- Penn Canvas >Account > Notifications (steps for use in a web browser) or
- Canvas Teacher app top left menu >Settings (steps for iOS or steps for Android)
- To add or manage emails where your notifications are sent, go to Account > Settings and use the Ways to Contact. Text messaging (SMS) notifications for announcements may also be enabled there.
- If your Canvas notifications aren't set up appropriately before opting out of the Conversations Inbox, you may miss some messages.
- Push notifications must first be enabled in your Canvas Teacher app; once enabled, further settings can be done either via web browser or in the app.
- For best results with learning tools included in Canvas, ensure your default (starred) email in Canvas is the same as your primary email address in Penn Directory.
- Frequency options are notify immediately, daily summary, weekly summary, or notifications off. These options pertain to all current courses.
- Grades are not communicated via notifications (though availability of grades is).
Course Level Notification Preferences
You can set notification preferences by individual course, too:
- To do this, open a specific course and click the View Course Notifications button on the course home page.
- To override the global notification settings, set them on this page.
- To disable notification for a course, deselect the Enable Notifications for [course name] under Course Notification Settings.
