Challenge 8 - Create a Page

Estimated Time: 5-10 minutes

Pages are where you can put content and educational resources that do not fit well in an assessment (e.g., an assignment, quiz or graded discussion). This is a place where you can include text, images, video, and links to your files. You can even make links to other pages. If you’ve ever used a wiki, pages are essentially wikis with a more usable interface. Canvas also keeps the entire history of the page so you can see how it changes over time.

In this Challenge, build a Unit Overview Page. Include basic information introducing the unit and embed a media comment somewhere on the page. Some tips for items to include on the page are: 

• Unit/Topic/Subject
• Introduction to the unit (background context, what the unit will cover, links to other resources in or outside of the course, files, images, media)
• Goals/Learning objectives

Once you have built a page, you can then build a home page for your course, set it as the pages front page and use it as your course home page if you like.

Once you have completed this task, post a response to one of the following topics in the discussion below:

1. A question you have about creating pages.
2. Collaboration ideas for using wiki pages that are editable by students
3. Tips for using pages to provide meaningful content and educational resources.

Access the Challenge Q&A Discussion here if you have a question or comment.

For more help, watch the video to learn about what a Page is or click on the below links to access step-by-step instructions in the Canvas Guides.