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Faculty's Guide to Canvas

Calendar

The Calendar tool calendar icon displays events and due dates for all of your courses and groups, plus a personal calendar.  In addition to events, new Assignments can be created from the Calendar tool.

The Calendar tool includes the Scheduler feature. Scheduler is a Calendar tool that creates appointment groups within a course. Students can sign up for a time slot within the appointment group. The Scheduler feature is a convenient way to:

  • Assign presentation times
  • Host Student-Teacher conferences
  • Host other appointments

You can access the Scheduler feature by clicking the plus sign iconin the upper right of the Calendar window to create a new event and selecting the Appointment Group tab.

View these Instructure Guide to get started:

How do I use the Calendar?

How do I add an assignment from the Calendar?

How do I add an appointment group in a course calendar?

How do I view or edit an appointment group in a course calendar?

View all the Calendar guides.