Use Unsplash to customize your Canvas course card image

by | Nov 13, 2019 | Course design and development, Get started with Canvas

If you want to customize the Canvas card which appears in your Canvas dashboard you now have the option to either, upload your own image, or search Unsplash for a relevant image.

Unsplash is a community of photgraphers who supply photographs to Unsplash’s large library of images for free.

To add an Unsplash image to a Course card:

  • In settings click on Choose image.

  • Click on the Unsplash tab.
  • Enter a search term.

  • Click on the image you wish to add to the Canvas course card.
  • Click on Update course settings.

Your image will now be associated with your course and appear on your Dashboard.

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