How to Use the Canvas Calendar

The Canvas Calendar has layers for each course associated with the user.

314 - Calendar Overview (Instructors) from the Instructure Canvas Community

The Calendar has so many benefits and uses. Check them out below!

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 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

Here are some additional ways users can make the Calendar work for them:

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

Need more information? Check out this Canvas Guide!

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