Canvas for Students
Canvas Help Guides for Students
Logging into Canvas
First time Canvas users:
Once you have registered for courses for the first time, your Canvas account will be automatically generated.
LoLA and Canvas login information is the same:
If you already have your LoLA username and have created a password, your LoLA login information is the same for Canvas! If you change your LoLA password, it changes your Canvas password as well.
Logging into Canvas:
Go to https://northshorecollege.instructure.com/login/ldap
Notice:
Your LoLA username and password is the same for Canvas, so once you change your password on LoLA it will change it for your Canvas account.
Your student email is NOT the same as your LoLA and Canvas accounts.
Canvas Dashboard: Seeing your Courses
Course Visibility:
Courses are usually published no later than the first official day of the semester.
For each course you are registered in, a Course Tile will appear on your Dashboard.
Example Dashboard with Course Tiles:
First Day of Class and Course tiles are missing?
- Please check your course schedule in LoLA to verify your course enrollment.
- Please contact the instructor to ask if the course has been published.
- Complete a HelpDesk Ticket - https://helpdesk.northshorecollege.edu/login.jsp under the Canvas/ Online Learning option.
Accessing Course Material:
To access your course material, click on the course Tile. This will bring you into the course, and you will be able to see the course material.
Does your Dashboard look different?
Canvas provides three ways to look at your Dashboard! To change your Dashboard view,
To change the Dashboard view, click the three dots on the top right of your Dashboard.
Dashboard Examples:
Card View
List View
Recent Activity View
Note:
It is easy to miss work and assignments will in List View or Recent Activity View. Card View is recommended, and students should check their Canvas course shells (tiles) regularly!