Canvas Student Resources

The assignment feed is a pretty useful feature in Canvas.  It summarizes all of the assignments from all of your courses into one easy to read interface, such as the one below.

The area outlined in red is a summary of all assignments that are due, and have specific due dates.

The are outlined in green allows you to select a specific class to view assignments for.  Once you select a specific class, the screen will look like the one below.

From this screen, you can select each assignment and complete it as needed!

Its actually a pretty easy process.  The first step is to select the ‘Calendar feed’ option (Shown below) and then copy the link that comes up (also below)

After copying this link, go ahead and login at http://mail.usf.edu .  Go ahead and select ‘Calendar’ from the top of your screen after logging in.  It should look like the picture below.

After selecting the calendar option, your screen should have a big calendar on it.  Go ahead and look to the bottom left-hand part of the screen – there will be an option called ‘Other calendars’.  Go ahead and click on it (if you found the correct place, it will look like the picture below)

Just go ahead and select ‘Add by URL’, outlined in red above, and then the screen below will show.

Just pate the url into the box called URL, and select ‘Add calendar’.

The calendar has a number of features, other than just displaying your assignments

For example, you can export your calendar to any other calendar program you use, such as Google Calendar.  Just go ahead and click on the Calendar Feed item, such as the one below.

Once you do, a screen like the one below will pop-up with a link for you to paste into your favorite calendar program such as the Google Apps calendar that is associated with your student account!  For more on exporting into your calendar program, click HERE

You can also add your own appointments to the calendar (such as extra class times or group meeting times).  Just click on the day that you want to modify, and a screen will pop-up just like below.

This is a pretty convenient feature.  You can also modify any of the fields like Name, Time, and even the calendar that you want to list it on!

The calendar is a fantastic addition to the Canvas program.  This calendar takes all assignment due dates from your courses and summarize them into one location, such as below.

The part outlined in red is a summary of all the courses that you have that can be displayed on the calendar.  You can choose which ones display by simply clicking on the course and it will disappear/appear

The portion outlined in black is obviously the calendar – this will display all the assignments due for your courses, and it always up to date because it automatically pulls this info from your courses!

And last, the portion outlined in green allows you to navigate and change which month you see, so you can plan ahead!

See this article HERE for advanced calendar features!