Access Canvas at IU
Overview
To log into Canvas at Indiana University, you must have an IU Network ID, IU Guest account, or IU group account. Canvas accounts are provisioned automatically by UITS for IU students, faculty, and staff.
If you have an IU Guest account, a Canvas account will be created for you the first time you attempt to log into Canvas. For instructions on establishing an IU Guest account, see About IU Guest accounts.
To establish a Canvas account for an IU group account, the group account owner must send a request to the UITS Mission Critical team. In the request, include your full name, plus the username and email address associated with the group account. Once the Mission Critical team confirms the creation of the account, you can use your IU group account username and passphrase to log into Canvas.
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Access Canvas via a web browser
You can access Canvas at IU from a web browser on a computer or mobile device. For details on which web browser versions are compatible with Canvas, see Which browsers does Canvas support?
To log into Canvas using a web browser:
- Go to canvas.iu.edu.
- On the left, click the button.
- Log into IU's Central Authentication Service (CAS) using your IU Network ID username and passphrase, your IU Guest account credentials, or your IU group account credentials.
- If you're already logged into CAS via another IU service, such as One.IU, clicking will take you directly to your Canvas user dashboard.
- The canvas.iu.edu site mentioned above is the preferred site for accessing Canvas at IU. However, if that site is unavailable for any reason:
- If you're logging in with an IU Network ID or an IU group account, you can use:
https://iu.instructure.com/login/847
- If you're logging in with an IU Guest account, you can use:
https://iu.instructure.com/login/1105
- If you're logging in with an IU Network ID or an IU group account, you can use:
Access Canvas via mobile apps
Instructure has developed several mobile apps for Canvas, which are available as follows:
| App name | iPhone | iPad | Android phone | Android tablet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canvas Student | x | x | x | x |
| Canvas Teacher | x | x | x | x |
| Canvas Parent | (Due to FERPA restrictions, Canvas Parent is not available at IU.) |
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| Polls for Canvas | x | x | x | x |
| MagicMarker | x | |||
To access Canvas at IU using an Instructure mobile app:
- On your smartphone or tablet, open the app.
- If prompted to "Find your school or district", enter
Indiana University. If prompted for your Canvas URL, enterhttp://iu.instructure.com.Note:The IU Canvas gateway URL (canvas.iu.edu) will not work with Instructure's mobile apps. - Log into IU CAS using your personal, group account, or IU Guest account credentials.
For more about accessing Canvas via Instructure's mobile apps, search the Canvas Mobile Guides.
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