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Canvas is the learning management system used at SVSU. Canvas allows instructors to organize their courses and course content so students can find the materials they need quickly and easily. Canvas includes tools for announcements, assignments, quizzes, grades, discussion and more. Canvas integrates with EchoVideo, Teams, OneDrive, and more.
Instructor Help
Student Help
Supported Browsers
For the best experience use the latest version of the following browsers Chrome, Firefox, or Edge. Use this Canvas Guide page to check your browser version.
Note: Safari has limited functionality and may not work.
Learning Canvas
We offer many workshops for instructors interested in learning about Canvas. Canvas training is not required, but we do strongly encourage instructors that are new to Canvas to at least attend a Canvas Overview. As an alternative to live training, you can watch one of our previously recorded Canvas videos.
Videos
Documents
Import content from another Canvas Course
Accessibility Checker
Canvas Files Storage Space Exceeded
If your course or account files exceed the allotted storage space, you can clean up your files or start storing content outside of Canvas with apps that integrate within Canvas. View article - Canvas Files Quota.
Online Course Evaluations
For information on how to access and set up Online Course Evaluations, click the links on the right or visit the Online Course Evaluation main page.
Set Up Media Submissions in Canvas (ensuring student success)
Setting up an assignment or a discussion in Canvas allows students to submit media submissions. Setting up Media Submissions on Canvas for Instructors.
Important Note: ITS recommends for students to record their presentation with an SVSU supported tool and share the link from their OneDrive. This ensures the student does not affect their Canvas file storage as only 200 MB is allowed for all users. Share this article with your students: Submitting Canvas Video Assignments as a Student.
Integrations with Canvas – EchoVideo, Teams, and OneDrive
Microsoft Teams Class Integration in Canvas is sunsetting 9/15/2025
The Microsoft Teams Integration via Microsoft Sync will have an end-of-life date Sept 15, 2025. You may continue to use the current Teams integration in Canvas for your spring and summer 2025 classes. A replacement is being developed by Microsoft and will be added to Canvas at this time there is not a ETA. Review the recommended work arounds in the list below via Teams.
- EchoVideo/Canvas: Record in a classroom or on your computer, virtually anywhere, edit your content, and share videos inside of Canvas. Monitor student participation and use various tools to increase student learning. Effectively use Teams and OneDrive in conjunction with EchoVideo. Features Q&A, Discussion, Polling, and more.
- Teams/Canvas: Connect with students via Teams for office hours or through a class meeting. Teams meetings include file sharing, screen share, audio/video calling, recording features, and more. Note: The current Teams integration is being retired September 15, 2025 by Microsoft. A few work arounds can be done to invite students to your Teams meeting. Instructors must manually create a meeting in the Calendar or a class Team inside of Teams (desktop or web app) and invite students via a link.
Calendar meeting link:
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Class Team link:
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Create a meeting from the Calendar tool inside of the Teams app. Click New event > Event, then add meeting details as normal, make a one-time or recurring meeting, and save it.
Then, open the meeting, click the copy icon for the meeting link (sample image below), and paste it to Canvas.
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Create a class team inside of the Teams app and invite students.
Open the class team click the More options icon , and then select Get link to team, and paste it to Canvas.
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Share your Teams link via the Redirect tool
We recommend to use the Redirect tool in Canvas to add the link in your Canvas course navigational menu.
Share your Teams link in a Module
Alternatively, you can Add the link as a Module item via the External tool in Canvas.
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Teams/EchoVideo: Faculty can copy (sync) Teams meeting recordings to their EchoVideo Library. Allows faculty to create, edit, or add polls to media before sharing with students in Canvas. Once content is in your Library, use the embed tool within the Rich Content Editor and embed content in Canvas (easy and recommended for Modules). The system gathers Analytics and you can push participation points to the Gradebook in Canvas. Learn more about EchoVideo: svsu.edu/echohelp
- OneDrive/Canvas: Use OneDrive in Canvas within the Rich Content Editor via Assignments, Modules, and Collaborations.
- OneDrive/EchoVideo: Teams class recording or media on your OneDrive can be synced to your EchoVideo library.
- OneDrive Cloud Assignment: Create and share Microsoft 365 file (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) as an Assignment, and assess the submitted Assignment in Speed Grader.
- Collaborations: Allow students to work together on a specific document using Collaborations.
- Modules: Add the Microsoft 365 file (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) to a Canvas course module using the External tool.
- Other App integrations can be found via the plug-shaped icon in the Rich Content Editor, when used the content is embedded directly into the Canvas content type (e.g. Announcement, Assignment, Discussion, Pages, Quizzes, and Syllabus) like EchoVideo, Microsoft 365, and more.
FAQs
How do I request multiple sections of my course be combined in Canvas?
You can put in a request to have your courses combined in Canvas through the Canvas Management Console (CMC).
Once you have logged into the CMC:
- Click the "Merge Sections" button.
- In the Sections column on the left, click the "Add" button to the right of all the courses that should be part of the combined course.
- In the Sections to Merge section on the right, confirm that the courses are listed correctly, and then click the "Click to Merge" button.
- Your request will be processed within a day or two.
How can I troubleshoot a feature that is not working in Canvas?
Sometimes, a feature doesn't work properly because the browser that is used to open Canvas is not up to date. If something isn't working as you expect, try downloading and installing the browser update (IE, Firefox, Chrome, etc). If the browser is up to date and the feature is still not working, login to Canvas using a different browser and try again.