Everyone

Quick Tips

📱Text Message Alerts

Add your mobile phone number to receive text message alerts when your submissions are graded, you receive messages, and other announcements. Note, your standard text-message rates, as outlined in your personal carrier service agreement, will apply.

  1. Click on '+ Add Contact Method' button found on the right-hand side of the page.
  2. Click on the 'Text (SMS)' tab if not already selected
  3. Enter your mobile phone number in the 'Cell Number' field.
  4. Select your mobile phone carrier from the 'Carrier' list.
  5. Click on the 'Register SMS' button.

After registering your phone number, you will receive a confirmation text message on your mobile phone.

NOTE:  If you change your mobile phone number, please update your phone number in Canvas, so that you continue to receive your alerts. Also, failing to update your phone number may result in the subsequent recipient of your old phone number to receive you Canvas alerts.

📸 Add Your Picture

Adding your picture to your Canvas profile enables your instructors to know you better. You can update your picture at any time.

  1. Click on the image placeholder icon at the top of the screen.
  2. In the subsequent window that appears, click on the 'choose a picture' button.
  3. Locate the desired picture on your computer.
  4. After selecting your picture your picture, click the 'Save' button.

Your picture will be visible to your instructors and classmates. Please choose a picture shows your face clearly. Do NOT  upload offensive material.

Registered Services

Other services are available for you to use within Canvas LMS, such as Microsoft OneDrive, Microsoft Teams, Adobe Creative Cloud, various course material integrations, and more. Your instructors will provide directions for specific tools in use in their courses throughout your time at UVU. Should you need additional assistance, you can connect with support personnel by clicking the 'Live Help' button in the global navigation menu inside Canvas.

For additional tips & tricks,  review the Canvas Student Guide for further information.

Official LMS

Canvas by Instructure is the official Learning Management System (LMS) of Utah Valley University and is the only LMS supported and approved by UVU for academic purposes.

No other LMS has been through UVU's stringent compliance review process, which includes analyses performed by persons representing UVU's legal department, data stewardship, purchasing, accessibility, systems administration, and the Academic Technology Steering Committee (ATSC).

Not using Canvas regularly as an instructor is a disservice to the students. Students increasingly expect to have real-time information on their current progress and standing in every course. Instructors should be in the practice of consistently grading assignments, quizzes, and other student submissions within a reasonable amount of time after the stated due date in Canvas. By continually providing valuable feedback, Instructors enable their students to assess their performance and make corrections when and if necessary.

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