Navigating Canvas Dashboard
Navigating in Canvas
The first page you'll see after logging in to WorldClassRoom is the Dashboard, with the Global Navigation Menu on the far left side, and the Sidebar on the right. As you learned in the video in the Welcome module, the Dashboard provides links to all of your current courses via "cards", though, if you are new, and the term has yet to begin, you may not have many cards to look at.
This page, and the next few, will provide more information about this view so you can become more comfortable with moving around within the system.
The Global Navigation is a standard menu that is available at all times, on the left side of the screen, while you are logged in to WorldClassRoom. Global Navigation is not tied to a specific course and is usually a dark blue color.
The information in the Sidebar area on the right of your screen will display different information, depending upon where you are in WorldClassRoom. When you are on the Dashboard page, the Sidebar will show you quick information about all of your courses, such as reminders about assignments due soon or other events on your calendar, as well as recent grades and feedback you have received. Click on the name of an assignment in the list to view instructor comments and grade details.
In the menu, you will find the following items that you may use:
- On a daily basis: Dashboard, Courses, Calendar, Inbox and a few items that you will use
- Intermittently: Account, Groups, History, Help.
The Dashboard will have a card for every course or training that you have registered for. The name of the course will be on the card and you can personalize it with a nickname, image, or different color.
More about the Dashboard (video)