TXST Canvas Support
Canvas Course Availability for Students
Are you a student looking for your course in Canvas, but don’t see it on your dashboard? Canvas courses become available to you automatically when your professor creates and publishes them. Your professor may not have created and/or published the course yet.
If you have just registered, activated your NetID, or paid for the course, the course will automatically appear on your Canvas dashboard within 24 hours of any of these actions.
If you have questions or need assistance, please contact the IT Assistance Center.
About TXST Canvas
Visit the TXST Canvas page for more information about this service.
Get Started
Faculty, Staff, Students, and those with applicable NetIDs can access Canvas to create and maintain Academic Course and Project Course sites. The TXST community can also invite people outside of the university to collaborate using Guest Accounts.
Get up and running in Canvas by following these quick start steps:
- Go to the TXST Login site.
- Enter your NetID and password, and click Login.
- If prompted, complete Duo login.
See step-by-step instructions.
Canvas Guest Login
- Go to the Guest Login site.
- Enter your personal email address and password, and click Log In.
NOTE: Guests must first be invited to join a site before being able to use Canvas. See step-by-step instructions.
Create an Academic Course
- Click Account, and click Site Creation.
- Click Academic Course.
- Follow the prompts, and click Submit.
- If you wish to add a template to your course, do so at this point.
- Once your site is created, if you would like to migrate data from TRACS to this site, click Migrate TRACS Content.
- Follow the prompts to migrate your data.
See step-by-step instructions.
Create a Project Course
- Click Account, and click Site Creation.
- Click New Project Course.
- Follow the prompts, and click Submit.
- If you wish to add a template to your course, do so at this point.
- Once your site is created, if you would like to migrate data from TRACS to this site, click Migrate TRACS Content.
- Follow the prompts to migrate your data.
See step-by-step instructions.
Moving Data is Easy with the Migration Assistant
If you have content in a TRACS Course or Project Site that you would like to move to Canvas, use the Migration Assistant. Depending on the complexity of your site, you may need to do some content re-organization. This is a good opportunity to re-evaluate your site structures. Learn what to expect when you move content from TRACS to Canvas.
List of Canvas Tools, Features, and External Tools (LTI tools)
See the complete list of Canvas Tools, some of which are compatible with TRACS tools and some that are completely new. Also included is the list of External Tools (LTI tools) available. Don't see an External Tool you're looking for? Submit a TXST Canvas External App (LTI) Request.
We know you're on the go! Take Canvas with you everywhere with the easy-to-use Canvas Teacher and Student apps.
Learn
See the below help for step-by-step instructions and training opportunities on how to use TXST Canvas. Also see these frequently asked questions and Canvas Updates.
Set Up
- TXST Login
- Canvas Guest Login
- Create an Academic Course (watch the video)
- Create a Project Course (watch the video)
- Import a Template to Your Course (watch the video)
- Use the Migration Assistant (watch the video)
- Request Course Authorization (watch the video)
- Invite a non-TXST Person to Collaborate as a Guest
Training
Faculty and Staff
- Create an Academic Course (watch the video)
- Create a Project Course (watch the video)
- Import a Template to Your Course (watch the video)
- Use the Migration Assistant (watch the video)
- What to Expect when Moving TRACS content
- Request Course Authorization (watch the video)
- Setup Notification Preferences
- Set Per-Course Notifications
- Setup Contact Methods for Notifications
- Conclude a Course
- Get the Canvas Teacher App
- Instructor Guides
Students
- Create a Project Course (watch the video)
- Import a Template to Your Course (watch the video)
- Use the Migration Assistant (watch the video)
- What to Expect when Moving TRACS content
- Setup Notification Preferences
- Set Per-Course Notifications
- Setup Contact Methods for Notifications
- Get the Canvas Student App
- Student Guides