How do I use the People page in a course as a student?

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People shows all the users enrolled in the course.

Notes:

• The Section column may be hidden in your course.
• If People is not available in your Course Navigation, your instructor has hidden the course navigation link.

00:07: How do I use the People page in a course as a student? 00:11: In course navigation click the people link 00:15: In people students can 00:18: View all the users participating in the course including the ones whose course 00:22: enrollment is pending. 00:24: Use the search bar to find a specific person. 00:27: Use the drop-down menu to filter users by roll. 00:29: The filter will also display the number of users in each type of role EG 00:34: student ta 00:37: Use the options drop-down menu to view user groups or registered services 00:41: in the course. 00:43: To search for a specific user start to type. 00:45: The user's name in the search field. Possible results will be listed below. 00:51: Use the roles drop-down menu to view the number of users for each row type. 00:56: To learn more about a specific user in the course click. 00:58: The user's name. Clicking your own name provides access 01:02: to your grades. You may also be able to view your own course Analytics. 01:08: You can view any details. The user has included. 01:10: You can also send a message directly to the user. 01:14: If your institution supports the profiles feature the page displays 01:18: slightly differently. You can view the user's profile information if any 01:24: If your institution supports profile pictures and the user's profile picture 01:28: is inappropriate. You can report the image to your institution by clicking the 01:32: report inappropriate picture link. 01:35: To view user groups click the groups tab 01:39: You can also access your user groups in the settings menu, click the options 01:43: icon and click the view user groups link. 01:47: To view the registered services for each person in the course, click the options 01:51: icon and click the view registered Services link. 01:55: If a person has registered a social media account in canvas, you can see 01:59: that service listed and communicate with that person through any social media site. 02:03: They have registered. Learn how to connect to web services in canvas 02:08: This guide covered how to use the People page in a course as a student.

Open People

In Course Navigation, click the People link.

View People

In People, students can:

1. View all the users participating in the course, including the ones whose course enrollment is pending.
2. Use the search bar to find a specific person.
3. Use the drop-down menu to filter users by role. The filter will also display the number of users in each type of role [e.g. student, TA].
4. Use the Options drop-down menu to view user groups or registered services in the course.

Search Users

To search for a specific user, start to type the user's name in the search field [1]. Possible results will be listed below [2].

Filter Users by Role

Use the Roles drop-down menu to view the number of users for each role type.

View User

To learn more about a specific user in the course, click the user's name.

Clicking your own name provides access to your grades. You may also be able to view your own course analytics.  

View User Details

You can view any details the user has included. You can also send a message directly to the user.

If your institution supports the Profiles feature, the page displays slightly differently. You can view the user's profile information, if any.

Report Profile Picture

If your institution supports profile pictures and the user's profile picture is inappropriate, you can report the image to your institution by clicking the Report inappropriate picture link [1].

If your institution supports the Profiles feature, you can report the image by hovering over the picture and clicking the Flag icon [2].

View User Groups

To view User Groups, click the Groups tab.

You can also access your User Groups in the Settings menu. Click the Options icon [1], and click the View User Groups link [2].

View Registered Services

To view the registered services for each person in the course, click the Options icon [1], and click the View Registered Services link [2]. If a person has registered a social media account in Canvas, you can see that service listed and communicate with that person through any social media site they have registered. Learn how to connect to web services in Canvas.