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Guide to using Canvas
https://canvas.instructure.com/
Canvas is the online educational platform that you will use to download class materials, submit
homework, complete review quizzes, and communicate with your class.
Note: The copyright of all course materials remains the exclusive property of The Japan Foundation,Sydney. Please do NOT share the class materials with anyone else.

Contents
1. Joining your class ................................................................................................................................ 2
2. Accessing your class page ................................................................................................................... 4
3. Downloading course materials ........................................................................................................... 5
4. Completing review quizzes ................................................................................................................. 6
5. Downloading homework ..................................................................................................................... 86. Submitting homework ........................................................................................................................ 9
7. Checking marked homework ............................................................................................................ 11
8. Messaging your teacher .................................................................................................................... 12

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1. Joining your class1) Look for the course invitation sent from notifications@instructure.com andclick ‘Get Started’If you can’t find the email and it’s not in your spam box, please contact jcourse@jpf.org.au

2) Check that you were invited to the correct class and click “Accept”

3) If this is your first time using Canvas, click “Create My Account”

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4) Create a password
Passwords must be at least 8 characters long.

5) Select your timezone, agree to the Acceptable Use Policy and click “Register”.
The first checkbox is optional.

You will be automatically redirected back to your class page upon successful
registration.
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2. Accessing your class page1) Log in to Canvas with your username (email address) and password

https://canvas.instructure.com/login/canvas2) Once logged in, the Dashboard should appear. Click on your class.

Recent announcements are displayed at the top of the page.
Posts in announcements are also emailed to you by default.
The Zoom link for each week’s class will be posted in announcements at 4pm the day before
your class.

Course materials and homework are organised into modules.
The module for each week is unlocked immediately after your class.
Homework and review quizzes should be completed before your next class (late submissions
are accepted). Homework answers are included in the following week’s module.

For the Upper Advanced course, your teacher will let you know the course material uploadschedule in your Week 1 class.

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3. Downloading course materials
1) Click on the file you want to download

2) Click the download link above the file preview to save the file5

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4. Completing review quizzes
1) Click on the review quiz2) On the review quiz page, click “Take the quiz”

3) Answer all questions and then click “Submit Quiz”

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4) After submitting, the correct answers will be displayed.
Your answers are marked automatically. If you want to have another go, you can click “Takethe quiz again” to retake the quiz.

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5. Downloading homework
1) Click ‘Homework’ to access the homework page2) Click on a link to download the file.
The [Fillable] and regular files are 2 versions of the same file. You can just download one ofthem, depending on how you wish to complete your homework.

There are a variety of ways to complete your homework:•••Print out and complete the homework by hand, and then scan/take photos of the completedhomework
Type up your answers in a separate word document
Use Adobe Reader to fill in your answers → see this guide for instructions

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6. Submitting homework
1) Go back to the homework page and click ‘Submit Assignment’2) Click ‘Choose File’ and find the completed homework file.
Click ‘Add Another File’ to submit multiple files.

You can also drag and drop the file to the Choose File button.

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3) Click ‘Submit assignment’.

4) If confetti appears, you have successfully submitted your homework.
You can click ‘Re-submit Assignment’ if you noticed an error or uploaded the homework for
the wrong week, etc. and want to re-submit.

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7. Checking marked homework1) Once your teacher has marked your homework, it will appear under ‘Recent

feedback’ on your class page and dashboard.

2) Click ‘View feedback’ to see your teacher’s annotations in the preview window

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8. Messaging your teacher
1) Click on ‘Inbox’ on the menu on the left

2) Click the pencil icon to compose a new message3) Select your class in the ‘Course’ field, and type your teacher’s name in the ‘To’field to search for your teacher.

4) Type in your message and click send.

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