The New Mobile Dashboard in the Canvas app displays your active courses.If enabled by your institution, you can switch to the new customizable Dashboard view and personalize it by adding, rearranging, or deleting widgets.
The images in this lesson are shown for a phone display, but unless otherwise noted, tablet displays mirror the same steps.
Notes:
Open Dashboard Settings
In Global Navigation, tap the Settings icon.
Switch to the New Mobile Dashboard
To switch to the new mobile dashboard, tap the Turn on the new dashboard link.
Switch to New Mobile Dashboard
To change the dashboard layout, tap the Restart Now button.
View the New Mobile Dashboard
View the new mobile dashboard with your personalized greeting.
View Courses and Groups
In the Courses section [1], you can view the:
- Course name [2]
- Course announcements [3]
To open the course settings, tap the Course Settings icon [4].
Note: To expand or collapse a section, tap the Expand/ Collapse icon [5].
In the Groups section [6], you can view the:
- Course name [7]
- Group name [8]
- Number of people in the group [9]
To send a group message, tap the Message icon [10].
To view all courses, tap the All Courses link [11].
View Weekly Summary
In the Weekly Summary section [1], you can view assignments, quizzes, and discussions.
To change the date range [2], tap the Previous [3] or Next [4] button.
You can view your weekly summary according to:
- Missing submissions [5]
- Due submissions [6]
- Graded submissions [7]
Each summary item includes:
- Course name [8]
- Assignment/ Quiz/ Discussion name [9]
- Assignment/ Quiz/ Discussion due date [10]
- Assignment/ Quiz/ Discussion grade [11]
View Daily To-Do List
In the Daily To-do section [1], you can show or hide your completed to-do items by tapping the Show Completed toggle on or off [2].
To view a to-do list for a specific day, tap the date [3]. To change the date range, tap on either the Previous button [4] or Next button [5].
Each to-do item includes the:
- Course code [6]
- Item name [7]
- Item due time [8]
To mark an item as done, tap the Done checkbox [9].
To add a to-do item, tap the Add To-do button [10].
If you have no due submissions for the day, you will see a You're all done for now! message.
Customize Dashboard
To customize your dashboard, tap the Customize Dashboard button.
View New Dashboard Settings
In the Customize Dashboard settings menu, you can pick widgets to display in your dashboard.
To add a personalized greeting in your dashboard, tap the Hello [Student Name] toggle on [1].
To add your courses and groups in your dashboard, tap the Courses & Groups toggle on [2]. To show course grades, tap the Show Grades toggle on [3]. To add a color overlay over the course images, tap the Show Color Overlay toggle on [4].
To add a weekly summary in your dashboard, tap the Weekly Summary toggle on [5].
To add a daily to-do list in your dashboard, tap the Daily To-do toggle on [6].
To change the order of your widgets, tap either the Move Up button [7]or Move Down button [8].
To share your thoughts on the new dashboard, tap the Let us know! button [9].
To close the customize dashboard settings menu, tap the Close icon [10].
Change Dashboard Color
To change the dashboard color, tap the Dashboard Main Color icon [1] and choose a color [2].
Switch to Classic Dashboard
To switch to the classic dashboard view, tap the New Mobile Dashboard toggle off.
You can provide feedback on why you switched back to the classic dashboard view by tapping one of the Feedback radio buttons [1] then tapping Submit [2]. You can also skip the feedback by tapping on Skip [3].
