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1 CANVAS MOBILE APPS – ANDROID TABLET WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW 1. How to find and install the Canvas – by Instructure app. The Canvas app is a free app. 2. The layout on the mobile app is slightly different than on a web browser. 3. Not everything is available to access on the mobile app. INSTALLING THE CANVAS – BY INSTRUCTURE APP CANVAS HAS SEVERAL DIFFERENT APPS AVAILABLE IN THE APP STORE. TO ACCESS THE YOUR COURSES IN CANVAS, DOWNLOAD THE CANVAS – BY INSTRUCTURE APP. To download the Canvas app, first go to the Play Store on your Android tablet. Once in the Play Store, search for “Canvas by Instructure.” The app that you will need to install will look like this: Select Install. Once the app has successfully installed, open the Canvas app. LOGGING INTO THE CANVAS APP ON ANDROID PHONE THERE ARE SEVERAL PAGES TO NAVIGATE BEFORE HAVING ACCESS TO YOUR CANVAS COURSES. 1. Type in the canvas URL. For the mobile apps, its baylor.instrucure.com 2. Type in your BearID and password. 3. Select Log In to get started.

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CANVAS  MOBILE  APPS  –  ANDROID  TABLET  

WHAT  YOU  NEED  TO  KNOW  

1. How  to  find  and  install  the  Canvas  –  by  Instructure  app.  The  Canvas  app  is  a  free  app.    2. The  layout  on  the  mobile  app  is  slightly  different  than  on  a  web  browser.  3. Not  everything  is  available  to  access  on  the  mobile  app.  

INSTALLING  THE  CANVAS  –  BY  INSTRUCTURE  APP  

CANVAS  HAS  SEVERAL  D IFFERENT  APPS  AVAILABLE   IN  THE  APP  STORE .  TO  ACCESS  THE  YOUR  COURSES   IN  CANVAS ,  DOWNLOAD  THE  CANVAS  –  BY   INSTRUCTURE  APP .    

• To  download  the  Canvas  app,  first  go  to  the  Play  Store  on  your  Android  tablet.    • Once  in  the  Play  Store,  search  for  “Canvas    -­‐  by  Instructure.”    • The  app  that  you  will  need  to  install  will  look  like  this:    • Select  Install.  Once  the  app  has  successfully  installed,  open  the  Canvas  app.  

LOGGING  INTO  THE  CANVAS  APP  ON  ANDROID  PHONE  

THERE  ARE  SEVERAL  PAGES  TO  NAVIGATE  BEFORE  HAVING  ACCESS  TO  YOUR  CANVAS  COURSES .    

   

       

1.  Type  in  the  canvas  URL.  For  the  mobile  apps,  its  baylor.instrucure.com  

2.  Type  in  your  BearID  and  password.  

3.  Select  Log  In  to  get  started.  

   

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NAVIGATING  THE  CANVAS  APP  

THE  CANVAS  APP  LOOKS  DIFFERENT  THAN  CANVAS   IN  A  WEB  BROWSER .  HOWEVER ,  THE  FUNCTIONALITY   IS  ALMOST  THE  SAME.    

   

COURSE  NAVIGATION  IN  THE  CANVAS  APP  

AFTER  LOGGING  INTO  THE  CANVAS  APP,  THE  FIRST  SCREEN  THAT  APPEARS  IS  THE  DASHBOARD.  TO  ENTER  A  SPECIFIC  COURSE,  SELECT  A  COURSE  FROM  THE  COURSE  LIST  VIEW.  

The  Home  Page  of  each  course  will  look  different  for  each  course.  However,  the  Course  Navigation  menu  is  always  available  from  the  left  side  of  the  course  screen.  

   

1. This  shows  a  list  of  your  courses.  

2. This  provides  a  list  of  To-­‐Do  items,  i.e.  assignments  needing  to  be  

submitted  

3. This  takes  you  to  your  Notifications  –  a  list  of  all  unread  

announcements,  discussion  posts,  etc.  

4. This  takes  you  to  view  your  messages  in  the  Conversations  inbox  

5. This  takes  you  to  your  personal  profile.  

 

   

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WHAT  CAN  I  DO  IN  THE  MOBILE  APP?  

Below  is  a  chart  that  outlines  what  can  and  cannot  be  done  in  the  Android  tablet  version  of  Canvas  versus  online.  

 

Course  Navigation   Android  Phone  Location  of  Course  Navigation  Menu  

Top,  Scroll-­‐Down  Menu  

Announcements   ✓  

Assignments   ✓  

Collaborations   ✗  

Conferences   ✗  

Discussions   ✓  

Grades   ✓  

1. This  will  take  you  to  your  home  page  of  the  specific  course.  2. This  will  show  you  any  announcements  in  your  course.  3. This  will  show  you  the  Modules  of  your  course.  4. This  will  show  you  your  assignments  in  the  course.  5. This  will  show  you  your  grades  in  the  course.  6. This  is  where  the  course  content  will  be  displayed.  

Scroll  down  to  see  the  remainder  of  the  Course  Navigation  options.  

   

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Messages   ✓  

Modules   ✓  

Notifications   ✓  

Pages   View  Only  

People   View  &  Message  

Profile  Location  

Upper  Right  corner  on  Dashboard  Menu  

Quizzes   ✓  

Settings   ✗  

Syllabus   ✓  

 ✓  =  fully  functional  

✗  =  not  supported  at  this  time