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All students who are registered in either an online course or on-campus course will have access to Canvas.  Even though every Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Tech class is listed in Canvas, some faculty may not choose to actually use it for an on-campus class.  Check with your instructor if your class doesn't have any material in it.

Classes are visible starting on the first day of the term.

Click the Login link at the top of any Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Tech main webpage to log into TECHweb. Look for and click the Canvas icon.

Your courses will appear in Canvas on the first day of the term.

Upon registration in your online course, Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Tech will send you a Canvas user name and password. This information will be sent to your Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Tech email account, which is created for you automatically, and to any other email address you have listed with Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Tech.

If you have a computer and an Internet connection at home or work, you can access your Canvas course. You need to test any personal firewall you may have to ensure it will allow access everything in Canvas.

Some work sites may have safeguards in place that will not allow Canvas to fully function on the computers. If this happens, you can either ask the IT people at your work site if it is possible to allow Canvas to be used or you may have to use your home computer instead. Hospitals and similar places are likely to have tight restrictions in place that may block Canvas from fully working.

During peak times on campus from 8am to 5pm approximately, access to campus network resources, including Canvas courses, may be a little slower than usual. The difference is usually only a few seconds longer than you have to wait during other less busy times though.

At home, your internet service provider may be experiencing heavy demand and slow response times. Home connections are typically slower between 5pm and Midnight.  The speed can vary depending on how many other people in your area are using the same internet provider at the same time. If Canvas seems unresponsive, it is most likely due to your home internet connection speed, your computer speed or both.

Also note that your home internet download speed is always much faster than your upload speed. So if you are uploading something to the internet, it will take longer than just viewing something on the internet. If you have to upload a very large file, the wait from your internet provider can be as long as an hour. If you have a slow computer, it will also affect your upload/download speed. So if your home internet connection is slower than normal and you have an old computer, it will take awhile for it to upload a file. Your home internet provider may time out on you also if it takes too long.

Note that wireless connections are not as fast and reliable as a hard wired connection. You should always try to plug into your internet service rather than use a wireless connection when using programs like Canvas especially when you need to upload an assignment or take a test.