Canvas Commons

What is Canvas Commons?

Commons is a learning object repository that enables educators to find, import, and share resources. A digital library full of educational content, Commons allows Canvas users to share learning resources with other users as well as import learning resources into a Canvas course.

Getting Started with Commons

Notes:

Commons is available in all Free for Teacher (FFT) accounts. Free for Teacher users are limited to finding, importing, and sharing public resources.
Commons includes similar functionality with Blueprint Courses. To learn more about Blueprint Courses, see the Blueprint Courses and Canvas Commons Comparison PDF Links to an external site.

What can I do with Commons?

Create a personal learning object repository
Build a course from scratch with relevant materials shared by other Canvas users
Create a name for yourself and your institution as a subject matter expert

Find Resources in Commons

Find resources Links to an external site. by searching for a specific keyword, author, institution, or title.

Import to Canvas

Import a resource Links to an external site. into a Canvas course. Once the import to Canvas is complete, you can start using and customizing your resource.

Share to Commons

Share resources Links to an external site. you create in Canvas with other Canvas users, with colleagues and groups at your institution, or with only you.

Update Resources

If you modify a resource (learning activity) in Canvas that was previously shared to Commons, you can share the modified resource to Commons again. The existing resource will be updated in Commons.

Learn how to update resources previously shared to Commons Links to an external site..