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Canvas Icon Reference Guide For Parents

This document provides an overview of common icons found in the Canvas learning management system and their meanings. It explains icons for global navigation, modules, assignments, quizzes, discussions and more. The document is intended to help parents understand what the different icons represent in their student's Canvas courses.

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Canvas Icon Reference Guide For Parents

This document provides an overview of common icons found in the Canvas learning management system and their meanings. It explains icons for global navigation, modules, assignments, quizzes, discussions and more. The document is intended to help parents understand what the different icons represent in their student's Canvas courses.

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Elia Padilla Aguillon
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Canvas Icon Reference Guide for Parents

Global Navigation Icons

CANVAS ICON DESCRIPTION

Account: You will be able to find and make adjustments to your


notifications and overall Canvas settings for your parent account.

Dashboard: is your default page where you can see your


courses.

Courses: where you can see the list of courses that your student
is enrolled in.

Calendar: where you can keep track of assignments or events


that are upcoming. Each course will appear with it’s own color.

Inbox: messaging tool used to communicate with your student’s


teachers

History: reflects updates that have been made to course.

Reference: Canvas Basics Guide


Studio: a communication tool that allows students to create
content with video and audio.

Help: where you will find the Canvas Guide resources to


common questions, and report a Canvas problem*

Common Icons Found in Modules


Also found in Calendar, Gradebook and To Do List

Page/Document: When you see this icon within a module, you


have entered a page that you can type text, embed information,
and/or attach files.

Attachment: icon that allows you to attach media

Assignment: Indicates assignments that students will need to


complete. There are four ways for students to submit work: text
entry, website url, media recording, and file upload.

Quiz: Indicates that a student has been assigned a quiz.

Discussion: Indicates that there will be interactive


communication between two or more people.

Hyperlink: indicates that you will be redirected to an external


link.

Weekly icon: notifications for course reminders weekly.

Daily icon: notifications for course reminders daily.


Notifications on icon: turn notifications ON by clicking this icon.

Notifications off icon: turn notifications OFF by clicking this


icon.

Announcement: appears in the front cover of your course when


there is an announcement.

Folder: The symbol means there are files in the student course.

Pdf attachment: this is a downloadable file

Reference: Canvas Basics Guide

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