Do You Need a Free Classroom?

erinhmcmillan
Instructure Alumni
Instructure Alumni
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Canvas created Free-for-Teacher accounts for anyone who wants to teach online—for free. Free-for-Teacher accounts offer all the standard features to help you in your educational pursuits using both synchronous and asynchronous tools. 

To get started, you’ll need a Canvas account. Canvas accounts are always free! Visit our Free-for-Teacher Canvas page and select the Get a Free Canvas Account button. Complete the account information fields and you’ll be on your way! Watch your inbox for a confirmation email.

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For a walkthrough of the signup process, follow the steps in How do I sign up for a new Free-for-Teacher Canvas account as an instructor? 

Let’s take a quick tour of our Free-for-Teacher accounts! Once you’re signed in and ready to go, the Dashboard is your first look into Canvas. We've given you a course template to help you learn the basics of Canvas, starting with the Modules page for the home page. But you don’t have to use this layout

Where to go from here?

Check out some helpful Canvas video tutorials to get a course set up in under 30 minutes. Or, if you’re interested in a specific topic, the following are some quick-reference guides you may find helpful, depending on your needs:

Existing Content

New Content

Course Design

Course Management

 

Once you get your feet under you, bookmark and refer to the full Canvas Instructor Guide, especially if you have additional questions about Canvas functionality!

Mobile Apps

Once your course is up and running, you can use the Canvas Teacher App to stay current on the go. View how-to guides for Canvas Teacher iOS and Canvas Teacher Android. Both include instructions about how to download the app as well.

Your students also have an app they can use, too! Encourage them to try out the Canvas Student iOS app or Canvas Student Android app.

Instructure Community

Creating a course in Canvas may seem daunting, but it doesn’t have to be! Feel free to visit the Instructure Community at any time. It’s one of the ways you can easily get help in Canvas, and hundreds of like-minded people are ready and waiting to help you find success. Asking a question is only a click away in the Free-for-Teachers user group.

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4 Comments
Kelvin_Dean
Community Contributor

In the Organization Type box, there are six different options:

  • Corporate
  • Further Education
  • Government
  • Higher Ed
  • K12
  • RTO/Training

Does this mean that there are six different versions of Free-For-Teacher? Please clarify.

erinhmcmillan
Instructure Alumni
Instructure Alumni

Hi, Kelvin,

The classification helps our teams know who is using FFT accounts. The only one pulling differently right now is K12, which is creating a different URL. Our teams are working to resolve that so they all have the same URL of canvas.instructure.com.

Erin

ElenaR
Community Member

Hello,

Is conference available using free for teachers account? 

Thanks, Elena

erinhmcmillan
Instructure Alumni
Instructure Alumni
Hi, Elena,
Yes, you can use Conferences. For details about Conferences please see the conferences link above.
Thanks!
Erin