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The Canvas integration is only available to schools and districts with Premium subscriptions.
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Admin set up
To roster your classes using Canvas, you will need to ask your IT/Canvas administrator to first set up the Canvas integration. Share this article with your IT/Canvas administrator before attempting to roster your classes using Canvas.
Access your Quill account through Canvas
Once your administrator sets up the Canvas integration, you can access your existing Quill account or create a new Quill account through your Canvas course.
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If you have an existing Quill account that is linked to Google or Clever, logging into your Quill account through Canvas will automatically unlink your Quill account from Google or Clever.
First, access your school's/district's Canvas instance:
On your Canvas dashboard, access one of the courses where you will use Quill:
Click the Quill Login link on your navigation menu:
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If the Quill Login link is not displayed in your navigation menu, follow the troubleshooting steps below.
Ensure the Canvas integration has been set up by your IT/Canvas administrator.
Follow these steps to enable the Quill Login link.
On the Quill Login page, click the Log in to Quill.org with your Canvas credentials button.
You will see a message that you are being redirected.
Then, click the Authorize button to allow Quill to access your Canvas account.
You will be automatically directed to your Quill account.
Import classes from Canvas into Quill
To import classes from Canvas into Quill, please navigate to the Manage Classes page in your Quill account.
On the Manage Classes page, click the Import from Canvas link in the upper right corner.
In the menu that appears, check the boxes to the left of the names of the classes that you want to import, select a grade for each class, and click the Import classes button.
Once the Import classes button is clicked, you will see the classes that you selected populate on the Manage Classes page.
Student log in
After you import your classes from Canvas into Quill, students will access Quill with their Canvas accounts. To do so, students will click on the Quill Login link, located in their Canvas course navigation menu.
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Share this article that contains instructions on how to access Quill through Canvas with your students.
Import new students into Canvas-linked classes
When teachers log into their Quill accounts through Canvas, any new students will be automatically imported from Canvas to Quill, and Canvas-linked Quill accounts will be automatically created for the new students.
If teachers are already logged into their Quill accounts and want to import new students from Canvas to Quill, they can go to the Manage Classes page, click on the class into which they want to import new students, and click the Import Canvas students button for the class.
Have more questions?
Please feel free to send a message to the Quill team using the green message bubble on the bottom right corner of the screen or email us at support@quill.org.