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CANVAS FOR ELEMENTARY ADMIN GUIDE
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Canvas for Elementary Admin Guide
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Settings .....................................................................................................................................................................................................3
How do I enable Canvas for Elementary in my sub-account? ..............................................................................4
Subjects ....................................................................................................................................................................................................8
How do I add a subject in a Canvas for Elementary account as an admin? .....................................................9
Canvas for Elementary Admin Guide
Settings
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How do I enable Canvas for Elementary in my sub-account?
You can enable Canvas for Elementary using the Canvas for Elementary setting in your sub-account.
Open Account
In Global Navigation, click the Admin link [1], then click the name of the account [2].
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Open Sub-Accounts
In Account Navigation, click the Sub-Accounts link.
Show Accounts
To display all sub-accounts, click the Down Arrow icon.
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Open Sub-Account
Open the sub-account in which you'd like to enable the Canvas for Elementary setting.
To enable the setting in the main sub-account and subsequent sub-accounts, click the main sub-account name [1].
To enable the setting in a single sub-account, click the sub-account name [2].
To create a new sub-account, click the Add icon [3].
Open Settings
In Account Navigations, click the Settings link.
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Enable Setting
In the Settings tab [1], enable the Canvas for Elementary setting by clicking the Canvas for Elementary checkbox [2].
When enabling Canvas for Elementary, you can select whether to have large balsamiq font or regular lato font [3].
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Subjects
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How do I add a subject in a Canvas for Elementary account as an admin?
You can manually add subjects in a Canvas for Elementary account in the Courses page.
If a course template has been selected in your Canvas for Elementary account, content from the selected subject will be
copied into your new subject. Course copies may not include all content. For more details, please view the course import
lesson. Creating a subject from a course template does not impact file quotas.
Notes:
• Subjects added manually in Canvas are not linked back to SIS data and are not affected by SIS imports.
• To link a manually created subject with an SIS ID, edit the details for a course section.
• Subjects can also be added through SIS imports. Subjects added manually in Canvas are not linked back to any SIS data
(though they could be by associating an SIS ID) and are not affected by SIS imports.
Open Account
In Global Navigation, click the Admin link [1], then click the name of the account [2].
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Open Courses
In Course Navigation, click the Courses link.
Note: When you open an account, the account defaults to the Courses page.
Add Subject
Click the Add Course button.
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Add Subject Details
In the Course Name field [1], create a name for the course.
In the Reference Code field [2], create a reference code for the course. The reference code is also known as the short name or
course code, is displayed as part of a student's course card in the Dashboard, and is referenced in the account Courses page.
In the Subaccount menu [3], select a Canvas for Elementary sub-account. You can type the name of a sub-account to search sub-
accounts or select a sub-account from the drop-down menu.
Admins who manually create Canvas for Elementary subjects are automatically enrolled as an instructor in the subject. The
Subaccount menu displays subaccounts in which the admin has enrollments as an instructor.
In the Enrollment Term menu [4], select the term you want to associate with the subject. You can type the name of a term to
search terms or select a term from the drop-down menu. Menu options are based on the terms already created in your account.
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Add Subject
Click the Add Course button.
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