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[amykjones]

Why is there NOTHING about making/publishing your home page? Our district wants us to be graphic designers, import ALL the stuff...I have no time/inclination to learn all this...what do you suggest?

[Chris_Hofer · Accepted solution]

Hello @amykjones ...

It's not entirely true that there is nothing about creating/setting your home page in Canvas.  Canvas allows you to choose what students see when they log in to your course.  For example, some instructors want students to see the "Modules" page right away.  But other instructors want their students to see a page that the instructor has designed (which may include a "Welcome!" paragraph, images, and other information.  If you would like to create a "Welcome" page, you can certainly do that.

• Create a page of content via the "Pages" index page of your course.  How do I create a new page in a course? - Instructure Community (canvaslms.com)
• Once you have created your page, you can set that page as the "Front Page".  How do I set a Front Page in a course? - Instructure Community (canvaslms.com)
• Then, go back to your "Home" page in your course, and you can set your "Front Page" that you just created to be the first page that students will see when they log in to your course.  How do I change the Course Home Page? - Instructure Community (canvaslms.com)

I would also like to recommend some really good video tutorials for you which you might find useful:

• Set Up Your Canvas Course in 30 minutes or Less - Instructure Community (canvaslms.com)
• Canvas LMS Tutorials for Online Teaching - YouTube - This is a really good series of Canvas tutorials from Ashlee Espinosa.  She walks you through many different parts of Canvas and how it all works.

I hope this information will be of some help to you.  Please let Community members know if you have any questions about this...thanks!