What is the Canvas Calendar and how do I use it?
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What It Is:
Calendar is a global tool for each course or group associated with the user.
Why It's Awesome:
- Choose what you see: courses can be enabled/disabled in the Calendar view.
- Different views: user can choose month, week, or agenda view.
- Calendar, Assign Dates in course, and Syllabus work in conjunction - change date in one place and it updates all the others!
- Icons are clear: Assessments, when assigned, will appear on the calendar with an icon representing which assessment type it is (Assignment, Discussion or Quiz.)
- Upon student submission, items will cross off on the student calendar.
- Items cross off on the instructor's calendar when the due date has passed and all items have been graded.
- Events can also be added - they appear with the calendar icon. Events can also be duplicated.
Ways to Make It More Awesome:
- The Scheduler tool is a way to allow students to sign up for appointment slots.
- Calendar can be synched to another calendaring software using the iCal calendar feed link.
- Assignment shells can be built directly from the Calendar.
- Drag-drop- items in the calendar can be moved by dragging and dropping to change due dates that will automatically update for students.
Want more? Explore these Canvas Guides for more info:
How do I use the Calendar as an instructor?
How do I set a different event date for each section in a course calendar?
How do I view the Calendar iCal feed to subscribe to an external calendar as an instructor?