Using Canvas on your mobile devices

For easy access and use in an increasingly mobile world, Canvas has developed individualized apps for teachers, students, and parents that enable streamlined and consistent engagement with course content and features. After you have finished building your course on a computer, the Canvas Teacher mobile app is a great way to keep up with your course from your smartphone, tablet, or other mobile device. As mentioned, there are also Canvas apps for students and for parents, so our focus in this chapter will be on using the Canvas Teacher app. Let's start by downloading the app, logging in, and then familiarizing yourself with the layout of the Canvas Teacher mobile app.

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You can also access Canvas using the internet browser on your smartphone, which provides access to most of the regular features of Canvas that you would see when using a computer. The app streamlines access to features and settings for teachers on the go, so you can choose...