How to use StudyMate to your Canvas course
Adding StudyMate to a Module
Visual Guide (Adding StudyMate)
Written Guide ( Adding StudyMate)
Step 1
Navigate to Cardinal Apps and click on the Canvas LMS icon
Step 2
Head to the course you'd like to use StudyMate within and click on the Modules page via the Navigation menu.
Step 3
StudyMate is added as a non-published module item within your course. To add StudyMate as a module item, click on the + sign in the upper right area of an existing module.
If you don't have any modules, you'll need to create a module.
Step 4
Within the drop-down box, choose 'External Tool' and then scroll down to find StudyMate.
Scroll down and make sure the 'Load in a new tab' option is enabled and click 'Add Item' when finished.
Creating StudyMate Projects
Visual Guide (creating projects)
Written Guide (creating projects)
Step 1
Click on the 'StudyMate' module item in your Canvas course and then click the 'Load StudyMate in a new Window' button.
Step 2
View the optional walkthroughs and content on learning StudyMate, and then click the 'Continue to StudyMate' button.
Step 3
Click 'Click New Project'. Name your project, add a description and select 'Save' once finished.
Step 4
To add new items to the project, select the 'Edit' button to the right of the project title in your StudyMate home page list
Add facts, definitions, or questions in their given templates. View the StudyMate resource page to learn how to manage and manipulate projects.
Making StudyMate projects available to students
Visual Guide (Availability to students)
Written Guide (Availability to students)
Step 1
Click on the 'StudyMate' module item in your Canvas course and then click the 'Load StudyMate in a new Window' button.
Step 2
Find the project you'd like to share to students. Select the drop-down option to the far right of the project, and click on 'Make Available in Course'.
Step 2a
Head back to the Modules area in your Canvas course and make sure the StudyMate item you created is published to students. This will allow students to click on it and access their own unique StudyMate dashboard to create projects and view the projects made available in the course.
Step 2b
Alternatively, you may click the 'Share' option from the dropdown in Step 2 and generate a direct link to your StudyMate project for anyone, even those outside your course. There are some restrictions, denoted in the share button's window under 'Reminder: URL Sharing'.