Add Perusall to the left-hand navigation menu in your Canvas course

• Open the course in Canvas.

• Select Settings from the Course Layout Menu.

• In the Settings screen, select the Navigation tab from the top.

• Find Perusall in the “Disabled” navigation list.

  • Drag and Drop to the Enabled list

  • Or, select the ellipses for Perusall, select Enable

Open

• Scroll to the bottom of the page. Select Save.

• You will now see the Perusall link on the left-hand navigation menu. Click it.

Open

• A new window will pop up in Perusall. You will be offered an option to take a tour (optional).

Complete the course creation process in Perusall

• Navigate to the Getting Started area of your Perusall course

• Step (1) is already complete (turn on Perusall in Canvas course navigation settings).

• In (2), fill out the Settings:

  • Department: choose the option that most closely matches your department

  • Course Start Date: Example: Monday, August 23, 2021

  • Course End Date:

  • Enrollment Estimate: Choose the closest option to the number of enrolled students from the drop-down menu

  • Target Group Size: Choose the target group size you want the students to be in from the drop-down menu

• (3): Add Content through the Library

  • Select the blue arrow and upload a file from your computer, take a snapshot of a web page, or add a video.

  • Visit the Perusall Content Library how-to article for additional instructions.

• (4): Create Assignments

  • Select the blue arrow and create Assigments in Perusall that will automatically appear in your Canvas Gradebook.

  • Visit the Create Assignments how-to article for additional instructions.

Preview what Perusall looks like from the student perspective

What instructions can I provide to students?

• First, you can download and modify a one-page rubric that explains what Perusall is, how it works, and how students are graded. (You may need to edit this document to reflect the scoring settings you have set for your course.)

• You can also provide students with a set of example annotations with associated quality scores and an explanation for each score, to help them get a feel for what sorts of comments and questions they should be posting.