Student Notification Recommendations
Within Canvas @ Yale, you have specific notifications that you can modify to determine how frequently you receive email notifications from your Canvas @ Yale course site. For details about each notification setting, please refer to the vendor's Canvas Notifications documentation.
Notifications received from Canvas to your email address will come from "Course Name <notifications@instructure.com>".
For instructions on how to change your notification preferences, please refer to the help articles below. Remember that Course-level notifications override account level notifications.
- Account-level Notifications: How do I Modify the Default Notification Settings?
- Course-level Notifications: How do I Modify the Course-Level Notification Settings?
You can also visit the vendor guides on How do I set my Canvas notification preferences as a student? and How do I manage notifications for a single course as a student?
Recommended Notification Settings
In order to ensure that you are receiving all types of communication from your instructor or TA, we recommend you to modify the following notifications:
| Notification Type |
What functionality is covered |
Recommended Notification |
|
Course Activities | ||
| Announcement |
New announcements in your course |
Notify Immediately |
| Submission Comment |
Assignment submission comment |
Notify Immediately |
|
Conversations (Inbox) Account level setting ONLY | ||
| Added to Conversation |
You are added to a conversation |
Notify Immediately |
| Conversation Message |
New Inbox messages |
Notify Immediately |
| Conversations Created by Me |
You created a conversation (sent message) |
Notify Immediately |
|
Scheduling | ||
| Appointment Cancellations |
Appointment cancellation |
Notify Immediately |
| Appointment Availability |
New appointment time slots are available for signup |
Notify Immediately |
| Calendar |
New and change items on your course calendar |
Notify Immediately |
For more help, please contact canvas@yale.edu.