• Resources Home
  • Technologies
  • Strategies
  • Course Design
  • Resources Home
  • Technologies
  • Strategies
  • Course Design

Canvas

home/Resources/Canvas
Expand All Collapse All
  • Canvas
    • Access Canvas
    • Import Content into Your Canvas Course
    • Upload Your Syllabus
    • Share Your Syllabus
    • Review the Course-Launch Checklist
    • Publish Your Canvas Course
    • Understanding Your Canvas Courses Menu
  • Get Started In Canvas
    • Basic Computer Specifications for Canvas
    • Canvas-Supported Browsers
    • Customize User Display Settings
    • Customize Your Notifications
    • Your Canvas Dashboard
    • Customize "My Courses"
    • Get Started With The Calendar
    • Canvas on a Mobile Device
    • Link Canvas Courses
  • Design Your Course
    • Options To Organize Content
    • Set Up A Homepage
    • Import Content Into Your Canvas Course
      • Remove announcements when copying a Canvas site
    • Course-level Settings
    • Modify Your Course Menu
    • Get Started with the Rich Content Editor
    • Get Started With Modules
    • Get Started With Pages
    • Get Started With Files
    • Student View
    • Share Your Syllabus
    • Library Content
    • Add Media In Canvas
    • Canvas Commons
  • Assignments and Grades
    • Get Started With Assignments
    • Get Started with Quizzes
      • Building a Quiz and Grading a Quiz
      • Quiz Options for Managing Accommodations & Supporting Academic Integrity
    • Get Started with Google Assignments
      • Create a Google Assignment
        • Get Started with the Google Originality Checker
        • Compare Google Grader and Canvas SpeedGrader
        • Compare Google Rubrics and Canvas Rubrics
    • Introducing New Quizzes
      • Migrating Classic Quizzes to New Quizzes
      • Building a New Quiz
      • Accessibility & Accommodations in New Quizzes
      • New Quizzes Support for Academic Integrity
      • Grading New Quizzes
    • Get Started with Respondus LockDown Browser & Monitor
      • Enabling LockDown Browser
      • Enabling Respondus Monitor
      • Student Respondus LockDown Browser & Monitor Guide 
    • Get Started with the Gradebook
      • Posting Grades and Feedback
      • Student-Facing Grade Notifications
      • Troubleshooting in the Canvas Gradebook
    • Take Attendance In Canvas
    • Student View Of Grades
    • Get Started with SpeedGrader
      • Addressing Bias in SpeedGrader
    • Grading Schemes
    • Rubrics
    • Peer Review
    • Canvas Discussions
      • Discussions: Navigating the Interface
      • Discussions: Locating Groups
      • Discussions: Anonymity & Privacy
  • People and Groups
    • Add People To Canvas
    • User Roles + Permissions
    • Get Started With Groups
    • Get Started With Analytics
  • Model Canvas Courses
  • Canvas Guide for Students
    • Changing Your Display Name and Setting Pronouns
    • Syllabus Search Student Guide
    • Using the Immersive Reader
    • Google Assignments Student Guide

Get Started With The Calendar

Updated on January 7, 2025

The calendar tool in Canvas collects events and assignments across all your courses into a single view, providing a useful overview of upcoming events and tasks.

Best Practices

  • Course-related Events: Use calendar events to describe the topic and activities for each class session.
  • Special Events: Use the calendar to highlight special events outside the normal class schedule.
  • Appointment Scheduling: Use the Scheduler to have students sign up for office hours or individual conferences.

A Comparison of Events and Assignments

  • Events have a start and end date, while Assignments have a single due date.
  • Assignments with a date will automatically show up on the calendar alongside events.
  • Both calendar events and assignments show up on the schedule in the Syllabus tool.
  • Calendar events are managed on the calendar, while Assignments can be added from either the calendar or from the Assignments page in your course.

For further information, see these guides from Instructure:

  • What is the Calendar for instructors?
  • How do I view the Calendar? 
  • How do I add an event to the Course Calendar?
  • How do I create an assignment shell from the Calendar? 
  • When would I use the Scheduler?
  • How do I use the Scheduler?
    • Please note: When dividing the hours for the appointments, be sure to click on the “split” button.

Previous
Customize “My Courses”
Next
Canvas on a Mobile Device
CTE Logo

Contact Us | CTE Home | Log In