00:07: How do I use the to-do list and sidebar in the dashboard as an instructor?

00:12: In global navigation. Click the dashboard link.

00:16: The sidebar shows various action items and all your courses.

00:19: Each item is associated with a specific course.

00:22: All items from all your active courses display in the sidebar, not

00:27: just favorited courses in the dashboard.

00:30: For course, identification, each side bar item displays the course code

00:34: or short name for the course. The course code is located

00:38: directly below. The full course name.

00:41: Course, nicknames can be said in place of sidebar, course codes that are long or

00:45: otherwise confusing to remember, which courses they represent.

00:48: If you have created a nickname for a course, the nickname displays in the sidebar

00:52: instead of the course code. However, the original course, code

00:57: always displays in the course card.

01:00: The sidebar, helps you manage grading and all of your courses.

01:03: However, assignments that are not graded or do not require an

01:07: online submission. Only display until the due date.

01:11: The to-do section shows all items that require grading in canvas regardless

01:15: of due date. Each item in the to-do list displays the assignment name,

01:20: the course name, the number of points and the due date for the assignment.

01:25: Some assignments. May display multiple due dates.

01:29: The coming-up section shows assignments and events coming due in the next seven

01:33: days. Items can include ungraded quizzes and assignments, that do

01:37: not require a submission though. These assignment types do not display in the

01:41: to-do grading list for instructors. Some items May display multiple

01:45: due dates. The coming up section displays up to 20 items ordered

01:49: according to date.

01:51: If your canvas admin has granted you permission to create courses.

01:54: You may see the start a new course button which would allow you to create a

01:59: new canvas course. The View grades button links to the dashboard grades

02:03: page and displays the overall grade average for all your active courses.

02:08: Each section item indicates how many items need to be graded by default.

02:13: Great assignment links open to speedgrader in a new browser tab.

02:17: You can prevent great assignment links from opening in a new tab in your user account

02:21: feature option settings.

02:24: If the section contains more items than are listed a link will appear under the list

02:29: that you can use to view all to do items.

02:32: The to-do section, shows up to seven items with due dates, in the upcoming weeks.

02:37: To view more items. You must manually remove items from the list.

02:42: To remove a to-do item, click the remove icon.

02:46: This guide covered how to use the to-do list and sidebar in the dashboard as an instructor.