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