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Attention Online Students

Students MUST actively participate by completing an academic assignment required by the instructor by the official census date. Students who do not actively participate in an academically related activity will be reported as "never attended" and dropped from the course. Contact your instructor if you have any questions about this policy.

 

 

 

Canvas by Instructure

Canvas Access

New Canvas accounts are created about ONE week before the term begins. If students register after that time, it can take up to 24 hours after the time of registration for Canvas accounts to be created.

Course Access

In most cases, students will have access to courses at 12:01 am the first class day.

Canvas Student Connection Course

All students should be enrolled in the Canvas Student Connection course. The course provides an orientation on using Canvas, browser compatibility, setting up your notifications, etc. Please review the course before your semester begins.

Logging in to Canvas

Mc Students


username:  Midland College email address 

Example: Joe Canvas with ID 123006789
jcan789@mail.midland.edu

What is my MC email address?

password:  Midland College Student ID (no dashes) + Date of Birth (YYYYMMDD)

Example: Joe Canvas with ID 123006789 and date of birth January 31, 1999
Password:  12300678919990131

Check your MC Acceptance email to find your Student ID.

VCT Students

VCT user accounts are created 2-3 days before the beginning of the term.

Username

The email address you provided to the VCT college.

Password

The student ID number at your VCT college. NOTE: If your student ID is less than eight characters, your password is your ID plus the letters "ab".
Example: password for ID 1234567 would be 1234567ab

CANVAS LOGIN PAGE - HTTPS://MIDLAND.INSTRUCTURE.COM

Troubleshooting

First-time login Problem


To access Canvas the first time

  1. Double check that you are going to https://midland.instructure.com to access your account
  2. Review and carefully follow the instructions from the "Logging in to Canvas Tab" to make sure you are using the correct email address and password.
  3. If you have entered the correct email address and password (ID & birthday) and still unable to sign-in, submit a Canvas Help ticket by clicking the Help link on the login page and enter a personal email address to receive an email from support.

Password Reset


previously accessed Canvas and cannot remember password

  1. Click the "Forgot password?" link on the login page, https://midland.instructure.com
  2. Enter your MC email address when prompted. Do not use another email address, because Canvas does not recognize a personal email address as your username.
  3. Login to your MC email account and look for the email from Canvas/Instructure that contains a link for you to reset your password.

Technical Difficulties using canvas


technical difficulties when logged into Canvas

  1. On a computer, click the "Help" link on the left side of the screen, in the dark-gray toolbar

  2. Select the best option for your problem/question:

    • Ask Your Instructor a Question
      Select the correct course, type in your question, and the message will be routed to your instructor

    • Search the Canvas Guides
      Find answers to common Canvas questions

    • Report a Problem or Ask a Question
      • Questions/problems are routed to a local MC admin
      • Include your name, student ID, and email address, and detailed description of the problem
      • Submissions will be sent to the MC Canvas Support Center
      • Check your MC email for ALL support updates/responses
Respondus Lockdown Browser

Respondus LockDown Browser (LDB) is a custom browser that locks down the testing environment within Canvas.

LDB System Requirements

 

 

Respondus Lockdown Browser desktop icon

Activating the LockDown Browser

  1. Download the software

    LockDown Browser Software

  2. Install the software on your computer

  3. Go to the desktop/launchpad and click on the LockDown Browser icon

  4. Login to Canvas to take your quiz

To use LDB with the iPad app, the instructor must activate that setting in Canvas. Contact your instructor if you have questions about using an iPad.

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