Canvas: Pages

What do they do?

Pages Links to an external site. provide instructors the opportunity to author course content directly in Canvas. The advantage of using pages, rather than uploading files, is that pages can be interactive, can include embedded media Links to an external site. like video and audio, and can easily link to other pages, assignments, discussions, and other course activities in Canvas.

Canvas even saves a version history Links to an external site. for each page so you can look back a previous version, should you ever need to.

Screenshot of an example list of pages in Canvas

How do I ...?

Refer to this Canvas Guide Links to an external site. to learn how to create pages in a course.

Best Practices

Create a welcoming home page and set it as the front page Links to an external site. of the course.
- Consider including:
  - Brief welcome message
  - Course description or learning objectives
  - Directions for how to get started in the course
Use descriptive page titles for clarity.
Ensure that pages you want students to see are published (green check mark).

Example Use Case

An instructor wants to include a page in the course orientation module of their fully online course to introduce themselves and the TA before the course begins.

Here's how to do it:

Go to your course and click on Pages.
Click the "View All Pages" button.
Click the "+ Page" button.
Type a title in the first text box--the title will be displayed at the top of the page.
Enter the content in the editing area and use the rich text editor options for formatting.
Add an image Links to an external site. using the content selector.
Click Save or Save and Publish.
Go to Modules and add the page Links to an external site. to the Course Orientation module.