The People tool

The People tool allows you to view everyone who is in the course. As the instructor, you will be able to view various information about each student in your class (ex: last time the student accessed the course and total time spent in the course). Students will only be able to view the names of the people in the class.

The following instructor features are available on the People page:

Class Roster - list of everyone in your course; click on the name of a student to get additional contact information as well as links to grades, interaction report, and the access report for the student
Section - the section line number in which each student enrolled
Last Activity - the last time the student logged into the course
Total Activity - the total amount of time a student has spent in the course; please note that students can open a page in the course and leave it open, making it appear that they have spent longer in the course than they actually have
Groups - view any groups that you've created for your course
Student Interactions Report (click on gear icon to access) - on one page you'll see a list of all students in the class and: last time you've interacted with the student, their current score, final score, ungraded assignments, and the link to message the student

How do I access the People tool?

Enter a Canvas course and click on the People link in the Navigational Toolbar on the left.

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