Adding Users to a Canvas Course (NON-Rostered ONLY)

Below are instructions to:

• Setting course to self-enrollment
• Adding users manually 
• How to resend invitation to a course
• Remove an enrollment

Setting course to self-enrollment

1. In course Navigation, click the Settings link.

2. Click the Course Details tab

3. At the bottom of the page, click the More options link. 

4. Click the Let students self-enroll by sharing with them a secret URL or Code checkbox.

5. Click the Add a "Join this Course" link to the course homepage checkbox.

6. Click the Update Course Details button.

7. Copy and share the provided secret URL [1]

Note: They will not need the second URL since they have an account with Canvas set. Please only share the first URL. 

Adding users manually

1. Open course, then in Course Navigation, click the People link. 

2. Click the Add People button.

3. Select User search by email or login ID

You will be able to do multiple enrollments at once by dividing them with commas. 

• Search by Email
  • By default, the search field is set to search by email address [1]. In the text field [2], enter the email address for the user.

• Search by Login ID

  • To add a user by login ID, select the login ID button [1]. In the text field [2], enter the login ID for the user

4. Select User Details 

• In the Role drop-down menu [1], assign the user(s) a role for the course based on available course roles.
• Leave Blank in the Section drop-down menu [2], assign the user(s) a section in the course.
• Leave Checkbox Blank  for Can interact... [3].
• Click the Next button [4].

Note: If you are adding multiple users at the same time, all users inherit the same role and section.

5. Add Users

• Some users may have two profiles. Make sure you are selecting Grapevine-Colleyville ISD account under Institution column [1]. Click Next button [2].

• Confirm the users you are adding to the course via your selected search method. Click the Add Users button.

6. View Pending Enrollment

• Until the user accepts the course invitation, the user's status will display as pending.

How to resend invitation to a course

1. In Course Navigation, click the People link.

2. To resend an invitation, locate the user's name and click the Options icon [1], then select the Resend Invitation link [2].

• Resend Individual 
  • To resend an invitation, locate the user's name and click the Options icon [1], then select the Resend Invitation link [2].

• Resend All 
  • To resend all pending invitations, click the Resend link.

Remove an enrollment

1. In Course Navigation, click the People link.

2. In the search field [1], search for the name of the user. You can also filter users by role in the Roles drop-down menu [2].

3. Click the user's Options icon [1], then select the Remove From Course link [2].

4. Confirm Deletion, Click the OK button.