Content and materials for your course can be found when you log in to Canvas. The Canvas Learning Management Platform streamlines digital tools and content and allows WCCS to build a digital learning environment that meets the unique challenges faced today.
Email Login Video (How to setup Email)
Canvas: CANVAS LOGIN LINK
How to access Canvas – Quick Start Guide
Follow the steps below to login to Canvas:
➢ Click on Canvas Log in (Canvas Login Link)
➢ Enter your WCCS email address which consists of:
- your last name
- your student number (A Number) without the “A”
- @student.wccs.edu
- (Example – Jane Doe whose student number is A12345678.
Jane’s email address would be doe12345678@student.wccs.edu)
➢ Password – Wallace + the last four digits of your Social Security Number
(Example: Wallace1234)
NOTE: If you have activated your email address, DO NOT use your new email password to login to Canvas. Your Canvas password is Wallace + last four digits of your SSN.
Student Mobile App Downloads
Download the Canvas mobile app to your phone or tablet.
Student Guides
Guides:
The following guides will help you get started in Canvas. A link to the complete student guides are located below.
- How do I view my Canvas Course?
- How do I use the Dashboard?
- How do I use the Course Home Page?
- How do I set my Canvas notification preferences?
- How do I take a quiz?
- How do I view my grades in a current course?
Canvas Student Guides
Student Mobile Guides
Student Video Tutorials
Canvas Technical Support
Canvas support agents provide 24/7/365 support via phone and live chat for all users. Canvas users can contact Canvas Support through the Help menu in Canvas Global Navigation within the site or the Help option in the User Menu from the Canvas mobile apps
Phone: 1-877-940-0465
Live Chat Link
Email E-Learning Staff: elearning.testing@wccs.edu
Canvas System Requirements
Supported Web Browsers: (Recommend that you use Chrome or Firefox)
- Chrome 79 and 80
- Firefox 73 and 74
- Edge 79 and 80
- Respondus Lockdown Browser
- Safari 12 and 13
Computer Specifications for Canvas
Brainfuse
Brainfuse is a free online tutoring and writing assistance program. Students connect to live tutors from any computer that has Internet access. It provides online tutoring 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It also has an online writing lab where certified tutors critique and return essays within 24 hours. Brainfuse can be accessed through the Canvas Learning Management System.
The Brainfuse flyer will provide information on the services offered through Brainfuse. The Brainfuse User Guide and the two videos below (one on HelpNow and the other on how to use the Whiteboard) will help you navigate Brainfuse.