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Notifications

Instructions: Click on the tabs below to learn about notifications and how you can be alerted about important announcements in Canvas.

Notifications

Canvas notifications can be set up to alert you about what is going on with your Canvas courses. There are three parts to notifications: What, When and Where.

What notifications do you want to receive? You can receive notifications about new assignments, announcements, current comments to discussion boards, communications from your instructor(s) or group members, etc.
When do you want to receive notifications? You can receive notifications immediately, at the end of the day, or at the end of the week.
Where do you want to receive notifications? You can receive notifications through email, phone, or even through your Facebook or Twitter accounts.

Set up your Notifications

Take time to review and modify your notifications. Follow these steps:

Click the Settings link in the Help Corner.
Add ways to contact by clicking Add Email Address or Add Contact Method
Locate and click the Notifications navigation link.
Edit notification preferences by clicking the Checkmark, Clock, Calendar, and X icons for each course activity.

Learn more

The following video provides detailed information about setting up your notifications. Please watch the entire video so you have a better understanding of the notification settings in Canvas. Closed captioning can be toggled on through the video's settings if needed.

Canvas Notification Settings Video Transcript

Knowledge Check

Which of the following course activities can you receive notification alerts about in Canvas? (MO2)

New assignments

You are partially correct! While you can set up your notification settings to include alerts about new assignments, you can also receive notifications about announcements, comments on discussion boards, and other course-related activities.

Announcements

You are partially correct! While you can set up your notification settings to include alerts about instructor announcements, you can also receive notifications about new assignments, comments on discussion boards, and other course-related activities.

Comments on discussion boards

You are partially correct! While you can set up your notification settings to include alerts about comments on discussion boards, you can also receive notifications about new assignments, announcements, and other course-related activities.

All of the above

Correct! You can set up your notification settings to include alerts about new assignments, announcements, comments on discussion boards, and other course-related activities.

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