After watching and completing all of the activities on this page you should be ready to use canvas as a wonderful tool and course space to be successful this quarter.

1. Using the navigation dashboard on the left hand side of the screen click on your account to check your setting and make sure you have your time zone set to Pacific (Los Angeles). You can also use this to determine the notifications you would like to receive, such as having all announcements, grades, etc. sent or forwarded to your phone via text or email. It is a great tool to maintain active and current in your courses. If you need help refer to the canvas student user guide or contact me.

2. Find your own team canvas space, which can be located in the people's tab or in the groups category on the left hand side of your canvas screen next to courses and calendar. Once you enter your own team space, complete the introduce yourself assignment. This may take the first couple days for everyone to complete.

3. Navigate to the Syllabus and thoroughly/critically read through the syllabus. If there are any questions, concerns, or confusion please post them in the syllabus discussion forum.

4. Make sure you are able to navigate to the modules and find the Week one Getting Started module and the Challenge #1 Design a Cell that doesn't suffer from Cancer module.

5. Navigate to the getting started module and identify the Late Nite Lab Registration Information page and the Laboratory Journal details page. If you purchased your Late Nite Labs access in the bookstore then you just need the access code, but if not you can purchase it online and use the course access/section code 60496146.

6. Complete the quarterly plan assignment.

7. Complete the timed pre-test. You will also complete a midterm and post-test at the end of the quarter. As the syllabus states these are informal progress reports for you and me, but will show us our learning trend over the course of the quarter.

8. Also make sure to note that you can access the LCC library and Tutoring on the left hand side of the screen in your navigation tabs. These will link directly with the LCC library where you can access ebooks, research articles, as well as the tutoring department where LCC students can receive free tutoring online or face to face.

If you have any other questions, concerns, or needs please feel free to post in our discussion forums (found in the modules or in the discussion tab on the left hand side) or you can also email me at lmyers@lowercolumbia.edu or call me at my office 360-442-2886.