Canvas notifications is an automatic way to stay abreast of activity in your courses as well as contributing to regular effective contact with your students. But there are a few in’s and out’s to using the notifications tool well that you and your students might be missing. Let me elucidate you!
UPDATE: Since I first created this episode, Canvas has added the ability to set course-specific notifications. Good on ya, Canvas!
Two helpful Canvas Guides to share with your students:
Thank you. That’s some really valuable information about preferences. Especially, the descrepancy about the app and the browser based Canvas is useful to know. I
Canvas now allows you to change notifications by course.
Yes, thanks, Michelle. Canvas is always evolving which is great for instructors but it means things like my Byte-sized Canvas tutorials become old hat!