Customize Your Dashboard

Dashboard

Your dashboard shows (1) your current courses as well as your child/children's global to-do list (2).

Screen capture of a sample Dashboard.
 

 

Dashboard View 

You can change the dashboard view from Card View to Recent Activity by clicking on the gear in the upper right hand corner.

Screen capture of how to flip between Card View to Recent Activity. 

 

Course Nicknames 

You can give each course on your dashboard a nickname. You may find it helpful to add your student's name in this space as well.

Screen capture showing how to give a Canvas course a nickname. 

 

Course Colors 

Canvas will randomly assign a color to each course. This color then carries over to the calandar events for the course. You may find it helpful to color code the courses on your dashboard by student.