By default, your Canvas course has been enable with certain tools/features. They will appear in the left hand navigation in your course.
How do I know what my students can see in the left hand navigation?
You can tell what item are available for students if they do not have an eye icon beside them.
There are two reasons why there may be an eye icon beside your item
- It has not been enabled in settings
- There is no content in that item. Once you publish content in that item, the eye icon will go away if it is enabled in settings
How do I edit what items are available in my navigation?
You are able to adjust what tools are available to you and your students by editing your course navigation in your course settings. Anything in the upper block will appear to students, anything in the lower block will only appear to instructors.
Open Settings
In Course Navigation, click the Settings link.
Open Navigation
Click the Navigation tab.
Drag and Drop Navigation Links
You can use the drag and drop option to reorder navigation links. Click the navigation link you would like to move. Drop the navigation link in the desired location by releasing the mouse. scroll to the bottom and Save (this will not auto-save)