Canvas LMS For Dummies

Chapter 17

Ten Productive Ways to Use the Canvas Mobile App

IN THIS CHAPTER

Keeping parents up to date with the calendar feature

Accessing Student View to ensure your course is “small screen” friendly

Adding files directly to Canvas from your mobile device

The Canvas LMS mobile app is the mobile version of Canvas that enables you to access your Canvas LMS account from anywhere on a smartphone or mobile device. It comes in three flavors: Canvas Teacher, Canvas Student, and Canvas Parent. The apps are available for both iOS (iPhone and iPad) and Android devices and may be downloaded from the iOS App Store and Google Play.

Canvas Teacher is essentially a paired and user-friendly version of Canvas LMS in your pocket. A list of all your courses is shown on the Courses screen, while you can access your to-do list and manage messaging with students through the Canvas Inbox.

Canvas Student enables students to see their Dashboards, access their calendars, check off their to-do lists, and manage notifications. Students can also communicate directly with their teachers with the Inbox feature.

Canvas Parent is just that — the parent version of the app. It enables parents and caregivers to ...