Choose an image to represent your Canvas course

The Canvas dashboard currently looks like this to students:
As of last weekend, those plain color blocks can now be replaced by images and even GIFs!

To find out how, view the Canvas Guide.
The Canvas dashboard currently looks like this to students:
As of last weekend, those plain color blocks can now be replaced by images and even GIFs!
To find out how, view the Canvas Guide.
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