Navigating Your Canvas Course & Mobile Access

If this is the first time you have used the Canvas course management system, you may have some questions about how things work. Click the Help button (?) in the lower-left corner of this page to find Help resources, including the SRJC Student Help for Canvas page, the Canvas Student Guide Links to an external site., and a toll-free Canvas Help number available 24 hours a day.

If you want a quick tour of Canvas, check out this 6-minute video to learn how to navigate your course!

Tips

  • We recommend the Google Chrome browser Links to an external site.for Canvas, especially when taking a Quiz or submitting an Assignment.
  • Run this computer readiness test to check your browser for plugins and versions.
  • Check in the URL bar at the top of the screen to be sure the browser is not blocking external scripts. These may be labeled unsafe but only because they are external to Canvas.

Mobile Access 

The Canvas by Instructure app Links to an external site. is the mobile version of Canvas that helps you stay current with your courses anywhere you go. Please note: the apps are more limited in functionality than the desktop version of Canvas. We recommend submitting work and taking quizzes in the desktop version of Canvas with the Chrome browser.

 iPhone

iOS

Using the iPad/iPhone CANVAS mobile app? 

Read the Canvas by Instructure iOS guide Links to an external site..

AndroidAndroid

Using the Android CANVAS mobile app? 

Read the Canvas by Instructure Android guide Links to an external site..