Admin Guide for Canvas
- Last updated on July 22, 2021 at 7:47 AM
The LMS admin will need to login to the Canvas portal, create the course, add the app and add users to the Canvas account.
The LTI credentials - launch URL, consumer key, secret key - will be shared with the LMS admin.
Follow the below steps to set up the Canvas app for users.
Log in to the Canvas portal.
After being redirected to the Admin portal, the Canvas admin will need to click on the course to add a new course.
Click on "Add Course."
After course creation, the Canvas admin will need to publish that course.
Once the course creation is completed, the Canvas admin will need to add the app by clicking on the "Settings" tab.
Click on the + to add the app.
After successfully adding the app, the Canvas admin will need to add one assignment to call that app.
To create the assignment, click on "Assignment."
Enter the name for the assignment. After this, select the Submission Type of the assignment. Please refer to the below screen.
Follow the steps mentioned in the image.
After entering the assignment details, click on "Save & Publish."
Once this setup is completed, the Canvas admin can add users in the Canvas account, as well as in the course.