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Figure 1 Lynn University Logo

HOW TO SIGN AND SUBMIT YOUR SYLLABUS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT PAGE

USING CANVAS AND ONEDRIVE

Figure 2 Canvas logo

Student Guide

Version 1.0

Table of Contents

Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 3

Download Canvas student app ................................................................................................... 3

Access Canvas with Safari browser ............................................................................................. 5

Downloading a file from Canvas to OneDrive............................................................................. 7

Save a file to OneDrive .............................................................................................................. 11

Introduction Welcome to Lynn University! All of our courses are deployed using the Canvas learning management system, accessible from both iPads and computers. This guide will demonstrate how to download the Canvas student app, and how to use the Safari browser to access your courses in Canvas.

Figure 3 Laptop and iPad

Download Canvas student app

1. From your iPad, tap Apps@Work icon.

2. Select the Canvas student app.

Figure 4 Apps@Work

This will download and install the Canvas student app on your iPad. The Canvas student app is also available on the App Store.

Figure 5 iPad Home screen

Access Canvas with Safari browser Another way to access Canvas is by using the Safari browser.

1. Enter Lynn.Instructure.com into Safari’s web-browser. 2. Sign in with your Lynn University credentials.

From the Dashboard, the course cards display all of the courses you’re enrolled in. For this example, we will select CAN 101 – BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO CANVAS.

Figure 6 Canvas Dashboard

Syllabus Tab & Syllabus Acknowledge Form We’re then brought to the Home page. Notice the Start Here module? All students will need to complete the Start Here module for every course as a prerequisite before the rest of the course may be released.

1. To begin, tap the Start Here module. Within the Start Here module, a list of items with statements and other components from the complete syllabus are listed, as well as the Syllabus Acknowledgement Form.

Figure 7 Canvas Home page

Now, let’s review the complete syllabus. Tap Syllabus located in the course navigation panel on the left. Here, you will see the course syllabus in its entirety, saved as a PDF file. Our goal is to download the syllabus, sign our name to acknowledge that we’ve read and agreed to it, save it to OneDrive, our cloud-based storage-system, and submit the signed syllabus to its respective assignment located in the Start Here module.

Downloading a file from Canvas to OneDrive

1. Tap the syllabus to open.

Figure 8 Canvas Syllabus tab

2. Then, tap anywhere on the page to display a banner that reads Open in iBooks, on the

right, and More, on the left. 3. Select More.

Figure 9 Sample Syllabus Acknowledgement Form

4. Select OneDrive app.

Figure 10 OneDrive

5. Choose Files.

Figure 11 Files in OneDrive

For this example, we will save the syllabus in this pre-created Attachments folder so we can sign it and mark it up.

6. Select the Attachments Folder

Figure 12 Attachments Folder

7. Press Upload Here.

Figure 13 Upload file

The file will upload to OneDrive.

Figure 14 File upload to OneDrive

You will see a checkmark within a cloud, signifying that the document has been successfully uploaded to OneDrive.

Figure 15 File saved to OneDrive

Save a file to OneDrive

1. Go to OneDrive to locate the saved syllabus.

Figure 16 OneDrive icon

2. Tap on the syllabus to open it.

Figure 17 Sample Syllabus file

Figure 18 Sample Syllabus

After you’ve read the syllabus in its entirety, scroll down to the Acknowledgements page. You will see a list of tools on the upper right corner of the screen.

1. Select the pen tool. A tool ribbon will appear on the left. You can select the Type tool to print your name.

Figure 19 Sample Syllabus Acknowledgement Page

2. Select the pencil tool with a fine point.

You can also change the color of the ink if you’d like.

Figure 20 Select pencil tool

3. Use your iPad pencil to sign your name.

Figure 21 Signed Acknowledgement Page

The changes automatically save.

Submit an Assignment from OneDrive to Canvas

1. Return to the assignment via using Safari’s web-browser. 2. Select the Syllabus Acknowledgement Form from the Start Here module.

Figure 22 Upload Sample Assignment in OneDrive to Canvas

3. Press the blue Submit Assignment button at the top right of the page.

Figure 23 Sample Assignment submission in Canvas

4. Then, select Choose File.

Figure 24 Choose File option

5. Select OneDrive from the list.

Figure 25 OneDrive selection

6. Tap the Attachments folder to see inside.

Figure 26 Sample OneDrive folder

7. Select the CAN 101 Sample Syllabus.

Figure 27 Sample file in OneDrive

We now see it attached to the assignment, and have the option of adding a comment before submitting.

Figure 28 Sample file attachment

After you’ve entered your comment.

8. Press the blue Submit Assignment button.

Figure 29 Canvas Submit Assignment button

You will then see a Submission Comment from Canvas as a banner notification at the top of the screen.

These steps are similar to what you’ll encounter in your courses, so now you’re prepared to move forward. Should you have any questions or concerns, please call the Instructional Design team at 561-237-7980 or email instructionaldesigners@lynn.edu.