touch with other members of your class

Moving Through the Course

The course is organized into Modules. Each module focuses on one Canvas tool. You may move through the Modules in order or, you can open only the Modules you would like to learn more about. If you choose to complete an entire Module, you can claim a passport stamp for each Module that you complete. Open a module by selecting the map links or, you can see a full list of all module names by selecting the Modules link in the course navigation to the left. Happy travels!

GCISD Passport to Canvas