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Canvas iOS - Using the Canvas app on an iOS Device
The Canvas by Instructure app helps students and instructors access their courses while they are away from a computer browser. The app displays your profile, Calendar, To-Do items, Notifications, and Messages, as well as functionality to access and complete a course. You can also subscribe to your course calendar feed and view it as part of the calendar on your device.
The images shown in this document are taken from an iPhone but unless otherwise noted an iOS tablet will mirror the same steps.
View Landing Page
When you log in to the Canvas app, the default landing page is the Courses page or Dashboard.
View Profile
The Profile icon displays your profile information in the app as well as your user files. To view your profile, tap the Profile icon.
View Courses and Groups
The Courses icon displays all your current courses and groups, including your favorite courses. Courses also display overall grades in each course.
View To Do List
The To-Do icon gives a quick view of upcoming course activities that have not yet been completed.
For students, the To Do List gives you a quick view of upcoming course activities that you have not yet completed. Each item is color-coordinated according to the course and displays an icon for its activity type: assignment, discussion, or quiz [1].
Tapping an activity item [2] takes you to its corresponding page, so you could complete an assignment directly.
Note: Users with instructor roles will see To-Do notifications about grading assignments.
View Notifications
To view Notifications, tap the Notifications tab.
Notifications give you an overview of all course notifications such as changes to an assignment due date, newly created assignment, course announcement, or a reply to a subscribed discussion.
Like the To Do List, items in Notifications are color-coordinated by course and display activity type icons, including an icon for announcements. Tapping a notification item displays its corresponding page.
You can also view specific course Notifications within each of your courses.