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Your Dashboard

The Dashboard is the first thing you will see when you log into Canvas. The Dashboard helps you see what is happening in all your current courses.

Dashboard Overview Video

Changing Your Dashboard View

There are three Dashboard views you can choose from, card view, list view, and recent activity. Please note, you may not see all of these choices.

Card View: Displays course cards for quick access to all your favorite courses.

List View: Displays all course to-do items in an agenda view.

Recent Activity: Shows you important recent activities from all of your courses including announcements, discussions, assignments, and conversations.

To change the view of your Dashboard, select the options menu and choose the view of the Dashboard that you would like to display.

Related Canvas Guides:

How do I use the Dashboard as a student?
How do I view global activity for all my courses in the Recent Activity Dashboard as a student?