Settings allow admins and instructors to customize the Account or Course Navigation, add users, import content, and link to external tools.   Settings is a link in Account and Course Navigation.

An Account represents an administrative organization unit within Canvas. Every instance of Canvas has the potential to contain a hierarchy of accounts but begins with just one account (referred to as [..]

An Activity Stream displays all recent activity in Canvas. There are two types of Activity Streams in Canvas: Global and Course. The Global Activity Stream is part of the Dashboard and shows recent ac [..]

Announcements is a communication tool that allows instructors to post announcements for all users in a course. Announcements can be created in courses and groups. Canvas admins can also make announcem [..]

An assignment is any activity assessment that is created by the instructor. Assignments can include Assignments, Discussions, and Quizzes. Some assignments are submitted for no grade. Other assignment [..]

Beta means a version of a product that is used for testing. Each Canvas account has a beta environment to use for exploring new features before they are released in the production environment. Canvas [..]

Breadcrumbs are the trail at the top of a page window that helps users see what page they are viewing in the course hierarchy.

The Calendar is a communication tool that shows users all events and assignments in their courses and groups. The Calendar is a link in Global Navigation.

The Chat tool provides synchronous video, audio, and text communication between students enrolled in a course. When added to a course, Chat is a link in Course Navigation.

Collaborations is a tool that allows students and instructors to create and edit documents that can be edited by the entire course or any subset of the course roster. Collaborations is a link in Cours [..]