Canvas Help Resources
Canvas Guides
Canvas Guides are the online help documents for instructors and students using Canvas. The site is searchable and provides step-by-step lessons on using Canvas. The online lessons are continually updated, and many include video guides. The downloadable PDF manuals (including manuals for the mobile apps) are updated with every release. To access the Canvas Guides, go to https://community.canvaslms.com/welcome.
Canvas FAQs
K-State maintains a set of Frequently Asked Questions for Canvas to cover as many relevant topics as possible. Please refer to these for helpful information.
Scantron Help
For K-State's Scantron needs, instructors can use either a paper or an electronic version via Canvas. For detailed help on how to create an electronic Scantron in Canvas, visit the Scantron help page.
IT Knowledge Base
K-State’s IT Knowledge Base has a Canvas-specific section that serves as an online repository of instructions and answers for everyday Canvas tasks and activities. Visit the IT Knowledge Base section for Canvas, specific to K-State.
Service Portal
Service Portal is the web application K-State uses to manage support/help tickets and knowledge base information, and it includes online help request forms.
Scantron Converter Tool
Using the Scantron converter tool, a Scantron-processed file is converted to a Canvas import, which is then imported into Grades in Canvas. You must already have some content in your Canvas Gradebook before you can successfully upload any grades from .csv files.
Need help converting your quizzes for Scantron? Contact the IT Service Desk.