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, and a toll-free Canvas Help number available 24 hours a day.

If you want a quick tour of Canvas, check out this 7-minute video (transcript provided) to learn how to navigate your course!

Here's the PDF version of the video with a transcript: Navigating Canvas for SRJC Students.pdf

Tips

We recommend the Google Chrome browser for Canvas. Microsoft Explorer causes known issues in Canvas. Also be sure to 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 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.

Keep in mind that even though navigation in the app is slightly different from the web version, you’ll still need to make certain to access everything through the modules!

If your course has a page where you need to write your ideas on the ‘wiki’ page, you will not be able to do this in the CANVAS app. You can view the page but not edit it… You’ll need to access CANVAS directly through a web browser

iPhone

iOS

Using the iPad/iPhone CANVAS mobile app?

Read the Canvas by Instructure iOS guide.

Android

Using the Android CANVAS mobile app?

Read the Canvas by Instructure Android guide.