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Canvas Best Practices Guide

Guide for using Canvas as a faculty member.

FAQ/Troublshooting

Q: How can I link to Zoom from my Home page?

A: Due to extenuating circumstances Zoom can't be added directly to the Home page, but if you're willing to do a little extra work it can be done following these steps:

  1. Go to the home page
  2. Click Edit
  3. Click the HTML editor
  4. Copy and paste the Module line item and paste right below (put above the </ul>)
  5. Turn off the html
  6. Click the duplicated link and select the link options and edit the text to say Zoom
  7. Right click on zoom on the left side and select Copy Link Address
  8. Paste that information into the link options

Q: What is Unsplash?

A: Unsplash is a royalty free repository of stock photos. A lot of these tend to be very well done as well and is completely free to use. If you want to investigate it more you can check it out here: unsplash.com