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What is Canvas?

Introduction


Canvas is where you take courses with BYU-Pathway Worldwide. You go there to understand course requirements, access readings, take quizzes, and submit assignments. Every course you take will have an instructor who will help you succeed. They will communicate with you through Canvas.

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If you are a new student , you will not have access to all the Canvas features until the Saturday before the term begins. You will also not have access to the Canvas Mobile App until the term begins. For now, you can access the PC 101 Sample Course on a web browser using a computer or mobile device to practice some important things.

Practice


You can practice by following the steps below, or you can simply click around the sample course to see what is there. Note that there are some buttons and menus that you won’t be able to access because you can’t yet sign in.

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Step 1: Access the Modules Page

  1. Navigate to the PC 101 Sample Course. This link will open the Modules page.
  2. Modules are containers that have pages, quizzes, assignments, and other items.
  3. When you take a course in Canvas, read and complete the items in each module, top to bottom.

Overlapping images of the modules page of a course. One image shows the laptop view, and the other page shows the mobile view.

Step 2: Explore and Practice

  1. Explore the items in each module, top to bottom.
  2. When you get to a quiz, practice taking it.
  3. Where possible, follow the instructions on each page. Doing so will help you prepare for the upcoming term. 
  4. Note that you can move from one item to another using buttons at the bottom of each page.

Overlapping images of the modules page of a course. One image shows the laptop view, and the other page shows the mobile view.