Inviting Students is not working

[stephanie_stans]

I am an instructor and I am trying to develop a program on Canvas.  I have added myself as a student using my personal email address.  However, I have not been invited to the program.  I am wondering how to add students and send out the invite to the canvas.  Like I said I have added myself as a student but it still says pending.  I know how to add the students but it looks like it didn't send an invite to my email address.  Is my course not published?  It is published when I look at it I have published the content.  Not sure what is going on and if I don't figure it out then I will turn to another online course.  Thanks