Customize Your Canvas Settings & Access
Complete the following three actions to optimize your online learning experience:
- Configure your notification settings
- Add a profile picture to your account
- Download the Canvas mobile app
Notification Settings
Notification settings determine how course information is communicated to you and how your instructor and classmates electronically contact you. The resources below provide both text-based and video tutorials for customizing your notification settings.
Required Notification Settings
As my student, you will need to have Announcements, Conversation Messages, and Administrative Notifications set to "Notify Me Right Away," represented by a green check mark. Review and adjust the notification settings. If you don't know what a notification is for, hover over the name and an explanation will be displayed.
Note that you cannot change your email address in Canvas; you can try, but it will automatically default back to the email address that is recorded in Web Advisor. You can, however, add an email address for notifications.
For more information, read the following "How To" documents:
How Do I Set My Canvas Notification Preferences?
Links to an external site.
How Do I Add an Additional Email Address as a Contact Method?
Links to an external site.
How Do I Add a Text (SMS) Contact Method in Canvas?
Links to an external site.
Profile Picture
A profile picture helps your classmates and your instructor get to know you a little better by putting a "face to a name." The resources below provide both text-based and video tutorials for adding a profile picture. Note that you only have to do this one time (for your first online course); your picture will follow you through subsequent SRJC online Canvas courses.
User Settings & Profile Picture from Canvas LMS on Vimeo.
For more information, read the following "How To" documents:
How Do I Add a Profile Picture In My User Account? Links to an external site.
Canvas Mobile App
You can access your online course on mobile devices through the Canvas app with these steps:
- Download the Canvas app
- Select Santa Rosa Junior College
- Enter your Username / Password for the SRJC Canvas page
Note that while the Canvas Student App is a great way to access course material, it is not recommended for submitting Assignments or completing Quizzes, Tests, or Exams. Assessments should be submitted using a desktop or laptop computer with a strong and stable internet connection.
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